Daily Market Reports

FNArena is one of few remaining truly independent providers of financial markets analysis, financial commentary and business news in Australia. Our Latest Financial News is not based on ASX lodgements or corporate press releases, but more so on updated views, insights and responses from stockbrokers and other experts. Our Daily Reports focus on practical and impartial share market news today. FNArena is not aligned with any financial institution, hence the moniker “independent”. We have a long history of publishing out-of-consensus views and market analysis. Our quest is not to be bullish or bearish, but to correctly assess future trends.

Previous Reports

The Overnight Report: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud

May 04 2011

Silver continued its plunge and stole the limelight last night as Wall Street bungled along to a mixed close. Dow “unch”.


The Overnight Report: Mixed Feelings

May 03 2011

Is it a time for euphoria or a time for fear? Wall Street is undecided. Dow down 3.


The Monday Report

May 02 2011

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.


The Overnight Report: More Of The Same

Apr 29 2011

Some more favourable earnings reports and no GDP surprise pushed Wall Street ever higher last night as the US dollar continued to slip away. Dow up 72.


The Overnight Report: Locked In For QE2.5

Apr 28 2011

Another rally on Wall Street lent itself half to more solid earnings results and the latter half to Ben Bernanke’s press conference. Dow up 95.


The Overnight Report: GFC Conquered

Apr 27 2011

The S&P 500 finally recovered its pre-Lehman level last night on solid earnings results in a thin market. The silver bubble has burst for now. Dow up 115.


The Monday Report (on Tuesday)

Apr 26 2011

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.


The Overnight Report: Damn The Torpedoes

Apr 21 2011

A strong euro, soaring commodity prices and solid US earnings results. Bring on the risk trade. Gold at 1500. The Aussie at 1.07. Dow up 186.


The Overnight Report: Earnings Beat Credit Ratings

Apr 20 2011

A bounce in commodity prices and some well received earnings reports saw Wall Street recover further from Monday’s initial sell-off last night. Dow up 65.


The Overnight Report: America Goes Greek

Apr 19 2011

S&P last night put the US on negative credit watch, sparking a widespread sell-off. Dow down 140.