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 Monday Report

Apr 18 2011

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


The Overnight Report: Another Goldmans Moment

Apr 15 2011

Accusations against Goldman Sachs, a rise in jobless claims and a jump in inflation sent Wall Street down early before grafting back. Dow up 14.


The Overnight Report: Steady But Uncertain

Apr 14 2011

Oil consolidated last night but a positive result from JP Morgan was not what it seemed. Dow up 7.


The Overnight Report: Wall Street Follows The Fallout

Apr 13 2011

Wall Street took a lead last night from the Asian session yesterday in falling on nuclear concerns and the pullback in oil. Dow down 117.


The Overnight Report: Off And Running

Apr 12 2011

Wall Street was quiet last night ahead of the post-bell Alcoa report which kicks off earnings season, despite a big drop in oil.


The Monday Report

Apr 11 2011

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


The Overnight Report: Aftershock Rocks Wall Street

Apr 08 2011

Another quake and tsunami warning in Japan saw the Dow plunge 100 points in minutes last night before the warning was canceled. Dow down 17.


The Overnight Report: Portugal Throws In The Towel

Apr 07 2011

No shock that it’s bail-out time for Portugal while carry trades push the Aussie over 1.04. Dow up 32. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Gold Hits A New High

Apr 06 2011

Inflation concerns and global unrest had gold pushing up into nominal blue sky territory last night as Wall Street again showed a lack of interest. Dow down 6.


The Overnight Report: Oil Cracks 120

Apr 05 2011

Brent crude pushed over the US$120/bbl mark last night in a quiet session on Wall Street as we await remarks from Ben Bernanke. Dow up 23.