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: The Ghosts Of Markets Past

Oct 15 2010

Financial stocks were slapped on Wall Street last night as potentially fraudulent sub-prime activity came back to haunt the majors. Dow down one point in an otherwise resilient market.


The Overnight Report: It Just Wants To Go Up

Oct 14 2010

Last night’s rally on Wall Street is a hard one to decipher other than it looks like some buying might be coming in. Dow up 75. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)


The Overnight Report: What Don’t We Know Now?

Oct 13 2010

The Fed minutes went another step to confirming QE2 is due next month, but markets are now finding it tough to get more excited. Dow up 10.


The Overnight Report: Gone Sailing

Oct 12 2010

It was Columbus Day in the US and nothing happened. Dow up 3.


The Monday Report

Oct 11 2010

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


The Overnight Report: Squaring Up Ahead Of Jobs

Oct 08 2010

Wall Street opened stronger before a big square-up occurred in all markets ahead of tonight’s jobs numbers and their QE2 implications. Dow down 19.


The Overnight Report: No Such Thing As Bad News

Oct 07 2010

Wall Street shook off a weak private sector jobs report to close flat on heightened QE2 anticipation. Dow up 22. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)


The Overnight Report: All The Way With The BoJ

Oct 06 2010

The Bank of Japan moved yesterday to introduce widespread QE measures, prompting Wall Street to contemplate what other central bank might do the same. Dow up 193.


The Overnight Report: Positioning For Earnings

Oct 05 2010

Broker downgrades ahead of earnings season were a feature of last night’s session. Dow down 78.


The Monday Report

Oct 04 2010

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