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: Dow Back Above 10,000

Jun 11 2010

It simply was a good news day yesterday and Angela Merkel was nowhere to be found. Risk assets enjoyed a day under the sun.(Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)


The Overnight Report: Dow 10,000 Remains A Bridge Too Far

Jun 10 2010

Angela Merkel made sure the Dow was not going to reconquer the 10,000 level overnight.(Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)


The Overnight Report: A Cautiously Optimistic Bernanke

Jun 09 2010

Cautiously optimistic comments from the Fed Chairman outweighed another European warning from Fitch last night. Commodities rallied.(Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)


The Overnight Report: US Equities In Bear Market Territory

Jun 08 2010

Gold and US Treasuries had another good day as global risk appetite continues to retreat. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)


The Monday Report

Jun 07 2010

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


The Overnight Report: Two In A Row

Jun 04 2010

The Dow closed up only 5 points, but it is still the first two-day winning streak since April. The S&P 500 was up a more definitive 0.4%. All quiet ahead of jobs tonight.


The Overnight Report: Another Deceased Feline?

Jun 03 2010

Home sales figures were merely the excuse that sparked another rare rally last night, as value-buying gave way to a short-covering rush. Dow up 225.


The Overnight Report: Reasons Not To Be Cheerful

Jun 02 2010

Weak manufacturing data, the Israeli attack, hurricane forecasts, and a growing appreciation of the extent of the Gulf oil disaster weighed on markets last night. Dow down 112. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)


The Overnight Report: Europe Shrugs Off Spain

Jun 01 2010

With no UK or US markets last night, attention turned to whether Europe would react to Friday’s after-market Spanish downgrade. It didn’t.


The Monday Report

May 31 2010

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