Bonds/Interest Rates

Is a solid US retail sales number good news or bad news? Wall Street doesn’t know either. Dow up 2. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Wall Street is now struggling to hang on to gains amidst peripheral newsflow and silence from Europe. Dow down 38. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

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

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

Northern financial markets have ground to a summer holiday halt with three more weeks of speculation to go. Dow down 10. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

There’s not much incentive to sell, but yet no confirmation of reasons to buy at this point. Dow up 7. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

This week ATW’s Jerry Simmons points out AUD strength is a bullish sign for commodities and global equities.

The S&P hit the technically significant 1400 mark last night as Wall Street continues to exhibit confidence in the world’s central banks. Dow up 51. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Investment U’s Alexander Green sees little point in owning government bonds at present given little upside potential and significant downside risk.

With no new news or data to reflect on last night, markets remained positive following Friday’s surge. Dow up 21. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)