Currencies

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 extent of positions building in gold has Dennis Gartman concerned.

Barclays Capital explores historical fourth quarter trends for stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities.

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

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

Barclays Capital notes October tends to be a positive month for equity prices and bullish for fixed interest, while the US dollar finds the going much tougher.

The US House of Reps has emphatically passed a bill to impose tariffs on its biggest creditor, China. What does this mean for the global economy in general and the Australian economy in particular?

Profit-taking capped the best September on Wall Street in 71 years. Dow down 47.

In a meandering day for stocks, the highlight was a lower US dollar allowing copper to finally take the psychological US$8000/t level. Dow down 22.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with arguments in favour of higher metal prices medium-term even allowing for a short-term correction post recent gains.