Currencies
Trump Inauguration Takes Centre Stage
Market analysts at FXCM asses likely responses in major currencies and the gold price as the Trump presidency looms.
Jan 17 2017
May Slays The Pound
The British pound has tanked again ahead of Theresa May’s Brexit plan speech. Whereto from here?
Jan 16 2017
ECB: Alice In Wonderland
Kathleen Brooks of City Index dissects some of the bizarre implications stemming from late night’s ECB policy announcements.
Dec 09 2016
Previous Stories
The Overnight Report: Greenback Fights Back
Jun 04 2009
A bounce in the US dollar sent commodity prices tumbling last night. Dow down 65.
The Overnight Report: Holding Fast
Jun 03 2009
Wall Street held on to Monday’s gains last night on some positive housing data. Dow up 20.
USD Has Much Further To Fall, Says TD Securities
Jun 02 2009
Things are moving much quicker in the USD FX trade these days, but analysts at TD Securities see no reason to abandon their position.
The Overnight Report: Break Out
Jun 02 2009
The S&P 500 closed above its 200-day moving average last night for the first time in eighteen months. Dow up 220.
The Overnight Report: Up And Away
May 30 2009
Commodities and commodity stocks extended recent gains, but the broader market was undecided until the last half hour, then it went up, up and away.
Is Obama In Denial Over US Debt?
May 29 2009
One academic believes the US Congress and Administration need a big wake up call. In the meantime the US bond market threatens the stock market.
The Overnight Report: Seven-Year Itch
May 29 2009
A successful 7-year bond auction led to sighs of relief last night. Dow up 100.
The Overnight Report: Bond, Ten-Year Bond
May 28 2009
Confidence was sapped on Wall Street last night as long bond prices tumbled. Dow down 170.
Oz Construction Work Done In Line With Negative GDP Forecasts
May 27 2009
Australian construction work done for the March quarter was in line with market estimates and so is likely to have little impact on expectations of a modest fall in GDP in the March quarter.
The Overnight Report: Confident Double-Think
May 27 2009
Wall Street rallied on a surge in consumer confidence last night on anaemic volume. Dow up 200.
