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: Indecision
May 13 2009
The Dow added 50 points last night but the S&P 500 was lower.
The Overnight Report: Cashing In
May 12 2009
Wall Street took a breather as capital raisings began to become the order of the day. Dow down 150.
AUD/USD Rally Unlikely To Be Sustained
May 11 2009
The Aussie dollar could well run further in the short-term against the greenback but both ANZ and Westpac believe the rise is unlikely to be sustained.
The Overnight Report: Wall Street Relaxes After Stress Test
May 09 2009
Markets rallied after the votes were counted on the stress test and the message was clear: investors aren’t that stressed.
The Overnight Report: No Surprises
May 08 2009
Wall Street took profits last night ahead of the stress test results which came out after the bell. Dow down 100.
The Overnight Report: Stress? What Stress?
May 07 2009
A surprising jobs report and more leaks of stress test results sent Wall Street onward ever upward last night. Commodities surged. Dow up 100.
The Overnight Report: Wall Street Bites Its Fingernails
May 06 2009
Wall Street hung on to Monday’s gains but remains nervous ahead of the stress test results. Dow down 16. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: Fly Me To The Moon
May 05 2009
The S&P 500 turned positive for 2009 last night as healthy economic data fuelled further optimism. Dow up 200. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00)
The Overnight Report: Sell in May? Not Today
May 02 2009
It was a rocky day of trading, but one thing was clear, investors weren’t ready just yet to abandon this bear market rally in order to sell in May and then go away.
The Overnight Report: Best Month In Nine Years
May 01 2009
The S&P 500 finished up 9.4% for the month. Dow down 17 on the night.
