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: There Goes The Greenback
Mar 19 2009
The Fed surprised the market last night with another trillion of fresh greenbacks, turning the Dow around for a 90 point gain.
The Overnight Report: Top O’ The Morning
Mar 18 2009
The Dow surged a Guinness-fuelled 178 points last night as suddenly the world is a rosy place.
The Overnight Report: Not Quite Five
Mar 17 2009
The Dow lost 7 points last night as Wall Street just failed to make it a five-day rally. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)
Quantitative Easing To Weigh On Euro And Yen
Mar 16 2009
Moves by policy makers to adopt quantitative easing as another attempt to stimuluate economic activity is likely to weigh on the euro and yen against the US dollar according to Danske Bank.
The Overnight Report: It Looks A lot Like November
Mar 14 2009
Wall Street makes it four days in a row, booking its best week since last November as investors cross fingers in hope for more.
The Great Global Balancing Act
Mar 13 2009
The West has stopped buying so the East has stopped exporting. Where will this lead us? Can the whole world hyperinflate?
The Overnight Report: Day Three Kicks
Mar 13 2009
Wall Street extended its rally last night as suddenly the world doesn’t seem so bad after all. Dow up 240.
Risk Appetite To Continue Driving Currency Markets
Mar 12 2009
Standard Chartered sees the US dollar coming under short-term pressure from improving investor risk appetite but TD Securities doesn’t see the Aussie or Kiwi dollars benefitting from such a trend.
The Overnight Report: Steady
Mar 12 2009
Wall Street managed to hold onto Tuesday’s gains last night. Dow unchanged. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)
The Overnight Report: We Have A Rally
Mar 11 2009
Good news for the financial sector flipped the market last night sending short-coverers scrambling. Dow up 380. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)
