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: Oil Scuppers Rally Attempt
Jun 13 2008
The Dow shot out of the blocks on the retail sales figure, but closed only 57 points higher as the oil price weighed in.
The Overnight Report: Stability More Tenuous
Jun 11 2008
The Dow finished as good as unchanged as inflation talk took the US dollar up, oil down some more and gold down a lot.
The Overnight Report (Monday): Tenuous Stability
Jun 10 2008
The Dow managed to recover 70 points as oil fell back US$4, but the broader indices were not as positive.
The Overnight Report (Friday): War And Unemployment
Jun 07 2008
On Friday night oil jumped by more than US$10 and the Dow fell 400 points.
The Overnight Report: Caught Short
Jun 06 2008
Oil jumped over US$5 last night and some supposedly strong economic data sent the Dow up over 200.
The Overnight Report: More Deja Vu
Jun 05 2008
A rally in the Dow failed last night as once again Moody’s threatened to downgrade the big monoline insurers. Oil fell further.
The Overnight Report: Lehman Wobbles, Oil Falls
Jun 04 2008
It was shades of Bear Stearns last night as the rumour mill conspired to send Lehman down as much as 14%, while oil fell over US$3 after stern words from the Fed.
The Overnight Report: Financials Mark New Lows
Jun 03 2008
The US financial sector index closed below its March 17 low last night, sending the Dow down 134 points.
The Overnight Report: May Ends Quietly
May 31 2008
Benign US personal income and spending data meant tidy up for the month and take off for the weekend.
The Overnight Report: Commodity Carnage
May 30 2008
Oil fell over US$4, gold fell over US$20, and base metals were hammered. The Dow? Who cares?
