Currencies

Aussie Dollar Upside

The Chartist reports the Aussie is in a bullish trend.

Jan 18 2017

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: Muni Market Meltdown

Mar 01 2008

Municipal bonds became the latest domino to fall in the credit crisis on Friday, and a raft of bad economic and corporate news conspired to send the Dow down 300 points.


Aussie Dollar Targeting Parity And Beyond Against Greenback

Feb 29 2008

The Australian dollar this week hit a 25-year high against the US dollar but TD Securities sees further gains ahead, predicting parity and beyond by the end of the year.


The Overnight Report: Banks Will Fail, Says Bernanke

Feb 29 2008

More downbeat comments from the Fed, a weak GDP, soaring oil and gold as the greenback slides, and a down day for the Dow.


Should The World Abandon Or Save The Greenback?

Feb 28 2008

BMW is threatening to slash it’s workforce. Airbus is struggling. Asia is trying to keep a lid on its currencies and the Russians are moving to trade commodities in the ruble. All because of the crashing greenback.


The Overnight Report: Happy Anniversary

Feb 28 2008

On February 27, 2007, Wall Street collapsed in response to the Shanghai Surprise – a response that alerted the world to something called “subprime”.


Are We Really Facing Stagflation?

Feb 27 2008

As global economic growth forecasts fall, and commodities indices rise, it would seem the world is facing the crippling spectre of stagflation.


Little Downside For AUD Leading Into RBA Meeting

Feb 27 2008

ANZ Bank sees little downside for the Aussie dollar before next week’s RBA meeting.


The Overnight Report: Open The Pod Bay Doors HAL

Feb 27 2008

An announced US$15bn buyback by IBM turned Wall Street around in the face of stagflationary data.


The Overnight Report: Insurers Keep Their AAAs

Feb 26 2008

The Dow exploded to the upside mid-afternoon when S&P announced bond insurers Ambac and MBIA could both keep their AAA ratings.


Tide Turning In Favour Of US Dollar

Feb 25 2008

With the US further advanced in its downturn than is Europe there is scope for a medium-term turnaround that would see the US dollar reverse its downtrend against the euro.



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