The Overnight Report

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Wall Street didn’t like that Obamacare was upheld and couldn’t see any progress in Brussels until a late report turned around an otherwise steep loss. Dow down 24. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Tonight’s EU summit already looks like being a stand-off, but it would not be advisable to go in short all the same. Dow up 92. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Wall Street stumbled along on local data news last night with the upcoming EU summit keeping traders poised. Dow up 32. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Spain has thrown in the towel and formally asked for a bail-out, joining Greece, Ireland and Portugal as the body count grows. Dow down 138. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A sad and sorry 24 hours of global data and still no signs of the QE cavalry had investors fleeing the scene last night. Dow down 250. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

It was down, it was up, it was down and it was up again, for little change. Bernanke twists while Wall Street dances to a wild beat. Dow down 12. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Hopes of some form of action from the Fed had Wall Street more buoyant last night, while European markets surged as Greece appears close to forming a government. Dow up 95. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Greece may have voted to stay, but with questions remaining, the path from here is a lot less clear. Dow down 25. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)