The Overnight Report
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
Feb 20 2017
Tax reform in two-three weeks? Well no, actually. Dow up 7.
Feb 17 2017
Donald Trump mentioned tax last night. Dow up 107.
Feb 16 2017
Dow 20k? That was so yesterday. Wall Street marches relentlessly on. Dow up 92.
Feb 15 2017
Previous Stories
The Overnight Report: Fear Returns
Aug 19 2011
Counterparty fear reared its ugly head with regard to European banks last night, triggering a global financials-led rout. Dow down 419.
The Overnight Report: Weary Wall Street
Aug 18 2011
It went up and ran out of buyers, so it went down but ran out of sellers. Is it time to finally take that holiday? Dow flat.
The Overnight Report: Merkozy Underwhelms
Aug 17 2011
The results of the meeting in Paris were not what Wall Street wanted to hear. Dow down 76. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)
The Overnight Report: Downgrade? What Downgrade?
Aug 16 2011
In a quiet session, on low volume, Wall Street returned last night to the point at which it fell on the news of the S&P downgrade. Dow up 213.
The Monday Report
Aug 15 2011
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
The Overnight Report: Heads – Let’s Buy!
Aug 12 2011
Down 600 on Monday, up 400 on Tuesday, down 500 on Wednesday, up 400 last night.
The Overnight Report: Traders Storm The Bastille
Aug 11 2011
If the US is AA+, how can France be AAA given its exposure to euro-debt? That trickle of concern turned into a flood last night. Dow down 519.
The Overnight Report: Cavalry Arrives, And It’s Not The Fed
Aug 10 2011
There was no QE3 announced last night but markets have rebounded anyway for the simple reason the buyers have moved in. Dow up 429.
The Overnight Report: Ugly
Aug 09 2011
Wall Street tried to recover from an inevitable morning drop but as was the case in Australia yesterday, that recovery failed. Dow down 634.
The Monday Report
Aug 08 2011
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
