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: China In The Frame

Nov 11 2010

Wall Street reversed a sharp opening loss in lockstep with a reversing US dollar last night ahead of the G20. Dow up 9.


The Overnight Report: Precious Metals Plunge On Margin Increase

Nov 10 2010

A late notice from the CME that metals margins would be increased turned gold and silver around big time last night. Dow down 60.


The Overnight Report: Europe Wobbles, Gold Takes 1400

Nov 09 2010

Renewed European debt fears gained momentum last night sending gold through US$1400 and the Dow down 37.


The Monday Report

Nov 08 2010

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


The Overnight Report: All The Way With Uncle Ben

Nov 05 2010

Forget “sell the fact”. Are stock and commodities markets now in a win-win situation? Big jumps last night including 220 points in the Dow would tend to suggest so. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)


The Overnight Report: What A Fizzer, But We Do Have Parity

Nov 04 2010

Well at least the QE2 revelation, which was sufficiently in line with expectation, is now behind us. Dow up 26, Aussie now worth more than the greenback.


The Overnight Report: All Hail The Grand Old Party

Nov 03 2010

Anticipation of a Republican landslide along with QE2 comfort pushed stocks higher and the US dollar lower last night. Dow up 64.


The Overnight Report: Argy-Bargy And A Flat Result

Nov 02 2010

The Dow was both up 125 and down 55 last night before closing flat as the buyers and sellers battled it out ahead of this week’s major events. Dow up 6.


The Monday Report

Nov 01 2010

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


The Overnight Report: Jostling For Position

Oct 29 2010

Another big drop in the US dollar suggested QE2 positioning last night but stocks were unmoved. Dow down 12.



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