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: No Stopping This Rally
Jun 16 2010
Risk appetite returned last night and no technical barrier was strong enough to stop equities and commodities from rallying. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: Dow Back Above 10,000
Jun 11 2010
It simply was a good news day yesterday and Angela Merkel was nowhere to be found. Risk assets enjoyed a day under the sun.(Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: Dow 10,000 Remains A Bridge Too Far
Jun 10 2010
Angela Merkel made sure the Dow was not going to reconquer the 10,000 level overnight.(Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: A Cautiously Optimistic Bernanke
Jun 09 2010
Cautiously optimistic comments from the Fed Chairman outweighed another European warning from Fitch last night. Commodities rallied.(Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: US Equities In Bear Market Territory
Jun 08 2010
Gold and US Treasuries had another good day as global risk appetite continues to retreat. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Monday Report
Jun 07 2010
A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
The Overnight Report: Two In A Row
Jun 04 2010
The Dow closed up only 5 points, but it is still the first two-day winning streak since April. The S&P 500 was up a more definitive 0.4%. All quiet ahead of jobs tonight.
The Overnight Report: Another Deceased Feline?
Jun 03 2010
Home sales figures were merely the excuse that sparked another rare rally last night, as value-buying gave way to a short-covering rush. Dow up 225.
The Overnight Report: Reasons Not To Be Cheerful
Jun 02 2010
Weak manufacturing data, the Israeli attack, hurricane forecasts, and a growing appreciation of the extent of the Gulf oil disaster weighed on markets last night. Dow down 112. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: Europe Shrugs Off Spain
Jun 01 2010
With no UK or US markets last night, attention turned to whether Europe would react to Friday’s after-market Spanish downgrade. It didn’t.
