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: Green Shoots Wither
May 14 2009
The “less bad” theme took a hammering last night as US retail sales fell and mortgage foreclosures rose. Dow down 180.
The Overnight Report: Indecision
May 13 2009
The Dow added 50 points last night but the S&P 500 was lower.
The Overnight Report: Cashing In
May 12 2009
Wall Street took a breather as capital raisings began to become the order of the day. Dow down 150.
The Overnight Report: Wall Street Relaxes After Stress Test
May 09 2009
Markets rallied after the votes were counted on the stress test and the message was clear: investors aren’t that stressed.
The Overnight Report: No Surprises
May 08 2009
Wall Street took profits last night ahead of the stress test results which came out after the bell. Dow down 100.
The Overnight Report: Stress? What Stress?
May 07 2009
A surprising jobs report and more leaks of stress test results sent Wall Street onward ever upward last night. Commodities surged. Dow up 100.
The Overnight Report: Wall Street Bites Its Fingernails
May 06 2009
Wall Street hung on to Monday’s gains but remains nervous ahead of the stress test results. Dow down 16. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)
The Overnight Report: Fly Me To The Moon
May 05 2009
The S&P 500 turned positive for 2009 last night as healthy economic data fuelled further optimism. Dow up 200. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00)
The Overnight Report: Sell in May? Not Today
May 02 2009
It was a rocky day of trading, but one thing was clear, investors weren’t ready just yet to abandon this bear market rally in order to sell in May and then go away.
The Overnight Report: Best Month In Nine Years
May 01 2009
The S&P 500 finished up 9.4% for the month. Dow down 17 on the night.
