Bonds/Interest Rates

Still no result in Athens, US earnings continue to disappoint and now US economic data are starting to fade. Dow down 20. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Market analysts at FXCM explain how central banks intervene in markets in an attempt to better control an economy.

Still no deal for Greece, so markets have begun to worry about Portugal. Positive US data are providing the resistance. Dow down 6. (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.

The Fed’s further easing of monetary policy on Wednesday has added new stimulus to the risk-on trade over the past two sessions. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

The headline CPI result was on the low side but does the RBA need to be quite so Europe-sensitive now as last year?

Agreement has been unable to be reached in Athens and US earnings reports were weak but the market does not want to tank. Dow down 33. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Still no word on Greece, but markets remain confident if not a little anxious. Dow down 11. (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.

Wall Street rose again last night, spurred on by successful eurozone bond auctions and reasonable US earnings results. Dow up 46. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)