Helped by continued strength in resource stocks, which is despite weak iron-ore prices, the S&P ASX 200’s V-shaped recovery also...
8 May 2018 Bassanese Bites: Goldilocks economy? – Week beginning: 08 May 2018Simmering trade tensions and Fed fears meant global equities were generally subdued over much of last week, but ended with...
1 May 2018 Bassanese Bites: Tug of War – Week beginning: 30 April 2018US stocks ended flat over the past week reflecting a tug-of-war between ongoing good earnings reports and a rise in...
25 April 2018 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 23/04/18Last week’s disappointing labour market data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics mark an important new development for calendar...
23 April 2018 Bassanese Bites: US Bond breakout – Week beginning: 23 April 2018It was a better week for global equities as fallout from the Syrian airstrikes was limited allowing markets to re-focus...
18 April 2018 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 16/04/18It is a fact not often highlighted by and among investors in energy and mining stocks, but financial market participants...
16 April 2018 Bassanese Bites: Oil Surge – Week beginning: 16 April 2018On balance it was a positive week for global markets with the highlight being a conciliatory speech on trade tensions...
11 April 2018 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 09/04/18After what turned out an unusually low volatile and robust uptrend in 2017, at least for US equities, the outlook...
9 April 2018 Bassanese Bites: Earnings to the rescue? – Week beginning: 09 April 2018Global equities on balance ended down again last week as, after a few days of hopeful chatter on a US-China...
5 April 2018 Bassanese Bites: Bull in a China Shop – Week beginning: 03 April 2018Global markets tried to recover ground last week with reports that US President Trump was keen to strike a trade...