Bassanese Bites: The central bankers that did not bark – Week beginning: 28 August 2017

It was yet again other generally quiet week across global financial markets, with many investors waiting on end-week comments from...

Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 21/08/17

All good things must come to a (divid)end. This is how analysts at Credit Suisse responded to Telstra’s ((TLS)) much...

Bassanese Bites: Jackson Hole: What will Yellen and Draghi say? – 21 August 2017

After a promising start to the week – reflecting easing tensions over North Korea – global equities ended the week...

Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 14/08/17

First up, not a day goes by without me witnessing with a bleeding heart how talking heads on TV rattle...

Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 07/08/17

One of the reasons behind the local share market’s stasis throughout July and early August is because of professional funds...

Bassanese Bites: Dow hits record: 07 August 2017

Last week global markets were again fairly subdued, though the Dow Jones did touch a record high helped by ongoing...

Bassanese Bites: America’s Goldilocks Economiy – Week beginning: 31 July 2017

It was a fairly flat week across global markets, with US stocks still flirting with record highs, the $US on...

Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 24/07/17

It is not unthinkable for the global oil market to go through the same scenario over and again: oil price...

Bassanese Bites: Fed turns dovish (again!) – Week beginning: 17 July 2017

Whether she meant to or not, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen struck a dovish tone in testimony last week, with...

Bassanese Bites: US Earnings to the Rescue? – Week beginning: 10 July 2017

Trepidation over the pace of central bank tightening remained the major global market theme last week – and the question...