Between the Bells

We had a quiet session overnight given U.S markets didn’t trade as it was a public holiday for President's Day. The Aussie shares market futures were 0.04% lower, suggesting a negative open. Companies reporting today: Abacus Property Group (ABP), Ansell (ANN), APA Group (APA), BHP Group (BHP), Cochlear (COH), Emeco Holdings (EHL), IOOF Holdings (IFL), Monadelphous Group (MND), Netwealth Group...

U.S stocks had a mostly upbeat session on Friday with the tech heavy Nasdaq closing at a new record high. The Aussie shares market futures were 0.6% lower, meaning we could have a negative start to the week. On Friday the ASX200 rose 0.4% to 7,130 points, the second highest close on record. Companies reporting today: Altium (ALU), Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN), Brambles (BXB), GWA Group (GWA), I...

With positive sentiment now well and truly back in the market in the wake of the initial coronavirus scare, Jess looks back at historical market data from plagues of the past. The Aussie, U.S and European markets once again enjoyed record highs on not one, but two days this week. Could this be the roaring 20's once again? In this week's video, Jessica covers:  - A retrospective look at d...

U.S investors trimmed profits off the table, which explains why Wall Street hit new record highs overnight, before closing in the red.  The Australian share market futures were flat (at 8.00am). Companies reporting today: Baby Bunting Group (BBN), IPH (IPH), Mesoblast (MSB) and City Chic Collective (CCX). All eyes on Goodman Group. 

Investors buy the dip and US equities rebound. The Australian share market futures are suggesting a 0.6% gain. Companies reporting today: Beach Energy (BPT), Challenger (CGF), Suncorp Group (SUN) and Transurban Group (TCL). All eyes on: Home and investing lending data for December and business confidence for January.

Global equities pushed the pause button on Friday following concerns of the coronavirus' economic impact. In the US, a better than expected jobs report was released with 225,000 jobs added in January, while wages grew 3.1% year on year, also beating forecasts. Companies reporting today: GPT Group (GPT), Charter Hall Long WALE Reit (CLW), Aurizon Holdings (AZJ) and JB Hi-Fi (JBH). All eyes on:...

Global equities had a strong rally both overnight and yesterday, with Asia up the most, as China halved the tariffs on $75 billion of US goods, taking effect on February 14.  The Australian share market futures are suggesting a 0.13% gain after the ASX200 gained 1% yesterday. Companies reporting today: REA Group (REA) and News Corp (NWS). All eyes on the services sector.

US equites pushed ahead for the third straight day erasing the coronavirus losses, with the S&P500 closing at a brand-new record high.  The Australian share market futures are suggesting a 0.8% gain. Companies reporting today: Dexus (DXS), Nick Scali (NCK) and Mirvac (MGR). All eyes on retail sales for December.

Wall street is bouncing back with vengeance, with the tech heavy Nasdaq rising to a brand-new record high overnight. Big tech household names like Microsoft and Apple surged to all-time highs.  The Australian share market futures are suggesting a 0.6% gain after the ASX200 rose 0.4% yesterday. Reporting season today: Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP), Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA), Genworth Mortga...

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Wall Street bounces back with investors seeing the market as a buying opportunity. The Aussie share market is eyeing a flat start.  Reporting season: BWP Trust (BWP) half year results, CIMC Group (CIM) full year, Janus Henderson (JHG) full year, and Shopping Centre Australia (SCP) half year results are out.  Today all eyes are on the RBA’s interest rate decision, reporting season companies and New...

The Australian share market is bracing for a heavy round of profit taking following the sharp losses on Wall Street with US equities falling 1.8% on fears the coronavirus could dent economic growth. Most asset classes are lower, bonds yield lower too as more money has flowed into treasuries, while gold has gained. The Aussie futures suggest a 1.7% fall at the open which means we could fall below t...

Wall Street made a massive late comeback, with the blue chip index recovering from its 244 points fall before ending 0.4% higher. It comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus that's killed 171 and infected 7,832 a global health emergency. The head of the organisation said he gave the declaration as the virus spread to other parts of the world, while he said ther...

The Aussie share market gets the biggest start-of-year adrenalin shot in 3 decades. The ASX holds firm with less unemployment & higher inflation revealed in Australian economic data. The U.S follows suit. Plus; healthcare is up, but the stocks leading the charge aren't those in the eyes of the coronoavirus storm... In this weeks Wrap, Jess covers: How was this the best start to the year i...

Global equities bounce back and the US gets better than expected economic news seeing Wall Street rebound from its worst drop since October. The Aussie share market futures are suggesting a 0.6% lift, which should see us claw back up from yesterday's biggest loss of the year. Yesterday the ASX200 shaved off 1.4% closing under the 7,000 points for the first time in two weeks at 6,995 points. A...

The Aussie share market futures are suggesting a 1.2% fall. Yesterday the market was closed for Australia day, while on Friday the benchmark index ASX200 closed flat, only gaining 0.4% on the week. Global equity investors took profits off the table and flighted to traditional safe haven assets like gold and bonds, as the Coronavirus intensified. The death toll in China rose by 63 people since Frid...