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US stocks fall as 10-year Treasury yield tops 2.75%, in the worst single-session since March. SPI Futures are down 22 points (-0.29%) as the ASX looks to back off a little into the Easter break.
US stocks finished the week mixed; tech stocks on the nose whilst the broader S&P 500 wobbled between gains and losses only to close a touch lower. The Fed dialled up the market's expectations for ra…
US stocks rebounded overnight while the yield curve steepened on the policy outlook. The Dow rallied hard after a slow start, but finished well off highs, up 87 points (+0.25%). SPI Futures are up 38…
The hawkish Fed continued to sink tech stocks overnight, as officials weigh reducing the balance sheet by US$95B a month. The Dow slipped 0.42%, while the Nasdaq fell another 2.2%. SPI Futures down 2…
Stocks and bonds fell after Fed Brainard’s hawkish comments to shrink the balance sheet rapidly. The Dow slipped 0.8% and the Nasdaq fell 328 points (-2.26%). SPI Futures are down 48 points (-0.46%).…
Tech lead the gains in the US as Elon Musk bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter. The Nasdaq jumped 271 points (+1.9%). The RBA interest rate decision is today at 2:30 pm and will be eagerly waited on by th…
The Dow finished up 140 points on Friday as technology stocks were under pressure from rising yields as the 2-year and 10-year curve properly inverted. SPI Futures closed up 19 points (+0.25%). Catch…
News overnight that Biden ordered the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil a day for 6 months, saw oil prices fall sharply. US stocks fell in an end-of-month/quarter slump, for the first quarter…
The script flipped overnight as US stocks dropped on war concerns. The Dow fell 65 points (-0.19%) while the Nasdaq dropped 1.2%. SPI Futures are up 10 points (+0.13%) as the winning streak looks to …
US stocks firmed again overnight, the Dow finished up 338 points (+0.97%) rallying hard into the close and making it four on the trot as peace talks between Russia and Ukraine lift sentiment. While n…
US stocks rallied for the third straight session, with Dow finishing up 95 points (+0.27%). Oil prices retreated on the back of China’s covid resurgence, as OPEC+ said it has no plans to change its o…