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IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 5th Sept
Monday, 5 September 2011, 3:54 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets have all started the week off on the back foot following the very disappointing US jobs report. With US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday this evening, traders are very cautious in a risk averse environment. The Kospi is ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 2nd Sept
Friday, 2 September 2011, 4:59 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower during Friday trade following the weaker leads on Wall Street and ahead of tonight’s key US nonfarm payrolls report. The Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng are the worst performers, both down 1.4%. The Shanghai Composite ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 1st Sept
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:57 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the stronger-than-expected Chicago PMI figures overnight and on hopes the US Federal Reserve will implement further stimulus measures to help support the economy. The Kospi is the top performer, ... More >>
IG Markets Forex thoughts
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 5:28 pm | IG Markets
Again, the AUD (and the NZD) remains the poster boy of the forex market, with AUD/USD rallying off the 55-day moving average to record an overnight high of 1.0721. We mentioned this level as potential support yesterday and this was validated as traders ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 4:35 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed following the modestly positive leads seen overnight, with traders treading cautiously ahead of a big couple of nights in US economic data. The Kospi and Hang Seng are the top performers, rising 0.7% and 0.4%. ... More >>
IG Markets: Afternoon Thoughts for 30/08/2011
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 4:59 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the stronger leads from Wall Street overnight. Stronger-than-expected US consumer spending data helped boost sentiment while a big jump in financials is buoying Asian names. The Shanghai Composite ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts
Monday, 29 August 2011, 5:36 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the positive session on Wall Street on Friday. After being down significantly in early trade and following Ben Bernanke’s speech, US markets staged an impressive Friday afternoon rally that ... More >>
IG Markets Forex thoughts
Friday, 26 August 2011, 6:00 pm | IG Markets
AUD/USD remains choppy going into the key Jackson Hole meeting with the pair overnight, trading up to 1.0513, before a sell-off in equities saw risk appetite diminish, and subsequently the pair fell to 1.0419. The key focus in Asia was RBA governor Glenn ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts
Friday, 26 August 2011, 5:59 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower following the weak overnight leads from the US and as traders display caution ahead of tonight’s crucial speech from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The Shanghai Composite is the biggest decliner, down ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 25/8/11
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 4:38 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all higher following the late rally on Wall Street that was fuelled by stronger-than-expected economic data. Nonetheless, there was still an element of caution ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium which starts tomorrow ... More >>
IG Markets: Afternoon Thoughts for Aug 23
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 4:38 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all cautiously higher despite the flat lead from Wall Street overnight. Investors seemed to be buoyed by signs of relative improvement in the Chinese economy after the Chinese Flash PMI came in at 49.8, which still is ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 22nd August
Monday, 22 August 2011, 4:39 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower following the disappointing set of leads from Friday’s US session that saw the major indices all close down more than 1.5% on continuing worries of the state of global growth. The Hang Seng and Kospi are ... More >>
IG Markets Extends Market Lead in Volatile Conditions
Monday, 22 August 2011, 3:28 pm | IG Markets
An independent survey of Australia’s CFD market has named IG Markets as the number one CFD provider for active traders, new traders and traders switching from other providers. More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts
Friday, 19 August 2011, 4:41 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all sharply lower following the negative leads from European and US equity markets overnight. The heavy selling is on the back of fears over the state of global economic growth and the ability for European banks ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 18th August
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 5:12 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower following the negative lead from the NASDAQ as technology names came under pressure following Dell’s disappointing sales outlook which spurred worries over the outlook for Q3 growth. The Kospi is the worst ... More >>
IG Markets afternoon thoughts
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 5:23 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed as traders remained cautious following the weaker leads from Wall Street and the disappointment from the meeting between President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Hang Seng and ... More >>
IG Markets Forex thoughts
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 5:21 pm | IG Markets
Overnight, the eyes of the capital markets fell on the meeting between German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy, which was given more significance after the poor German GDP print was released in early European trade. All the talk had been ... More >>
IG Markets: Afternoon Thoughts
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 4:38 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the positive leads from Wall Street and M&A activity, with Google announcing a US$12.5b bid for Motorola Mobility Holdings. This boosted other mobile phone makers as participants looked ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts
Monday, 15 August 2011, 4:43 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets have started the new trading week mostly higher following Friday’s positive session on Wall Street and after Japanese GDP slowed much less-than-expected. The Hang Seng is the top performer, up 2.1% while the Nikkei 225 and Shanghai Composite ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts – August 12
Friday, 12 August 2011, 4:21 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the positive lead from Wall Street where participants were buoyed by news of short selling restrictions in Europe and stronger-than-expected jobless claims numbers. The Hang Seng is the ... More >>
