08 Sep 2022 - Stocks rose on Wednesday - trying to shake off a three-week slide - as rates and oil prices eased, cooling investor concerns about continued high inflation. Behind the strong US equity markets however the economic war over energy continues to play out in Europe.
07 Sep 2022 - US stocks slumped on Tuesday in a volatile trading session as investors weighed what strong economic data and rising rates mean for the Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening campaign.
06 Sep 2022 - European equity markets finished lower on Monday, but off to the worst levels. US equity futures higher with US markets closed for the Labour Day holiday today. The price of thermal coal rose to a new high recently with Newcastle futures trading above $US440 ($648) a tonne, more than doubling since the start of 2022.
05 Sep 2022 - US equities fell on Friday to cap their third straight weekly decline, after a solid August jobs report failed to ease fears that the Federal Reserve would keep aggressively hiking interest rates to fight inflation. The only bright sector was Solar Energy, with the sector performing strongly during August.
02 Sep 2022 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended the first day of September on a high note as traders looked forward to the jobs report tomorrow. Nvidia shares fell 7.7 per cent after the chipmaker said the US government is restricting some sales in China.
01 Sep 2022 - Stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, the last day of August, putting the summer market comeback in doubt as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting efforts. The major averages were higher earlier in the day.
31 Aug 2022 - US stocks fell for a third straight day overnight, jeopardising a summer comeback rally, as the Federal Reserve and other global central bankers continued to signal they will raise interest rates to squash inflation despite the negative consequences for economic growth and, potentially, corporate profits.
30 Aug 2022 - US equities were lower in very quiet Monday trading. The week ahead will see investors focused on China’s PMI, the Eurozone CPI on Wed and the US jobs report on Friday.
29 Aug 2022 - US stocks plummeted on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in his Jackson Hole speech the Central bank won’t back off in its fight against rapid inflation. Asian and European gas prices hit record highs again on Friday. Drought has been declared across the globe.
26 Aug 2022 - Behind the stronger US markets overnight, climate change is dominating global economies with, extreme heat and severe drought continuing to disrupt energy and water supplies.
