Markets Update - Chris Caton

Dr Caton reoverseas markets as they closed before the weekend starting 5 December.

In Europe, the UK and German markets were down slightly. In the US the Dow and S&P both closed down 0.75 %. Jobless claims fell again, which was a surprise, suggesting that the labour market is slowly mending. The ISM non-manufacturing index fell ...

Chris Thompson's 3 December 2009 update.

Chris Thompson's 2 December 2009 update.

It has been an interesting market to watch over the past week. There have been minor setbacks in emerging markets (i.e Dubai) however we are seeing typical December activity and the continuing rally which we expect to last until the end of 2009.

Caton's 1 December 2009 update.

Chris Caton's update for 30 November 2009.

Chris Thompson's update for 27 November 2009.

Chris Thompson's update for 27 November 2009.

Chris Thompson's update for 26 November 2009.

This week Felix discusses four key areas to keep an eye on; market psychology, capital flows, risk and strategy. Find out about the "Santa Claus rally" and which asset classes are making the greatest impact at the moment.

Chris Thompson's update for 25 November 2009.

International and local markets update for 24 November 2009.

On Friday stocks were down in Europe for the fourth straight day. This followed in the US where the Dow closed down 0.1% and the S&P down 0.3%. For the week the Dow rose 1.5%, the S&P dropped 0.2%. The AUD is sitting at US 91.5 cents.

Chris Thompson's 20 November 2009 update.

Chris Thompson's 19 November 2009 update.

Felix discusses market movements with a large amount of uninvested capital likely to come back in via bonds and equities, facilitating a more buoyant environment.

Chris Thompson's 18 November 2009 update.

Another strong session overnight - the Dow was up 133 points or 1.3%. The S&P 500, 1.4% and the NASDAQ up 1.3%. Not surprisingly, the Australian dollar is strong against the US dollar, up another half a cent. We should be in for a very strong start to ...