See the latest developments in the financial markets and a summary of key macroeconomic data from around the globe and in Australia. Our Daily Reports focus on data that has been published during the previous trading day.
- 20 Mar 2025 Daily Report 20 March 2025
US stocks bounced back overnight, as the Fed kept interest rates unchanged but remained measured in its assessment of the impacts of Trump administration policies on the US economy, with two more 25bps cuts this year still envisaged in the updated projections.
- 19 Mar 2025 Daily Report 19 March 2025
US stocks resumed declining on Tuesday, as investors have turned anxious ahead of the FOMC decision due tonight.
- 18 Mar 2025 Daily Report 18 March 2025
US stocks rose again on Monday, as the recent losses attracted more dip buyers. The OECD has cut its global economic growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 , with Australian economic growth projections for 2026 revised significantly downwards (by -0.7ppts to 1.8%).
- 17 Mar 2025 Daily Report 17 March 2025
US stocks bounced back amid dip buying on Friday, but this was not enough to prevent another weekly loss on Wall Street. The Friday rebound was partly helped by news that a US government shutdown was averted, at least for the following six months, as the US Senate approved the funding bill just hours before the deadline.
- 14 Mar 2025 Daily Report 14 March 2025
The S&P 500 resumed declining last night, sliding into a correction territory having lost 10% over the past three weeks, amid further escalation of the global trade war.
- 13 Mar 2025 Daily Report 13 March 2025
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq saw the first daily gains this week, as US CPI inflation came out slightly lower than expected in February.