US and global economic cross-currents have led the Fed to be patient about even considering another rate rise this year. Dow up 411.

Wall Street stalled last night ahead of Apple’s earnings result, the Fed and trade talks. Dow up 51.

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Negative talk on trade and weak global data failed to faze Wall Street last night, which again closed flat. Dow down -22.

Slowing China, slowing globe, and a mix up over trade meetings were good enough excuses for Wall Street to pull back last night. Dow down -301.

With Wall Street closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day, Trump has offered concessions to the “dreamers” as a trade-off for his Wall. The Democrats are not expected to budge.

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Another rollercoaster ride on Wall Street ended with disappointment the Fed chair was not as dovish as was hoped. Dow down -351.

A -7% collapse in the oil price and the threat of a US government shutdown killed off an attempted rebound on Wall Street, ahead of a late comeback. Dow up 82.

Having broken its October and November lows, the S&P500 appears en route to the February low if simply for technical reasons. Dow down -507.

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Wall Street seemed convincingly undecided last night, if not all week, given all that’s going on in the world. Dow up 70.

More positive news on the trade front had Wall Street surging last night but a less than convincing win by Theresa May cast a pall right at the death. Dow up 157.

Apple led a rebound on Wall Street last night that reversed a -500 point initial fall in the Dow to a close of up 34.

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The arrest of the Huawei CFO in Canada has sparked fears of an end to the trade war truce. Or has it? Dow down -192.

With Wall Street closed, Beijing has since confirmed a ninety day ceasefire, but not much else.

The US yield curve has flattened sharply as trade deal hopes fade with a lack of clarity, sending Wall Street south once more. Dow down -799.

Wall Street did not quite “explode” last night as was expected, with some doubts being raised over just what Trump and Xi actually agreed to. Dow up 287.

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It was an up and down night on Wall Street before a flat close, as Fed minute relief gave way to G20 anxiety. Dow down -27.

Jay Powell’s speech last night was just what the doctor ordered for a skittish Wall Street. Dow up 555.

Wall Street recovered from an opening fall on trade warnings to post a slight gain, driven by defensives. Dow up 108.

After the worst Thanksgiving week in seven years, traders returned from their break to see value. Dow up 354.

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The local market was unconcerned yesterday with Wall Street’s late sell-off. Europe saw it differently.

The S&P last night returned to its October low. Next stop the February low? Dow down -551.

Suspected softer demand for iPhones saw Apple’s weakness cascade through markets while tensions in PNG set the trade fear trade off once more. Dow down -407.

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Down on Brexit, back on trade – Wall Street again posted a big turnaround last night, this time closing higher. Dow up 208.

The Dow was down -350 points at 2pm but bounced off technical levels and recovered, with a bit of help from Brexit progress, to close down -106.

The breach of US$60/bbl for WTI has sparked a -7% plunge in oil prices. Dow down -100.

Apple, Goldman Sachs, China, UK, Italy, oil, the dollar…all conspired last night to emphatically reverse the rebound on Wall Street. Dow down -602.

Wall Street took an unsurprising breather last night but attention is increasingly focused on the oil price, now in a ‘technical’ bear market. Dow up 10.

It appears the Republicans not losing the Senate, and the Democrats not winning as many House seats as hoped, was enough for Wall Street to be very relieved. Dow up 545.