Europe & UK

Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com discusses the implications of last night’s surprise QE-esque move by the European Central Bank.

The ECB has instigated QE, after a fashion, but again Wall Street fizzled out towards the close. Dow down 8. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Ceasefire in Ukraine or not? That’s what markets were asking last night, ahead of central bank meetings and US jobs numbers. Dow up 10. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

The holiday on Wall Street ensured all markets were quiet last night. Except iron ore, which has fallen to a two-year low. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

Russia’s military advance into Ukraine is now hanging over global sentiment. Dow down 42. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

With a long weekend approaching, the S&P was completely unchanged last night. Dow up 15. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

The S&P closed at 2000 last night for the first time, to little fanfare. Dow up 29. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

The S&P500 traded briefly above 2000 last night for the first time ever, supposedly thanks to Mario Draghi. Dow up 75. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)