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Asian share markets are not doing well as the positive lead from Wall Street dissipated overnight with commodity volatility continuing to dominate other risk markets while bonds go sleepy.

The Market Ear on where we are. SPX stuck SPX remains stuck in the wide range that’s been in place since September. We’re now sitting in the upper end of that range, an area that has rejected price on three prior occasions, with 7000 (futures) standing out as major resistance.

Wall Street stumbled amid a mixed bag of economic releases as traders pivot towards Friday’s NFP print.

Asian share markets are not doing well despite a strong lead from Wall Street overnight with commodity volatility one of the culprits as oil prices move lower as silver explodes higher.

Green across the Atlantic share markets overnight with lower than expected inflation numbers in Europe helping buoy stocks while rumbles of more “acquistions” by the Trumpian Empire – Greenland next – kept Wall Street lifting higher.

Asian share markets are generally performing very well as risk moves to buy up everything not marked with a USD sign, while local shares continue to underperform.

A near two year low in the US ISM manufacturing print saw the USD take a dive while other risk markets repositioned after the Trump regime’s invasion of Venezuela with oil stocks lifting amid a small bid in Brent and WTI markers.

Asian share markets are very mixed with local shares not moving while Japanese shares surge following the late 2025 BOJ rate hike as the volatility from the Trump regime’s “special military operation” into Venezuela only really upsetting commodity markets so far.

Risk markets will pivot this week on the volatility around the Trump regime’s invasion of Venezuela as 2026 accelerates the new global order of “take what you want around you”.

A quiet session for Asian share markets as we head into the low volume Christmas period with local shares the only dour note, falling back after a previously solid effort yesterday as the Australian dollar hits a new monthly high above the 67 cent level.

Wall Street and other risk markets continue to drift into holiday mode as a Santa rally gets underway in precious metals while the USD continues to face endemic pressure.

Asian share markets are generally still doing well as we head into the low volume Christmas period with local shares the standout on a somewhat dovish outlook from the RBA minutes released today.

Wall Street and other risk markets are drifting into holiday mode which means not a lot of selling and small gains here and there although silver and gold are making record highs while the USD is getting sold down the river.

A sea of green across Asian share markets as we head into the low volume Christmas period with a solid finish on Wall Street on Friday night flowing through to the regions risk markets overall.

Wall Street is slowly drifting into holiday mode as risk markets peer through to 2026, with volatility contained to currency markets as Yen weakens significantly on the back of Friday’s rate hike by the BOJ.

A paradoxically unvolatile session overnight as Wall Street bounced back on a surprise downside print in US inflation while the ECB and BOE held fire on interest rate rises all of which barely moved currency markets.

A sea of red across Asian share markets in response to a selloff on Wall Street overnight although the falls are relatively minor locally as its mainly been tech stocks affected.

Wall Street accelerated its recent falls with tech stocks again leading the way as risk markets absorbed the implications of a four year high in US unemployment while paradoxically the USD rose slightly even as Fed officials admitted the soft labour market will require more rate cuts in 2026.

Silver goes ga ga while oil prices remain in a slump despite the new trade blockade against Venezuela announced by the Trump regime as most Asian share markets are beginning to bounce back from a rough start to the trading week.

Wall Street was almost unphased overnight by the dual NFP release as US unemployment jumped to a four year high, triggering a rally in US bonds, while the latest UK unemployment figures weren’t rosy either with speculation the BOE may move to easing its rates this week.

A sea of red across Asian share markets with the rough start to the trading week continuing as a wider risk off tone deepens, all mainly due to tech stock volatility.

Another selloff on Wall Street overnight was balanced by a strong bid across European stocks as risk markets continue to dance around the lower volatility trading period before Christmas.

Asian share markets are having a rough start to the trading week as the combination of lower trading volumes heading into the end of the calendar year combined with a lot of movement expected around central bank meetings this week increase volatility across the complex.

Friday night saw a large selloff on Wall Street due to tech stocks getting out of sync with reality on earnings while some hawkish talk by Fed officials saw more bond selloffs as Treasury yields pipped higher again.

Asian share markets are doing quite well in the final but relatively quiet session of the trading week with the USD falling overnight on the bad but good initial jobless claims showing a soft US labour market helping supporting the risk taking.