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US consumers left to do the heavy lifting

28 Jan 2023 - Despite the ‘euphoria’ in some commentaries about the strength of the first estimate for US 4th quarter economic growth – an annual rate of 2.9%, down from the 3.2% r…

Newcrest riding Brucejack piggyback

28 Jan 2023 - Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) is looking at a sharp rise in interim earnings after another solid quarterly report as the company benefited from the contribution from the …

Supply-demand metrics cloud iron ore market

28 Jan 2023 - World iron ore prices remained above $US120 a tonne this week (for 62% Fe fines) with Chinese buyers out of the market because of the Lunar New Year break.

EV and battery makers seemingly on collision course

28 Jan 2023 - The essential conflict at the heart of the booming electric vehicle / battery materials business was on full display in statements this week from the two leading play…

Stocks of the Hour: Dreadnought Resources, Tyro Payments, Fortescue Metals

27 Jan 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE), Tyro Payments (ASX:TYR) and Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG).

Inflation still too hot for comfort

27 Jan 2023 - While the jump in inflation in the December quarter’s Consumer Price Index naturally grabbed all the headlines with the very high reading of 7.8%, up from 7.3% in the…

Far from Best and much Less for iconic retailer

27 Jan 2023 - Discount apparel retailer Best & Less (ASX:BST) warned at its November annual meeting that its sales were not doing well in the early months of 2022-23, even though t…

Tesla begins the long road back to the top

27 Jan 2023 - EV maker Tesla did better than Wall Street had expected in the three months to December with revenue and sales up – which matter more than the full year figures which…

WiseTech makes $A300m+ stateside splash

27 Jan 2023 - Trade and transport logistics software giant WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) has started 2023 with a bang by making its largest acquisition to date, buying US transport man…

Stocks of the Hour: Sky Metals, Okapi, Anson Resources

25 Jan 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Sky Metals (ASX:SKY), Okapi (ASX:OKR) and Anson Resources (ASX:ASN).

Mining matters: EVN, SFR

25 Jan 2023 - News out on Tuesday from a couple of up-and-coming local miners, with Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) and Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) each providing comprehensive updates…

Myer registers best sales figures in years

25 Jan 2023 - Myer (ASX:MYR) has joined the list of retailers that did better than expected in the December half year-January period.

Lucrative times for lithium giant Albemarle

25 Jan 2023 - Albemarle, the world’s biggest lithium producer, has confirmed the fabulous returns from the present boom that the likes of Allkem and Pilbara Minerals hinted at last…

Lots of waiting and seeing in NAB survey

25 Jan 2023 - Business conditions and confidence continue to show signs of the economy slowing but conditions especially are still buoyant and showing a solid growth pace, accordin…

Stocks of the Hour: Antilles Gold, AusQuest, Melbana Energy, Spenda

24 Jan 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Antilles Gold (ASX:AAU), AusQuest (ASX:AQD), Melbana Energy (ASX:MAY) and Spenda (ASX:SPX).

Cost containment helps South32 hit its targets

24 Jan 2023 - A solid December quarter for South32 (ASX:S32) which reported quarter on quarter production growth across most of its commodities while the half year on half year per…

Gold sector gossip: RMS, NCZ

24 Jan 2023 - It was interesting that, on the same day as Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS) pulled the plug on an expansion of a gold mine in WA because of higher operating and capital …

Whitehaven getting it while the going's good

24 Jan 2023 - Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) probably has six more months (ie two more quarters) of earnings outperformance left before it is brought back to reality by time and the sli…

Stocks of the Hour: Conico, Sezzle, Rare-X

23 Jan 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Conico (ASX:CNJ), Sezzle (ASX:SZL) and Rare-X (ASX:REE).

Monday market minutes: Humming along nicely

23 Jan 2023 - Australian shares are poised to make a strong start to the week’s trading after notching up their third consecutive weekly gain last week as the 2023 rebound continue…

Selling the bipartisan ceiling decision

23 Jan 2023 - Ratings group Moody’s was pretty sanguine about the US government hitting its $US31.4 billion debt limit last Thursday and the likely lengthy political brawl to follo…

Commodities Corner: That golden hue

23 Jan 2023 - Gold led most commodities higher last week – the Comex price ended the week at $US1,928.20 an ounce to put it up more than 5% for the year so far and nearly 16% in th…

Diary: Like catching smoke in a butterfly net

23 Jan 2023 - Australian inflation and interest rate speculation will dominate markets here in the coming week that will be shortened by the Australia Day holiday on Thursday.

Chinese property sector a mess in need of untangling

21 Jan 2023 - BHP might be confident about the outlook for steel production (and its iron ore exports) in China, but this confidence is misguided at best given the black hole that …

Coming soon to Netflix: Back to the future

21 Jan 2023 - An eventful 4th quarter and 2022 financial / operating report from Netflix confirmed the continuing evolution of the streaming giant towards an old-style TV media com…

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