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Wall Street approves of Fed aggression

28 Jul 2022 - Wall Street share prices took off after the US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 0.75% for the second meeting in a row.

Demystifying Bitcoin, Blockchain and digital assets

28 Jul 2022 - Investors know that cryptocurrencies have been falling heavily. Bitcoin alone is down almost 70% from its peak, and this crypto correction has triggered all sorts of …

IGOing (ASX:IGO) along very nicely

28 Jul 2022 - Miner and resource investor IGO (ASX:IGO) finished the year to June with a wet sail, with good news all round – higher revenue, higher underlying earnings, the Wester…

Record CPI figure comes almost as a relief

28 Jul 2022 - Annual CPI inflation hit its highest ever annual rate of 6.1% in the June quarter and while a record, it was less than many in the markets had forecast.

Rio (ASX:RIO) sets poor tone for resource major earnings

28 Jul 2022 - Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has kicked off June 30 reporting for the world’s resource majors that will probably mark the peak period for the sector as prices ease, demand wea…

Biosecurity threats infecting Australian agriculture

28 Jul 2022 - Recently, Australian agriculture has been challenged by global bio-security threats. Four weeks ago, Australia was introduced to the varroa destructor mite. This mite…

Stocks of the Hour: Cobre, Silver Lake Resources, BetMakers Technology Group

27 Jul 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Cobre (ASX:CBE), Silver Lake Resources (ASX:SLR) and BetMakers Technology Group (ASX:BET).

IMF gets a right bout of the blues

27 Jul 2022 - The global economic outlook has become “gloomy and more uncertain”, according to the latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with inflation, Covi…

Origin's tentacles get a top-up

27 Jul 2022 - Origin Energy(ASX:ORG) has invested another $163 million to maintain its 20% stake in Octopus Energy, the fastest growing energy provider in the UK.

Bond Street Bites: APRA, WOW, MYR

27 Jul 2022 - Two notable retirements in the Australian business world yesterday with the nation’s most senior banking regulator, Wayne Byres stepping down as chair of the Australi…

Answers forthcoming for Wiluna collapse

27 Jul 2022 - Investors in Wiluna Mining (ASX:WMC) hope to start getting answers next Monday as to why their company suddenly collapsed late last week and went into administration.

Newmont hoses down Oz/African expectations

27 Jul 2022 - Newmont (ASX:NEM), the world’s biggest gold miner has warned of delays and cost increases at its expansion projects in Australia and Africa, blaming current market co…

Stocks of the Hour: Andromeda Metals, Myer, Vulcan Energy

26 Jul 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Andromeda Metals (ASX:ADN), Myer Holdings (ASX:MYR) and Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL).

Late Walmart downgrade sets the street on edge

26 Jul 2022 - Walmart (NYSE:WMT) sent tremors through Wall Street and global retailing with a surprise after hours trading downgrade for the three months to June and for the rest o…

Babylon Pump & Power eyes lucrative rental sector

26 Jul 2022 - When Michael Shelby and some colleagues formed mining services minnow Babylon Pump & Power (ASX:BPP) in 2017, all he had was a good reputation in the sector spanning …

Mining Morsels: OZL, S32

26 Jul 2022 - Updates Monday from major miners OZ Minerals and South32 told a similar story – the fourth quarter saw disruptions caused by Covid, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, r…

Flight Centre forecast gets a slight upgrade

26 Jul 2022 - Travel agency Fight Centre (ASX:FLT) has narrowed its forecast loss for the year to June in a trading update issued Monday, a month or so it before it reveals its ful…

No luck of the Irish for EML Payments

26 Jul 2022 - Shares in EML Payments (ASX:EML) crashed more than 20% for the second time in a couple of weeks on Monday on more bad news from Ireland.

Investors see a silver lining in IAGs grey clouds

26 Jul 2022 - Investors continued to look past the negatives in Friday’s FY2021-22 trading update from Insurance Australia Group (ASX:IAG), with shares up more than 5% Monday to co…

Stocks of the Hour: Genex Power, Terracom, Flight Centre Travel

25 Jul 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Genex Power (ASX:GNX), Terracom (ASX:TER) and Flight Centre Travel (ASX:FLT).

Economics wrap: In the palm of their hands

25 Jul 2022 - Naturally the US Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting and statement at 4am Sydney time on Thursday will hold market attention this week, but so will the first estimate o…

Commodities corner: Thats all, Volks!

25 Jul 2022 - There’s a major hiccup for the booming electric vehicle, green metals (and especially lithium) sectors with the news that unions and rich insiders, plus a state gover…

Diary: What is past is merely prelude

25 Jul 2022 - If you think the last couple of weeks have seen a lot of news and action in financial markets, then have we got a BIG week ahead for you.

Monday market minutes: momentum snapped

25 Jul 2022 - The recovering confidence in tech companies on Wall Street ran into a couple of less than successful stories late last week, ending Wall Street’s latest flirtation wi…

Globalisation is morphing into something less

24 Jul 2022 - Tennis staged its first ‘open’ tournament in 1968, when the British Hard Courts were staged at Bournemouth. The open tag meant professionals were welcome to play in n…

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