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Chinese economy still struggling to find its feet

16 Mar 2023 - If January and February’s economic data is any guide, the first two months of China’s re-opening after more than two years of draconian Covid lockdowns have been, at …

Jobs strength becoming a Catch-22 for the RBA

16 Mar 2023 - Jobs growth looked solid in the early weeks of February, according to the latest payroll data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, suggesting that today’s labour…

Onward and upward for the Fed after CPI Data

16 Mar 2023 - Nothing surprising about America’s consumer price reading for February – the 6% annual rate was spot on, the 0.4% rise was spot on and the core reading annual rate of…

Big bell keeps on ringing louder for Westgold

16 Mar 2023 - Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX) continues to get encouraging exploration results from its flagship Big Bell mine in WA as it ponders whether to expand downward or outwa…

Stocks of the Hour: Recharge Metals, MGC Pharmaceuticals, Synertec Corporation

15 Mar 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Recharge Metals (ASX:REC), MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) and Synertec Corporation (ASX:SOP).

Rate rise deals another blow to confidence

15 Mar 2023 - Mixed readings on business conditions, confidence and consumer sentiment from three key bank-led surveys for February on Tuesday.

Kelsian's wheels going round and round

15 Mar 2023 - Adelaide-based transport group Kelsian (ASX:KLS) is set to enter the huge US tourism and transport market via the acquisition of coaches and charter bus business All …

Black Cat looking to make its own luck

15 Mar 2023 - Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8) is moving closer to a decision on whether to restart mining at the Paulsens mine and prospect in WA’s Pilbara after announcing a new rou…

Plenty of positive signs emerging for Capricorn

15 Mar 2023 - Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) has reported higher December half earnings after a solid final three months of the year and says it is on track to meet guidance for the ye…

Stocks of the Hour: Patrys, Mt Monger Resources, Immutep

14 Mar 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Patrys (ASX:PAB), Mt Monger Resources (ASX:MTM) and Immutep (ASX:IMM).

Gold glitters anew in troubled times

14 Mar 2023 - Suddenly gold is back in favour as a hedge for nervy investors when other parts of the financial markets step out of line, as has been the case these past few days.

China opts for status quo with PBOC chief

14 Mar 2023 - Apart from the head of the US Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia, the identities of central bankers are not really important to most investors – but at…

Swiss Central Bank nowhere near neutral enough

14 Mar 2023 - We’ve seen in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank the dangers of crystalising unrealised losses on assets whose value has fallen – in this case, bonds and other fixed…

Evolution looking a little washed out

14 Mar 2023 - The big rain event across much of northern Queensland has claimed another mine with gold and copper miner Evolution revealing a six-week shutdown at its Ernest Henry …

US moves swiftly to plug banking leaks

14 Mar 2023 - The Biden administration and regulators have found a clever way to make the banking system pay for the stabilising of the US financial system in the wake of the closi…

Stocks of the Hour: Neuren Pharmaceuticals, Metro Mining, Meteoric Resources

13 Mar 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Neuren Pharmaceuticals (ASX:NEU), Metro Mining (ASX:MMI) and Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI).

Commodities corner: Consternation bias

13 Mar 2023 - Commodities in general and gold in particular were unwitting beneficiaries of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, lifting investors out of their gloom about a future do…

Diary: The organ grinder's monkey

13 Mar 2023 - The immediate question facing the markets is whether the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will impact the Fed’s monetary policy stance and override any concerns …

Monday market minutes: Another silly con job

13 Mar 2023 - It was a conjunction of events that no one thought was possible – while there was always the chance that the jobs data for February could upset Wall Street on Friday …

Small step in right direction for Chinese economic data

11 Mar 2023 - China’s economic re-opening from the harsh Covid lockdowns of 2022 is going to be a slow and steady process, judging by the first trade data for 2023.

Trouble afoot in US banking sector

11 Mar 2023 - Is a financial crisis developing in the US banking system after Thursday saw the biggest shakeout in financial stocks for three years with two banks especially in the…

Grass still greener on this side for local producers

11 Mar 2023 - 2023 is shaping up as another near record year for rural Australia with the gross value of agricultural production forecast to top $90 billion for the third year in a…

ASIC nearing end of crackdown on local financials

11 Mar 2023 - An announcement on Friday morning from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has mostly ended 8 years or turmoil for Australian banks and other …

Stocks of the Hour: Magnum Mining & Exploration, APM Human Services, Prodigy Gold

10 Mar 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Magnum Mining & Exploration (ASX:MGU), APM Human Services International (ASX:APM) and Prodigy Gold (ASX:PRX).

Powell and the Fed have the bulls on edge for now

10 Mar 2023 - If you are involved in the markets it will pay to keep a close eye on a couple of US statistics in particular over the next few days – they will be key drivers behind…

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