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Demystifying Long /Short funds

03 Aug 2022 - Long/short funds are a type of fund that aims to maximize the upside of markets, while limiting the downside risks. To do this, these funds take both long and short p…

Trend-bucking Regional Express flying high

03 Aug 2022 - Amid all the airport chaos reported in July, is the strong performance from regional airline Regional Express (ASX:REX) merely a one-month anomaly?

Credit Corp shares hit on flat outlook

03 Aug 2022 - Credit Corp (ASX:CCP) is maintaining a steady final dividend of 36 cents a share after lifting earnings for the year to June 30 to $96.2 million.

Appen fulfils its own prophecy with weak update

03 Aug 2022 - Appen (ASX:APX) shares slumped 30% at one stage on Tuesday after it revealed a stunningly weak trading update for its first half of 2022.

Property weakness may slow further rate rises

03 Aug 2022 - As widely forecast, the Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates for a historic fourth month in a row, pushing the cash rate up by 0.50% to 1.85%, a six-year high.

Stocks of the Hour: Appen, MinRex Resources, Musgrave Minerals

02 Aug 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Appen (ASX:APX), MinRex Resources (ASX:MRR) and Musgrave Minerals (ASX:MGV).

United Malt scotches guidance again

02 Aug 2022 - For the second time this year, United Malt Group (ASX:UMG) has cut guidance, a move revealed yesterday that sent the shares down more than 17%.

Nevada project already bearing fruit for Ioneer

02 Aug 2022 - Shares in Ioneer (ASX:INR) firmed a little Monday on the news that the company had struck a lithium supply deal from its Nevada project in the US with the joint batte…

Aussie Broadband drops out of favour

02 Aug 2022 - From market darling in 2021 to market pariah so far in 2021 – a familiar experience for tech stocks these days as Aussie Broadband (ASX:ABB) grapples with the vagarie…

Oz property decline continues as rate rises bite

02 Aug 2022 - The slide in Australia house prices accelerated last month in the wake of more bad publicity than you can poke a stick at and four rate rises in a row from the Reserv…

Stocks of the Hour: Ioneer, Cobre, Plexure Group

01 Aug 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Ioneer (ASX:INR), Cobre (ASX:CBE) and Plexure Group (ASX:PX1).

Economics wrap: At a rate of knots

01 Aug 2022 - Australian interest rates will rise for a fourth month in a row when the Reserve Bank again lifts the cash rate at its August meeting tomorrow.

Commodities corner: Taking ones lumps

01 Aug 2022 - Unlike equities, up to last week commodities had spent much of July on the slide, replicating the June quarter.

Diary: Why the long face?

01 Aug 2022 - A quieter week ahead compared after what we saw and heard last week – just a little quieter though with a rate rise in Australia, another expected in India, the US jo…

Monday market minutes: Bulls hitting back

01 Aug 2022 - Global markets start a new month of trading with July’s performance the best for a month since late 2020.

Why climate leaders could offer investors lower risks

31 Jul 2022 - When it comes to climate change investing, the tendency is to think of the opportunities presented by companies who are enabling the transition to a low carbon future…

Discretionary spending the first domino for US retail

31 Jul 2022 - One small update on Wednesday from Best Buy told us a lot about the health of US retailing in the US -- it is weakening and the problems are not just confined to the …

Lacklustre gold market in need of a spark

31 Jul 2022 - Gold prices continue to drift -- down another $US40-50 an ounce since the end of the June quarter when they dropped $US147 an ounce or more than 6%, according to Come…

Fortescue's $6 billion revenue hole

31 Jul 2022 - What Twiggy Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group didn’t tell you in its June quarter and 2021-22 production report on Thursday was the $US6 billion hole in its annual rev…

Another busy week in the local mining space

31 Jul 2022 - Even for the ever-dynamic local mining sector, the week just ended was a particularly busy one. Here’s the latest from Sandfire, St Barbara, Regis, Perseus, Galena an…

Stocks of the Hour: Careteq, Sezzle, BlueBet

29 Jul 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Careteq (ASX:CTQ), Sezzle (ASX:SZL) and BlueBet (ASX:BBT).

Iron ore, LNG put on their rally caps

29 Jul 2022 - Heading into the end of July, the prices of two major Australian exports – LNG and iron ore have seen a very sharp recovery this week.

Running down a coal mine could beat selling it

29 Jul 2022 - BHP Group’s decision to wind down its Mount Arthur coal mine rather than sell to a private buyer will shorten the mine’s operating lifespan and reduce overall expecte…

Economic headwinds proving stronger than expected

29 Jul 2022 - This year was always going to be difficult, but it has already proved to be tougher than I anticipated. The headwinds facing the global economy at the beginning of th…

Banks may be weighing on your portfolio

29 Jul 2022 - The Australian equities market is one of the most concentrated by stock and sector. The universe is also small relative to global markets. New research, The Australia…

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