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Monday market minutes: Ending in tears

26 Sep 2022 - The ASX is looking at another big loss today after Friday’s sell-off here and around the world.

Europe shifting supply chain with proposed Raw Materials Act

24 Sep 2022 - Amidst the soaring prices of oil, gas and various metals that are slowly crushing Europe’s economy, European Commission President von der Leyen recently announced the…

Abnormal the new normal for monetary policy

24 Sep 2022 - It was a rare time in central banking this week with rate rises seemingly here, there and everywhere as September again confirmed itself as the oddest month for finan…

Newmont postpones Peru; OZ OKs West Musgrave

24 Sep 2022 - Contrasting decisions from two major miners on multi-billion dollar projects in the past week or so – one in Peru and the other in Australia.

Ratings agencies cool on mining, energy prospects

24 Sep 2022 - 2022 so far has been as good as it will ever get for the world’s mining and resource companies but now the outlook is softening by the week and with every central ban…

Coal space rolling on, rolling in it

24 Sep 2022 - No wonder Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) shares touched record levels this week after it revealed another cornucopia of rewards from the coal price boom for shareholders t…

US Fed going for inflation's jugular

23 Sep 2022 - For the third time in a row the US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 0.75 percentage points and made it clear it was not looking to slow or alter its ag…

No local shake-out at Fonterra after all

23 Sep 2022 - The world’s biggest dairy company, New Zealand’s Fonterra (ASX:FSF), will keep its Australian operations, deciding not to sell after having them on the market for the…

Soul Patts, Brickworks deliver as expected

23 Sep 2022 - After thermal coal miner and exporter New Hope Corporation revealed a massive surge in net profit (more than 1,100%) for the year to July 31, a big rise in the earnin…

Coles finally siphons off petrol Business

23 Sep 2022 - Coles (ASX:COL) is finally out of direct selling of petrol, almost four years after rival Woolies bailed out of the business.

Turquoise Hill now a battle of wills

23 Sep 2022 - Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) CEO Jakob Stausholm made it clear his company will not be lifting its offer for the 49% of Turquoise Hill it doesn’t own.

Stocks of the Hour: BluGlass, Alchemy Resources, Avenira

21 Sep 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring BluGlass (ASX:BLG), Alchemy Resources (ASX:ALY) and Avenira (ASX:AEV).

New Hope happy to share the wealth

21 Sep 2022 - New Hope Corp (ASX:NHC) has joined coal exporting rivals like Yancoal Australia and Whitehaven in confirming how it rode the spillover from Russia’s invasion of Ukrai…

A trail of two halves for KMD Brands

21 Sep 2022 - A series of records for NZ-based clothing and adventure wear group KMD Brands (ASX:KMD) in the year to July helped it shrug off the dramatic impact on its trading per…

Forrest puts foot down re Fortescue footprint

21 Sep 2022 - Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) has given itself eight years and a budget of around $9 billion to eliminate fossil fuel use and achieve zer…

$1 billion costs surge drives Ford into the red

21 Sep 2022 - Several months ago, it was Walmart surprising Wall Street with an earnings downgrade because of the impact of inflation; last week it was FedEx warning of a looming r…

Stocks of the Hour: Ragusa Minerals, ABx Group, AML3D

20 Sep 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Ragusa Minerals (ASX:RAS), ABx Group (ASX:ABX) and AML3D (ASX:AL3).

Key property exec moving on from News Corp

20 Sep 2022 - In what is a major surprise, News Corp (ASX:NWS) has reportedly lost its most experienced real estate executive.

Origin to exit Beetaloo, pivot decidedly green

20 Sep 2022 - Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) is heading deeper into the renewables space.

Musical chairs continue in AGL boardroom

20 Sep 2022 - Monday saw a round of significant changes on the board of embattled energy provider, AGL (ASX:AGL) with a couple major retirements, two new appointments and an impend…

Markets already looking past next rate rise

20 Sep 2022 - Only a couple more sleeps until the September meeting of the US Federal Reserve and its forecast three quarters of a per cent rate rise – the question now is, where t…

Stocks of the Hour: Micro-X, IVE Group, Origin Energy

19 Sep 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Micro-X (ASX:MX1), IVE Group (ASX:IGL) and Origin Energy (ASX:ORG).

Monday market minutes: Falling skies

19 Sep 2022 - After the worst week in two months, ‘wary’ will be the watchword for markets this week ahead of interest rate decisions by central banks in the US, UK, Switzerland an…

Diary: Send Her Victorious

19 Sep 2022 - There’s a certain funeral in London later today and a spate of central bank meetings and decisions set to dominate what will be another volatile week in markets after…

Commodities corner: All flight, no quality

19 Sep 2022 - Gold prices fell to their lowest levels in more than two years on Friday, as expectations of a significant US interest rate rise next week, along with a rising US dol…

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