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Metal prices under pressure as recession looms across the globe

07 Sep 2022 - US stocks slumped on Tuesday in a volatile trading session as investors weighed what strong economic data and rising rates mean for the Federal Reserve’s aggressive t…

ASX falls post RBA rate hike: Aus shares close 0.4% lower

06 Sep 2022 - The ASX started off optimistically on Tuesday, but reversed early gains as investors mulled the Reserve Bank's latest rate hike, closing down on the day. The RBA's la…

ASX moves higher, led by coal and lithium: Aus shares up 0.1%

06 Sep 2022 - Coal, one of Australia’s biggest commodity exports, has surged to record levels as a result of the energy crisis, with the price of Newcastle coal soaring to all-time…

Coal the star performer as energy crisis worsens in Europe

06 Sep 2022 - European equity markets finished lower on Monday, but off to the worst levels. US equity futures higher with US markets closed for the Labour Day holiday today. The p…

ASX closes higher despite a weaker Wall Street: Aus shares up 0.3%

05 Sep 2022 - Australian shares closed higher on the day, energy and gold stocks offsetting losses from the banking and tech indexes, while investors awaited a central bank rate de…

ASX pushes higher in morning trading: Aus shares up 0.3% at noon

05 Sep 2022 - Shares in the Asia-Pacific are trading mixed on Monday as investors await the results of a private survey on Chinese services sector activity. OPEC+ is likely to keep…

Solar stocks shine amidst energy crisis gloom

05 Sep 2022 - US equities fell on Friday to cap their third straight weekly decline, after a solid August jobs report failed to ease fears that the Federal Reserve would keep aggre…

Biden Administration moves to ban chip sales into China

02 Sep 2022 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended the first day of September on a high note as traders looked forward to the jobs report tomorrow. Nvidia shares …

ASX dives in morning trading

01 Sep 2022 - Australian shares started the day sharply lower as world stock markets struggled to recover on Wednesday after a three-day losing streak.

Second wave of European inflation on its way, as energy crisis sees costs spiral

01 Sep 2022 - Stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, the last day of August, putting the summer market comeback in doubt as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s inf…

ASX closes down, but recovers from morning lows: Aus shares 0.2% lower

31 Aug 2022 - China’s Shenzhen Component index are leading losses in mixed Asia-Pacific trade following a negative lead from Wall Street, and as investors digest China’s factory ac…

ASX declines in morning session: Aus shares 0.4% lower at noon

31 Aug 2022 - Several of China's biggest cities imposed tougher COVID-19 curbs on Tuesday. Analysts expect China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for August will…

Behind the numbers it's all about energy pricing

31 Aug 2022 - US stocks fell for a third straight day overnight, jeopardising a summer comeback rally, as the Federal Reserve and other global central bankers continued to signal t…

ASX closes higher on the day

30 Aug 2022 - Australian shares have clawed back some of yesterday's heavy losses despite another slump in global markets over the possibility of more aggressive US and European in…

ASX moves higher in morning trading

30 Aug 2022 - The ASX had a solid start to the trading session Tuesday, recovering some of yesterday's material fall. Japan jobless rate remains steady. US businesses more worried …

Technology stocks struggle in rising rate environment

30 Aug 2022 - US equities were lower in very quiet Monday trading. The week ahead will see investors focused on China’s PMI, the Eurozone CPI on Wed and the US jobs report on Frida…

ASX plunges post US Fed Chair comments: Aus shares close 1.95% lower

29 Aug 2022 - Shares on the ASX plunged lower on Monday following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole on Friday. He warned that rising interest rates will cause "so…

ASX nose dives amid a global tech sell off: Aus shares down 2% at noon

29 Aug 2022 - All sectors are in the red. Shares in the Asia-Pacific also traded lower on Monday. China GDP growth expectations continue to weaken.

Fed Chair rhetoric whacks markets: Water crisis in China

29 Aug 2022 - US stocks plummeted on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in his Jackson Hole speech the Central bank won’t back off in its fight against rapid inf…

ASX surges higher in morning session: Aus shares up 0.8% at noon

26 Aug 2022 - RBNZ Governor Orr has said the central bank is in a more comfortable position, with official cash at 3.00 per cent. Orr flagged at least another few rate hikes.

US markets rally: Extreme weather events threatening Chinese & European economies

26 Aug 2022 - Behind the stronger US markets overnight, climate change is dominating global economies with, extreme heat and severe drought continuing to disrupt energy and water …

ASX in the green for a second straight day: Aus shares close 0.7% higher

25 Aug 2022 - There is a likely second straight quarterly contraction in New Zealand GDP following the surprise drop in Q2 retail sales. Economists said that while a GDP contractio…

ASX on the rise for second straight day: Aus shares 0.68% higher at noon

25 Aug 2022 - The Chinese State Council has announced 19 additional measures to help stabilise the economy. Key message beats remained the same: economic recovery is still not sold…

US energy stocks supported by increased dividend yields

25 Aug 2022 - US equities ended higher in uneventful Wednesday trading as investors are awaiting the three-day Jackson Hole economic symposium that starts Thursday, US time, to int…

ASX rebounds after two days of losses: Aus shares close 0.52% higher

24 Aug 2022 - Australia has a record debt-to-income ratio of 187.2 per cent. With mortgage rates tipped to rise to just 6 per cent by year-end, borrowers face a sharp increase in r…

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