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One per cent up in two-days: Aus shares close 0.54% up on Tues

01 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX200 up over 1 per cent on Monday & Tuesday. RBA held rates at 1.5% as the central bank says rising rates would likely slow economic activity and infla…

Back above 6,000: Aus shares 0.54% higher at noon

01 May 2018 - ASX200 is back above the key 6,000 mark with financials leading the charge. ANZ (ASX:ANZ) the first out of the big four to report and its results, they were in line w…

Good start to week: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

30 Apr 2018 - Market at Midday: Stockland Group (ASX:SGP) shares clocked up by 2.6 per cent after it advised it's on track to achieve its guidance with funds from operations to gro…

Mustering up strength: Aus shares close 0.73% higher

27 Apr 2018 - Market Wrap: The ASX gained 0.73 per cent today, taking us back to where the ASX200 was on 6 November 2017. Producer Prices rose 0.5 per cent in the March quarter, be…

Another health injection: Aus shares 0.3% higher at noon

27 Apr 2018 - Market at Midday: ASX makes gains on health while financials weigh again. Producer Prices rose 0.5 per cent in the March quarter, beating expectations of a 0.4 per ce…

Banks and miners drag: Aus shares close 0.18% lower

26 Apr 2018 - Market Wrap: The ASX closed lower for the first day this week with banks dragging us lower, while a weaker Australian dollar pulled down the miners. Despite that, the…

Banks and lower AUD weigh: Aus shares flat at noon

26 Mar 2018 - Market at Midday: Most ASX sectors trade higher, with utilities like AGL (ASX:AGL) gaining 1.8 per cent and health stocks also climbing, with the likes of Healthscope…

Fundamentals of Westpac Bank and the risks of tightening of lending standards

26 Apr 2018 - Stock Watch: Fund Manager, Chris Pedersen looks at fundamentals of Westpac Bank and the risks of the tightening of lending standards.

Global trade tensions: Aus shares fall lower

28 Mar 2018 - The Australian share market opened lower after some heavy tech-led losses on Wall Street. A2 Milk slipped almost 8 per cent. The Trump administration has signaled tha…

Facebook and iron ore drop take effect: Aus shares 0.6% lower at noon

20 Mar 2018 - Market at Midday: From the outset we had negative leads to follow as Wall Street closed lower when Facebook lost 6.8 per cent. Iron ore price drops and BHP and Rio Ti…

Wall Street slides: Aus shares to open lower

14 Mar 2018 - Following mixed leads from US markets, the Australian share market looks set to open lower. US stocks fell yesterday fueled by falls in tech and financial shares. Gen…

Volatile day on Wall St: Aus shares close 1 per cent lower

7 Mar 2018 - The Australian share market closed lower today following a volatile day on Wall Street with their major benchmarks alternating between gains and losses. The news of th…

Sectors rise: Aus shares close 1.13% higher

06 Mar 2018 - It’s been a positive day of trade for the Australian share market, with all sectors rising and telcos seeing the biggest rally followed by energy and utilities. Real …

Solid start to week: Aus shares close 0.7% higher

26 Feb 2018 - Good start to the trading week with the ASX heading back towards one year and 10-years. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.7 per cent or 42 points higher at 6,042. Financ…

Lithium miners lead claw back: Aus shares 1.1% higher at noon

07 Feb 2018 - Market at Midday Report: The S&P/ASX 200 index is 1.1 per cent or 63 points higher at 5,897 points, recouping some of yesterday’s 3.2 per cent fall, which took the ma…

Westpac launches Capital Notes 5 offer

05 Feb 2018 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) announces the launch of its Capital Notes 5, which is intending to raise approximately $750 million.

Heading into Earnings Season

24 Jan 2018 - Fund Manager, Chris Pedersen discusses heading into earnings season, a few companies to consider in your portfolio such as Orica, Treasury Wine Estates, Rio Tinto, We…

Oil surges on Iran tension: Aus shares close 0.11% higher

04 Jan 2018 - WAM Capital Limited (ASX:WAM) withdraws its proposed takeover bid for Molopo Energy Limited (ASX:MPO) as a result of a ‘no material transactions’ condition being trig…

Westpac subsidiary Hastings sells international businesses

21 Dec 2017 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) announces its infrastructure investment subsidiary, Hastings Management, will sell its international businesses in the UK and US…

Aussie dollar rises: Aus shares close 0.17% lower

14 Dec 2017 - Despite rallying at the open, the local bourse closed just below the line today. Aussie dollar continues to climb, which was supported by positive ABS employment news…

Market in 6000 territory: Aus shares close 0.25% higher

12 Dec 2017 - Market in 6000 territory: Aus shares close 0.25% higher. REITS star sector, Utilities down. Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) drops 5.23% on negative press around franchise…

Cat and mouse with 6,000: ASX200 closes 5 points lower

29 Nov 2017 - Market Wrap: Over half of the market saw gains today but sour afternoon sentiment saw a few more entering negative territory. Advertising rivals Oohmedia (ASX:OML) ga…

Flat finish for Friday: ASX200 25 points higher over week

24 Nov 2017 - Market Wrap: QBE (ASX:QBE) lost 1.1 per cent, while Westpac (ASX:WBC) fell the least, compared to the big banks. Virgin Australia (ASX:VAH) lost 5.6 per cent after th…

Financials drag: Aus shares close 0.13% lower

13 Nov 2017 - Market Wrap: Sluggish start to the week with Westpac and ANZ going ex-div and IRESS being sold off. Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) issued a notice of termination to Tran…

Trading ideas in oil and gas sector

08 Nov 2017 - Stock Watch: Fund Manager, Chris Pedersen gives gives trading tips on buying iron ore stocks and which big four bank is a hot buy.