Russian Default Very Much on the Cards
While an 0.25% rate rise by the US Fed is almost a foregone conclusion, there’s a decent chance that by the time you are reading this Russia will officially be in default on its debts.
Read MoreWhile an 0.25% rate rise by the US Fed is almost a foregone conclusion, there’s a decent chance that by the time you are reading this Russia will officially be in default on its debts.
Read MoreThe disruption bubble is unravelling and market leadership is changing. Platinum’s Clay Smolinski looks at where the next big investment opportunities may lie.
Read MoreOutdoors retailer Kathmandu has completed a rebranding to ‘KMD Brands’, of which it has a few, not to mention a new CEO looking to put his stamp on his new company.
Read MoreShares in Suncorp did an about-face during trading yesterday after it provided an update on the cost of this summer’s natural disasters, especially the floods along the East Coast.
Read MoreThe latest Bank of America survey shows that major investors around the world are more concerned about the outlook for global growth than at any time since the GFC in 2008.
Read MoreGeopolitical turmoil and demand from China are tailwinds for Australian resource companies, pushing commodity prices higher. VanEck’s Cameron McCormack with more.
Read MoreSam Ruiz from T. Rowe Price gives his thoughts on the 3 key themes having an impact on markets at the moment: Inflation, Interest Rates and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Read MoreWT Financial Group Founder and CEO Keith Cullen explains what the recent the acquisition of its industry peer Synchron Business Services means for the company going forward.
Read MoreAs Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, ETF Securities looks as what might happen in commodities markets such as palladium and platinum, where Russia is a crucial player.
Read MoreCorporate action afoot for a couple of industrial companies, with telco Uniti the subject of a takeover at $4.50 per share and healthcare provider Healius announcing a $A100m buyback.
Read MorePlenty of news from around the gold space today, as Westgold Resources and Pantoro both raise some funds for work at their WA projects and De Grey Mining gets some positive results.
Read MoreEnormous pressure on global commodity markets with traders big and small watching what will be a huge test of faith as the LME restarts trading in the nickel contract tomorrow, London time.
Read MoreJust as we seemed to be passing peak inflation, Russia’s recent attack on Ukraine has resulted in another spike in commodity prices. Quay Global looks at this from a real estate perspective.
Read MoreAsian equity markets continued to tumble as investors chose to look beyond some OK economic numbers from China and focus on another worrying jump in the country’s Covid cases.
Read MoreFor the first time ever, the share price of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached $US500,000 on Monday as the stock continued to outperform the wider market.
Read MoreRio Tinto has revealed plans to buy out the minorities in Turquoise Hill, the company which controls a major stake in the troubled Mongolian copper gold mine, Oyu Tolgoi.
Read MoreChina’s surging Covid Omicron outbreak and growing lockdowns of big cities and factories saw commodity prices and markets in the region tumble Monday and Tuesday morning.
Read MoreGAM Investments’ Julian Howard examines the historical relationship between war and markets and the potential implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the global economy.
Read MoreMontaka believes the long-term winners in the AI sector are already known with a high degree of certainty but that the stock prices of these businesses are failing to adequately reflect this.
Read MoreElders has joined GrainCorp in upgrading its 2022 financial outlook because of good growing conditions that saw many of its customers avoid the impact of the recent floods on the East Coast.
Read MoreChina is moving closer to a massive shutdown as the government tries to control what might be the most widespread outbreak of the disease since the original Wuhan outbreak in early 2020.
Read MoreIGO says the surge in nickel prices and subsequent confusion after trading was stopped a week ago will not force his company to lift its offer price of $3.36 for rival miner Western Areas.
Read MoreStand by for an imminent flood of downgrades and other ratings changes linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the big three ratings agencies – S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch.
Read MoreAmpol’s plans to buy the NZ operations of Z Energy has moved closer with the sale of its Gull business for $A532 million in cash and debt.
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Read MoreIn a normal world, the US Fed’s two-day meeting and interest rate increase this week would dominate markets. But in this one, it will play second-fiddle to the Ukraine and commodity price moves.
Read MoreNo trading in nickel on the LME for at least part of this week should be good news for Nickel Mines after its shares lost 25% last week in the wake of the problems involving Tsingshan.
Read MoreLast week will be hard to top for the volatility and at times sheer fear that gripped markets around the world, but there’s every chance things will get worse before they start getting better.
Read MoreRio Tinto’s West African iron ore ambitions have come to a shuddering halt in Guinea, with a halt ordered to the work being done at the Simandou project in the country’s southeast.
Read MoreVolatility remains high across commodity markets with oil and metals leading the way, thanks to the continuing situation in Ukraine and growing sanctions against Russia and its key business figures.
Read MoreAfter years in the doldrums, exploration activity has stepped up in the most famous of all Australian mining areas, with some interesting discoveries revealed or hinted at. Broken Hill is back!
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Read MoreA weather-related shortfall of Brazilian high-grade exports meant that global iron ore prices were rising well before the Russian invasion of Ukraine cut off supplies to the world late last month.
Read MoreIn his Insights Column this week, AMP’s Dr Shane Oliver looks at what the 30%+ surge in global oil prices following the start of the war in Ukraine might mean for local and global markets.
Read MoreNo longer the terroriser of retailers it has been since 1997, Amazon has reached middle age and needs a good sprucing up to keep it in the megatech capital gains game.
Read MoreUS consumer price inflation hit a new four-decade high in February, locking in the first rate rise for years next week from the Federal Reserve with at least two more increases to come this year.
Read MoreDepartment store operator Myer will pay shareholders a dividend for the first time in five years despite the company’s profits falling by 25% through the first half of the financial year.
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