Retail Sales Finally Feeling the Rate Rise Pinch
Retail sales were again flat to weak in February, continuing the lacklustre growth first seen last September as the rapid rises in interest rates started biting at consumer spending.
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Takeover Talk: ORG, UMG
The recent travails we’ve seen in global markets and the finance sector in particular haven’t scared off potential bidders for two local companies: Origin Energy and distiller United Malt.
Read MoreAlbemarle Comes Roaring into Liontown
Albemarle has turned the frowns in the struggling local lithium space upside down with news of a series of approaches to Liontown Resources, including a recent one at $2.50 per share.
Read MoreTesting Infrastructure’s Resilience Amid Heightened Uncertainties
Nick Langley from ClearBridge Investments explains why, in both short- and long-term scenarios, the effect of changes of macro variables on infrastructure returns is usually positive.
Read MoreChalice Keen to Buddy Up on Expanded Gonneville Site
Chalice Mining has put a for sale sign on a big chunk of its growing Gonneville green metals prospect in WA after boosting the size of the already world scale project by 60%.
Read MoreGains from Energy and Materials boost ASX: Aus shares close 1% higher
Peter Milios from Finance News Network with a round-up of the highlights from today’s ASX trading session.
Read MoreASX up 1.1% as retail sales from February released
Peter Milios from Finance News Network with all the news from today’s morning trading session on the ASX.
Read MoreStocks of the Hour: LTR, UMG, CHN
Abbey Phillipps from Finance News Network breaks down some stocks making noise in today’s ASX trading session.
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Banking Sector Taking Steps in the Right Direction
JH’s John Jordan explains why the recent banking sector upheaval in Europe and the U.S. is likely to result in a market where the stronger, better capitalised banks get even stronger.
Read MoreTrading Tidbits: IVC, ALD
Some news on Monday from funerals group InvoCare, which has knocked back the recent bid by TPG Global, and Ampol, the recipient of some bad tidings from its Lytton refinery.
Read MoreHacked Fintech Not Left with Much Latitude
Latitude Financial’s hacking attack is now one of the worst ever reported in this country and you’d be right in wondering if it could mean the end of the company in its present form.
Read MoreDoes Quality Growth Investing Still Deliver?
Pengana Capital’s Tim Richardson believes that Australian investors can now gain exposure to high-growth trends via top-quality global businesses at attractive price levels.
Read MorePremier Shares the Spoils with Monster Payout
Premier Investments has rewarded shareholders with a special interim dividend, taking its total 1H23 payout to 70 cents per share after posting record sales and earnings.
Read MoreBOQ Decides to Go Allaway with Interim CEO
Bank of Queensland has announced that ex-Chair Patrick Allaway will take over the role in a full-time capacity until 2024 after an unsuccessful external search for a suitable candidate.
Read MoreASX closes flat despite rise in US futures
Peter Milios from Finance News Network with a round-up of the highlights from today’s ASX trading session.
Read MoreEnergy only sector lagging: ASX up 0.27% at noon
Peter Milios from Finance News Network with all the news from today’s morning trading session on the ASX.
Read MoreStocks of the Hour: IPD, ALO, GBR
Abbey Phillipps from Finance News Network breaks down some stocks making noise in today’s ASX trading session.
Read MoreAi-Media Technologies (ASX:AIM) – Webinar Presentation
Tony Abrahams – Co-Founder, Director and CEO – Ai-Media is a vertically integrated media technology company servicing captioning, transcription and translation needs.
Read MoreMagontec (ASX:MGL) – Webinar Presentation
Nicholas Andrews – Executive Chairman – Magontec is a specialist recycler servicing its primary magnesium alloy customers.
Read MorePo Valley Energy (ASX:PVE) – Webinar Presentation
Kevin Bailey – Chairman – Po Valley Energy is an emerging oil and gas exploration and development company with an expanding portfolio of hydrocarbon assets in northern Italy.
Read MoreSilk Logistics Holdings (ASX:SLH) – Webinar Presentation
Brendan Boyd – Managing Director & CEO – Silk Logistics provides integrated logistics services to major clients in various industries, with a focus on customer satisfaction, safety, innovation, respect, integrity and passion.
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Monday Market Minutes: The Peter Principle
Wall Street shrugged off more worries about European banks and finished a volatile week on an up note – but will that translate into gains when trading in Asia resumes later today?
Read MoreCommodities Corner: A Two-Horse Race
No matter which way you look at commodity markets at the moment, gold and oil continue to dominate sentiment – with gold in particular benefitting of late from the turmoil elsewhere.
Read MoreHorror Week Sees Iron Ore Slump 10%
The iron ore selloff accelerated in Friday trading on the Singapore Exchange, taking the price loss for the week to around 10% to record its lowest closing level since January 10.
Read MoreDiary: Emotional Tails Wagging Rational Dogs
A quieter week looms both locally and globally, as the end of March on Friday lowers the curtain on a quarterly period that most investors will be glad to see in their rearview mirror.
Read MoreThe Week that Was: March 20-24, 2023
We understand you are busy and may not have been left with enough time to keep up with the quality content we’ve been bringing you throughout the week. So here it is in one handy location. You’re welcome.
Read MoreFive Charts on Investing to Keep in Mind in Rough Times Like Now
Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses five charts focusing on critical aspects of investing that are insightful in times of market stress.
Read MoreCopper Bandwagon Off and Running Again
The copper cheer squad is on the march again, judging by comments at this week’s conference and analyst reports – with sources from Goldmans to Glencore talking up its prospects.
Read MoreWhy Quality Matters?
Quality is a frequently used term in investing, but from Magellan’s experience definition really does matter. Why? Because – as PM Elisa Di Marco explains – not all company fundamentals are the same.
Read MoreUS Debt Showdown a Game of Chicken that Could Destabilise Markets
Investment Specialist Michael Collins takes a look at the parlous state of the US debt ceiling, a game of political chicken in which the cost of retreating would be high for both parties.
Read MoreRenewables Sector Eagerly Awaits IRA Breakdown
Next week sees the release of what will be the key drivers of the future for the world’s growing renewables sector, with special focus on details of the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Read MoreChinese NEV Industry Hits a Nasty Patch of Black Ice
Large and small players in China’s New Energy Vehicle industry – from raw materials to batteries and now distribution – have hit tough times, with a slide in sales growth and broad-based price-cutting.
Read MoreGains from Materials and Utilities not enough to lift the ASX
Peter Milios from Finance News Network with a round-up of the highlights from today’s ASX trading session.
Read MoreFinancials drag ASX down 0.44% at noon
Peter Milios from Finance News Network with all the news from today’s morning trading session on the ASX.
Read MoreStocks of the Hour: SIH, LNR, AUC
Abbey Phillipps from Finance News Network breaks down some stocks making noise in today’s ASX trading session.
Read MoreGold Cracks $US2k on Safe-Haven Buying
Gold has elbowed its way above $US2,000 an ounce for the first time since August 2020 as investors oddly sought safe haven protection in the wake of the Fed’s latest interest rate rise.
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