Investment
Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Getting clear on senior secured loans, without the myths
The contemporary notion of senior secured loans needs to be updated to reflect some of the inherent characteristics that make it one of the fastest growing...
Why breaking your advice business could be the best thing for it
The solutions to practice inefficiency might be completely foreign, but the challenges of service delivery have a habit of changing, so the methods employed to...
Iron-ore prices push higher, bolstering Australian miners
The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose by 0.5 per cent, driven by the increase in iron ore price. This surge propelled Rio Tinto up by 1.7 per cent, while Fortescue...
Rate cuts by mid-year as 'little victories' chart the path to disinflation: Invesco
The tailwinds for disinflation are starting to coalesce across the globe, which should give some central banks the 'anchoring' required to start dropping rates...
AI boom supports ASX, Block Payments profit jumps, Next DC hits all-time high
The Australian sharemarket posted a positive finish to the week, gaining 0.4 per cent, but with the S&P/ASX200 still managing to lose 0.2 per cent across...
ASX weakness on earnings, Woolies CEO to step down, CSR in European takeover bid
Both Australian benchmarks fell 0.7 per cent on Wednesday, as weakness in the consumer staples sector, which fell 4.3 per cent, offset gains in technology,...
ASX retreats amid CSL outlook gloom and US inflation data jitters
The ASX extended its decline today, succumbing to a second consecutive session of losses. Investor sentiment was dampened by a weaker-than-anticipated outlook...
Market (ASX:XJO) falls on RBA call, technology sinks, retailers surge despite sales hit
Both Australian benchmarks fell on Tuesday for the second straight day, with the S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) down 0.6 per cent with the energy sector, up 0.4 per...
7-Up for Aussie market
The Australian sharemarket climbed for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday, its longest winning streak since June, led by sharp gains across growth...
Expect volatility bumps in the 'last mile' of disinflation road
It’s a narrow path to a 'Goldilocks' economic outcome with steep drops on either side. Any easing of inflation is likely to come with real market disruption,...
Oil and gas lifts local market on Monday
Energy stocks carried the Australian sharemarket on their back on Monday, enabling a sixth consecutive rising, as escalating tensions in the Middle East fed...