Today
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why it’s time for ETF investors to stop tracking the ASX 200
Fundamentals still count. Shares can rise and fall quickly on a piece of news, and it’s not passive funds that are driving that price action.
- Arian Neiron
Yesterday
US equities drop as selling pressure persists
The S&P 500 posted its worst week since April as investors continue to shift from this year’s winners to its laggards.
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- Timothy Moore
This Month
Chaos across Melbourne as hospitals, airport, supermarkets hit
Shares retreat below 8000 points. APRA relents on Westpac. Lifestyle Communities pulls guidance. Netflix’s profit surges. ECB holds rates. Copper, gold, oil fall. Follow here.
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- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Joanne Tran and Joshua Peach
Will Vicars and Caledonia are still deep in the red
Financial year results from the fund manager show a 6.3 per cent gain in the month to June 30. Elsewhere, it’s a sea of woe.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Nvidia crash shows dark side of the Trump trade
Donald Trump’s comments on Taiwan added to a global sell-off in computer chipmakers. The episode has three big lessons for investors.
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- James Thomson
Tech sector plunges; traders lift bets on interest rate increase
Jobless rate edges higher in line with expectations, job gains beat forecasts. Domino’s cuts guidance. Telix lifts sales forecasts. Nasdaq posts worst day since 2022. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
Geopolitics tops inflation as key market risk: global fund managers
The “perception” of geopolitical risk is a net 88 per cent above normal, and at its highest since November 2022, according to a Bank of America metric.
- Timothy Moore
Investors size up ASX small caps as Wall Street pops
With the US central bank looking like it will begin cutting rates, smaller stocks there have been on a tear. The same could happen in local equities.
- Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach
Why Ark’s Cathie Wood is betting big on Tesla
The fund manager is banking on Elon Musk’s move into robotaxi’s will be a catalyst for a roughly 10-fold increase in Tesla’s share price
- Bei Hu
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Brokers sense interest as Australia’s favourite meme stock returns
The list of names dumped from the ASX 200 alongside Zip shows how rare a comeback is. But while its business is firing, not everything has changed.
- Anthony Macdonald
Top 10 super funds revealed for FY24
A small mining industry fund delivered the highest returns for the second year in a row, with two retail super giants joining it in first place.
- Hannah Wootton
ASX resets record as property, tech rally; gold stocks climb
Shares extend advance above 8000 points; BHP breaks iron ore export record, promises copper lift; Cettire flags revenue, customers ahead of FY24 report; gold climbs to record; New Zealand Q2 inflation slows, keeps rate cuts on the table. Follow updates here.
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
These cheap mining stocks still offer opportunity for investors
A drop in mining business valuations has opened a window of opportunity for investors looking to lock in cheap prices and potentially big dividends.
- Tom Richardson
Super giant is ‘comfortable’ being among the worst funds for FY24
Industry super fund Hostplus’ annual return for its default product was among the lowest in the sector, but CIO Sam Sicilia says its long-term plan is solid.
- Hannah Wootton
Investors to pull money from banks as property, miners rebound
Equity strategists are expecting the ASX 200 to stay around 8000 points until the end of the year. But it won’t be the banks leading the year-end rally.
- Joanne Tran
The only analyst still backing CBA says the huge price is worth it
Shares in the country’s largest bank have rallied 30 per cent in 12 months, with fund managers and every broker – except CLSA – saying it is too expensive.
- Lucas Baird
ASX slips back below 8000 as BHP, Rio Tinto weigh; DroneShield sinks
Australian shares end lower. The Dow closes at a record high. Bitcoin bounces. Rio Tinto’s iron ore production slips. Follow updates here.
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones and Joanne Tran
ASX tops 8000 as rates rally sweeps global markets
Shares hit never-before-seen heights on Monday, but strategists are warning that the issues facing the Australian economy are far from over.
- Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
Bankers target M&A financing as ASX hits record
Investment banks are hopeful a buoyant sharemarket will encourage ASX-listed companies to tap equity capital markets for growth.
- Aaron Weinman
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why this strategist thinks the ASX at 8000 is a warning sign
Barrenjoey’s chief macro strategist won’t spend much time celebrating the latest milestone. He says the index’s fair value is about 7300.
- James Thomson
