China’s economy shows signs of life
China’s economy showed a few more signs of life in April, with imports jumping more than forecast and exports back in the black for the first time in three months.
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Gas as a pillar of Australia’s future
The Albanese government is set to defy global trends with the release of a comprehensive plan today, backing the continued extraction and use of gas beyond 2050.
Read MoreToyota records record net profit
Tesla might be the world’s most valuable carmaker by market value, but Japan’s Toyota Motor has confirmed its giant status when it comes to sales, revenues, and earnings, completely outclassing Elon Musk’s tattered company.
Read MoreAnalysis of NAB, Westpac, Lyft
Fund Manager Chris Pedersen discusses National Australia Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation and Lyft.
Read MoreChina’s retreat from gold
Even China can't stomach spending too much money buying gold at record levels – something the players in the gold market forgot when they reported this week that the country's central bank made another purchase in April.
Read MoreTesla’s Chinese challenges
Tesla's sales problems in China are not going away, and it continues to lose ground against its big Chinese rival, BYD, which is now outselling Elon Musk’s company in the core product: pure battery-powered vehicles.
Read MoreAnalysis of big banks’ half-year results
Despite some slightly hysterical claims about the big banks being 'casualties', their half-year results confirm they are a long way from being wounded by the sluggish economy, high inflation, and tightening margins.
Read MoreRBA holds at 4.35%, retains neutral bias, suggests little tolerance for upside inflation surprise
Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses the cash rate.
Read MoreRBA leaves cash rate at 4.35%
The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% at its latest meeting but revealed increasing worries about the health of the wider economy beyond still too-high inflation.
Read MoreHigher incentive prices needed ahead of supercycle
Euroz Hartleys senior analyst Michael Scantlebury says “sensationalist” headlines about the end of mining are grossly exaggerated.
Read MoreElon pleads for Warren Buffett to buy Tesla shares
How desperate is Tesla's Elon Musk? Quite a lot, judging by his almost plea-like call for Warren Buffett to buy Tesla shares after Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday.
Read MoreSeasonal patterns in shares – should we “sell in May and go away”?
Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses seasonal patterns in shares.
Read MoreStocks of the Hour: TechGen Metals, SC Electrical Engineering, Mandrake Resources
A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring TechGen Metals (ASX:TG1), Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (ASX:SXE) and Mandrake Resources (ASX:MAN).
Read MoreUS payrolls and wages, US stagflation?, RBA to hold, Aus consumer remains weak, Aus budget
Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses
Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses developments in investment markets over the past week, economic activity trackers, major global economic events and Australian economic events.
Read MoreUS copper futures climb nearly 2%
US copper futures shook off a couple of weak days on Friday to climb nearly 2%, settling at $US4.5680 a pound ahead of the important elections in Panama on Sunday (yesterday).
Read MoreAmerican investors cautious amid slowing economy
Now, American investors have hopped back on the rate-loom bandwagon, but they could be on it for the wrong reasons after the April jobs data on Friday and a couple of other data releases during the week that suggest the economy might be in the process of cooling a bit more quickly than understood.
Read MoreBuffet sells Apple shares
Just as Apple’s first-quarter performance had won back skeptical investors, Warren Buffett's surprise $US 20 billion sale of Apple shares will send shockwaves through share markets starting today.
Read MoreAnother negative week for the US oil industry
Another negative week for the US oil and gas industry, with oil rig numbers now tumbling below their level at the close of 2023.
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Berkshire Hathaway’s March earnings
Berkshire Hathaway’s March quarter earnings were overshadowed at the weekend by news of a big sale of Apple shares and a possible significant investment in Canada.
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Winston’s Weekly: The US Fed, Inflation and A-REIT value stocks.
Winston Sammut, the Director Property of Euree Asset Management, gives his weekly take on the REITs sector.
Read MoreInsights on global copper trends and challenges
The International Copper Study Group (ICSG), headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, has updated its projections on the global balance of refined copper production and consumption, shedding light on critical trends and challenges shaping the industry's landscape.
Read MoreThe worlds biggest maker of EVs reports slowdown
BYD, the world’s biggest maker of electrified vehicles, didn’t escape the fallout from China’s EV price wars in the first quarter of 2024.
Read MoreApple’s earnings better than anticipated
You know Apple’s board and management understand the trouble the company is in with investors. Why else would it, after a better-than-expected set of figures for the March quarter, boost dividends and announce a record buyback?
Read MoreMining, Metals and the Circular Economy Conference
"Mining, Metals and the Circular Economy" will take place alongside the International Mining and Resources Conference on 29 & 30 October at the ICC Sydney, bringing together experts and thought leaders in the mining sector for a dynamic exchange of ideas and best practices.
Read MoreBuilding approvals rise in March
Building approvals rose in March, but the trade account saw a larger-than-forecast fall in the size of the goods surplus for the month.
Read MoreAnalysis of TechnologyOne and Smart Parking
Fund Manager Chris Pedersen discusses TechnologyOne, Smart Parking and whether inflation is going back up.
Read MoreHome prices rose 0.6% in Apr – supply shortfall continues to outweigh negative impact of high rates
Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses home prices.
Read MoreAlbermarle gets hits by lithium price fall
Albemarle, the world's largest lithium producer, joined rivals in Australia and other countries in being heavily affected by the downturn in world prices for the key battery material.
Read MoreUS Fed rules out rate hikes
The US Federal Reserve sent a couple of signals to investors with its decision to leave rates steady at its latest meeting this week. The central bank and Chair, Jay Powell, ruled out – for the time being at least – a rate cut and a rate rise – which some excitable economists and analysts had been starting to push (the same here in Australia).
Read MoreBarrick Gold tops earnings estimates for the quarter
Canadian miner Barrick Gold topped earnings estimates for the March quarter, bolstered by a rally in bullion prices during the period.
Read MoreChallenges mount for New Zealand’s National Party-led government
No easy gains are left across the Tasman for the newish conservative National Party-led government, with a sharp rise in unemployment, an unwanted pay rise offered, and a surprise opinion poll showing a swing back to the Labour Party, seven months after it lost office.
Read MoreWill European Central Bank be first major central to cut rates?
The chances rose Tuesday that the European Central Bank will be the first major central bank to cut interest rates, as early as June. This comes after euro area inflation remained unchanged in April at 2.4% (according to the first estimate), and the area returned to economic growth in the three months to March.
Read MoreAmazon results much better than expected
Business media got all excited about the quarterly results from Amazon, which were much better than expected. However, the outlook was weaker than expected for another quarter.
Read MoreApril market recap
For markets, April was like a famous quote from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities – "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" – starting with promise, running up, and then taking a crunching in the final days of the month.
Read MoreHSBC reports significant updates
A newsy Tuesday for the global banking giant HSBC Holdings: it lost a CEO, who is retiring; revealed a dip in earnings for the three months to March 31; announced another $US3 billion in buybacks for the year; and a small rise in its first dividend for 2024.
Read MoreAustralian retail sales falls 0.4% in March
Australian retail sales growth vanished when Taylor Swift flew out of Australia at the end of her seven-concert, two-week tour in February. March data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday showed retail turnover fell 0.4% in March after a 0.2% rise in February and a 1% jump in January (which followed a slide the previous December, despite it being Christmas).
Read MoreChina’s economy expands in April
As suspected by foreign economists, activity across the Chinese economy expanded in April, though at a slower rate than seen in March's rebound.
Read MoreOrigin Energy’s stake in Octopus Energy
Origin Energy’s (ASX:ORG) best investment isn’t in Australia – it's the 23% stake in Britain's Octopus Energy, which is going from strength to strength. In fact, Octopus has just become Britain's largest domestic electricity supplier by customer numbers, after the company added 1.3 million accounts following its takeover of Shell Energy late last year. The performance was a standout bright spot for Origin in its March quarterly report out Tuesday.
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