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ASX’s market volatility stabilised with record setting dividends

Investors in Australian-list companies will receive a wave of cash into their bank accounts over the following months. This will provide some much needed stability for the Australian Stock Exchange as investors celebrate the richest recorded interim reporting session in corporate history. February’s earnings season had a record $36.3 billion i...

March 21, 2022
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IGO’s big buyout delayed by nickel’s current volatile prices

IGO is a Nickel, Gold and Copper-Zinc silver mining, development and exploration company. They are based in Western Australia and control an array of mining companies. The London Metals Exchange (LME) halted nickel trading on March 8th after an unprecedented price spike. This has forced IGO to delay their $1.09 billion buyout of Western Areas. T...

March 21, 2022
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Indices finish the week on a high as the technology sector builds momentum

Global indices ended the week on a high as the US indices all recovered some of their recent sell offs. The Nasdaq was the strongest performer rising 2.05% to close the week. For the week, the index was able to recover some of its recent selling, finishing up 8.18%. It was also the Technology sector's best week since November 2020. However, it i...

March 21, 2022
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How the Russia/Ukraine conflict is affecting global IPOs

All prices in this article will be in USD unless otherwise stated. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the prospect of central banks tightening policies has led to IPO hopefuls, from around the world, withdrawing their floats. According to Dealogic, a record 25 IPOs have been withdrawn in the US. These companies had a potential value ...

March 18, 2022
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Markets continue to consolidate after the Federal Reserve increased interest rates

US markets continued their gains overnight as the market continued to rally on the back of the prior day’s Federal Reserve news. The Nasdaq finished up 1.33%. The Dow Jones Index closed 1.23% higher and the S&P 500 ended the session 1.23% higher as well. In Europe, the FTSE performed well finishing up and 1.28%, and the DAX closed at 0.36% lo...

March 18, 2022
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How has Natural Gas been affected by Sanctions?

Natural gas like many other energy sectors, is not bulletproof when it comes down to volatility. It’s not hard to imagine that any destabilization of large producers or consumers within the industry would have a direct impact in its spot price, as investors are spooked of the possibility of supply chains suffering from strains in Geopolitical...

March 18, 2022
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Inflation fears leads to a Bearish equity market

Equity investors have gone through another rocky week. A week highlighted by the first post-pandemic interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, the on-going Russia and Ukraine conflict and the surging fuel prices that could potentially derail the global economic recovery. Australian equity futures increased 0.3% on Monday, despite the aforeme...

March 17, 2022
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US indices have a bumper session on the back of positive direction given from the Federal Reserve

US indices had a bumper day of trading as the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 25 basis points. The Reserve is also expected to raise rates to between 1.75% and 2.00% by the end of the year, with 7 increases expected till the end of 2022. The Federal Reserve made it clear that they are doing their utmost to fight inflation. Jerome Powell...

March 17, 2022
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Tech Sector sell-off continues in anticipation of interest rate hikes.

The Dow Jones closed flat after another volatile day. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 finished 2.04% and 0.74% lower respectively, as tech continued its sell-off and the Nasdaq confirmed its Bear market. The European markets performed a little better as optimism that the worst of Ukraine and Russian conflict may have passed. The FTSE moved up 0.5...

March 15, 2022
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Myer announces first dividend payout since 2017

Myer is an Australian mid-range to upscale department store chain. It trades in all Australian states. Myer retails a broad range of products from clothing and cosmetics to homewares and electronics. Myer has recently released their half-year results. In the first five weeks of 2022 they have posted a 15.2% increase in sales. Online sales have a...

March 11, 2022
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Russia and Ukraine peace talks end without ceasefire & Bitcoin drops below 40,000 USD

Global indices finished relatively flat compared to recent day's price action on the back of failed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and the ECB decision to speed up the ceasing of stimulus support. All eyes were on the USA and their CPI figures which came in as expected with a rise of 0.8% for February and the 12-month figure increased by...

March 11, 2022
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Oracle latest financial results announced

Oracle Corporation reported its fiscal 2022 third quarter financial results after the closing bell on Wall Street today. The US software and hardware manufacturer reported revenue of $10.513 billion vs. $10.506 billion expected. Earnings per share at $1.13 per share, falling short of analyst estimate of $1.18 per share. The company also an...

March 11, 2022
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JD.com Q4 numbers are in

JD.com Inc. (JD) announced its fourth-quarter earnings numbers on Thursday. The Chinese e-commerce company reported revenue of $43.422 billion (up by 23% year-over-year), slightly above Wall Street analysts forecast of $43.186 billion. Earnings per share reported at $0.35 per share vs. $0.28 per share expected. ''We are pleased to finish t...

March 11, 2022
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Iron ore skyrockets to six-month high as China eases Covid-19 restrictions

Iron ore prices have continued to rally to a six-month high this week, due in part to reports of potential easing of China’s strict COVID-19 policy and their signs of improved steel demand. The Singapore Exchange has the iron ore futures price reaching $165 USD a tonne on Tuesday, this is the highest level since July 2021. The price inc...

March 10, 2022
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Potential for Ukraine and Russian Negotiations drives a market rebound

The global markets had a strong night of trading on the back of renewed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Equity indices were up, whilst commodities took a breather from their recent highs. Reports coming out of Europe indicated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has cooled off on the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO and is open to d...

March 10, 2022
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