Yesterday
ASX gains as miners power higher; TPG slips on $5.25b fibre deal
Shares edge towards record close. Hopes for ‘bazooka’ China stimulus fade. Lendlease taps former Bunnings boss as new chairman. Follow here for more.
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This Month
Brokers stick with stimulus bets after meltdown
Investors have delivered a cool assessment of whether China’s stimulus lives up to the hype, but brokers are refusing to give up on the easy money dream.
Rio buys Arcadium for $9.9b; China finance ministry to meet Saturday
Shares edge up but commodity stocks weigh; Rio Tinto inks Arcadium buy; Oil falls sharply; RBNZ slashes its key rate to 4.75 per cent. Follow updates here.
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Miners drag ASX down as China stimulus underwhelms
Shares drop as BHP, iron ore decline; China fails to deliver anticipated raft of stimulus; Wall Street lowers on pared back Fed rate cut bets. Follow updates here.
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RBA ‘inconsistencies’ detract from Bullock’s winning year
The RBA came uncomfortably close to repeating its mistake of making promises about the cash rate it cannot keep, some economists argue.
September
Missed out on Nvidia and Ozempic? This fundie says it’s never too late
Northcape Capital’s Fleur Wright may have missed out in the early AI and GLP-1 investor frenzy, but she made other good calls that were perfectly timed.
ASX rallies as China pledges more stimulus; Regal rises
Shares advance; Platinum board says Regal bid ‘undervalues’ the listed global equities fund manager; ACCC allows Lendlease projects sale to Stockland and Supalai; Soul Patts profit slides. Follow updates here.
ASX ends lower as rotation churns; Rightmove rejects third REA bid
Inflation falls within RBA’s target for first time in 3 years. Investors shift money from banks to miners. Lew sidelines demerger plans. Aussie dollar hits 18-month high. Follow updates here.
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ASX dips as banks and supermarkets sink; BHP rallies
Shares fall; Iron ore spikes on China rate cut; Light & Wonder dives after losing in Nevada; Cettire releases audited results. Follow updates here.
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Coles, Woolies drag ASX lower ahead of RBA
ASX snaps winning streak. ACCC sues supermarket giants for misleading discounts; CBA, iron ore giants fall; Austal nabs US Navy deal; REA makes third bid for Britain’s Rightmove. Follow updates here.
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Here are some small caps that are ripe for a rally
LSN Capital’s Nick Sladen has made some good stock pics over the last few years including Zip, which has soared 300 per cent in 2024.
ASX hits record above 8200 as Fed cuts; Morgan Stanley says buy BHP
ASX shrugs off poor pre-market trading to chart new high before paring gains. Jobless rate holds steady at 4.2 per cent. Iron ore rebounds. Follow for more.
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ASX tops 8150; Xero climbs on Syft acquisition
Australian shares reset record. UBS cuts oil forecast. Platinum soars on Regal bid. Microsoft unveils $88.9b buyback. Follow updates here.
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ASX closes at all-time high, BHP, Rio ease
Shares rise; Austal wins $671m contract; Auckland Airport in $1.3b equity raise; Beyond Bank-P&N merger canned; Canada’s court to decide on Paladin-Fission buy. Follow updates here.
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Here’s a stock that’s doubled in value and has further to run
Tura Capital’s Oliver Attwater says there are huge returns to be made in global small and mid-cap stocks – if you know where to look. Like in appliances and commercial kitchens.
ASX dips as banks fall, lithium miners rally, MinRes soars
Banks and oil stocks send the ASX into the red. Tech paces gains in New York. ASX gets new chairman. Follow for more
ASX falls as banks weigh; Cettire shares up 14pc
Investors pile into Cettire, iron ore hits lowest since November 2022. Charter Hall and Host Plus lob bid for Hotel Property Investments. Guzman y Gomez makes it onto ASX 200. Follow here for more.
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ASX set for heavy sell-off after poor jobs figures hit Wall Street
The worse than expected economic news led the US sharemarket to its worst week since at least March 2023. ASX futures point to a 1.3 per cent fall on Monday.
August
Wesfarmers, Cettire drive ASX lower
Shares fall; Nvidia’s forecast disappoints; Sandfire ups revenue; higher profit for Wesfarmers; Atlas Arteria & Qantas profit drop; Southern Cross skips dividend. Follow updates here.
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ASX flat; Tabcorp plunges 15pc; Woolworths rallies
Shares finish flat; $A rises as July CPI cools; Tabcorp dumps turnaround strategy; Woolworths flags special dividend; Kelsian bounces after sell-off. Follow updates here.
