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Another positive session for the ASX today with the market edging higher and is now ~400pts/6% up from the recent lows. AGM season is well underway and some hits and...

The August reporting season saw some strong results. Sales were solid, higher input costs were passed on by most companies, balance sheets were in good health and...

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A very solid session for Australian stocks with a buoyant open built on throughout the day as Asian markets + US Futures rallied on growing optimism towards the...

“He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much” (Luke 16:10, NKJV). The ASX rallied...

A mainstay of the Australian economy, the commodities sector soared in the first half of 2022. But the ASX 200 Materials index has since pulled back, currently down...

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The market gave back ~95% of Friday’s gains today however it didn’t feel like an overly bearish session with some green tickers emerging throughout the session,...

Off the back of the August reporting season, Macquarie has found that 28% of the S&P/ASX 300 are loss-making businesses. But you shouldn't necessarily avoid all of...

The American John Reed wrote the authoritative account of the 1917 Russian October revolution, ‘Ten Days That Shook the World’. Late last year, global central bank...

Saying it has been an exceptional few years for alternatives sounds like a no-brainer. After all, most asset classes have boomed in recent years only to be hit hard...

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Remember in early 2021 when investment experts were talking about a "Goldilocks" scenario for markets - that is, when global economies were going from strength to...

Friday delivered a very different story to most of 2021/22 with stocks rallying aggressively following a stronger-than-expected US inflation print. The risk on theme...

The old adage that "past performance is not an indicator of future returns" is possibly more relevant in today's market than ever before.  When the market is driven...

A choppy session for the ASX today with weakness bought early pushing the index up ~30pts at its best before we gave up those gains and some by the close – not...

Warren Buffett once said that "diversification is protection against ignorance". And in a market where timing is more critical (and more challenging) than ever, many...

“Having badly misjudged the strength of inflation over the past year, central banks are now anxious to convey the message that they are determined not to repeat the...

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In this post we thought it was timely to re-visit our very popular episode we recorded back in May of this year with Peter Cooper, the founder of Cooper Investors...

The ASX tried to rally today and was looking okay before a large seller pushed the index down 25pts in the match as the intra-day chart shows below. US CPI remains...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

The ASX gave up some early strength to close lower today with most action taking place in bond & currency markets which proved the key influence on stocks, the...

Nearly eight months ago, the world watched in horror as Russian forces invaded Ukraine. We gravely overestimated Putin’s interest in diplomatic relations (or...