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The ASX 200 came off the boil today with the index now looking set for a more protracted pullback into the ~5750 region or ~4% lower. After a reasonable open...

Over the summer break I was listening to the classic Australian comedy “Wired World of Sports” by the Twelfth Man, aka Billy Birmingham. One of the sketches involves a...

With markets more unpredictable than ever, I reached out to Hugh Dive at Atlas Funds to get his view of the year ahead. In this exclusive written Q&A, he shares three...

The market rallied today, following on from yesterday’s 20 point grind higher to add another ~40 points today. Buying was seen across the board with banks, resources,...

Given the reputational damage suffered by the big four Australian banks throughout the Banking Royal Commission hearings, many bank customers and investors are looking...

The ASX edged higher with most of the gains coming late in the day, strong buying in the match with light volumes and options expiry playing around with prices - some...

Australian dollar gold price has recently broken out to all time highs, and the thesis on gold remains very much intact. It’s a very good time to be an Australian gold...

Another day where sellers dominated for much of the session, although it was choppy and early weakness was offset by better than expected jobs data out at 11am. That...

We witnessed an almost perfect “about face” last year from most of the market on interest rates with the start of 2018 all about rising interest rates / bond yields on...

A weaker session today across the board with Asian markets trading in the red for much of the day, Hong Kong down around ~1.3% the hardest hit in the region while US...

The hail storm that hit Sydney late last year made a lot of headlines, but has not changed our fundamental view that insurance is an attractive sector in the current...

Some selling crept into the market today from early morning highs, particularly in the stocks that have led the recent advance from the December lows. Afterpay...

Australian house prices are falling. Credit availability is tightening. US mortgage rates are rising. These and other factors have put building materials stocks under...

For the best part of two decades, Australian banks enjoyed a golden period of share market outperformance. The banking sector was able to deploy significant capital at...

Equity indices everywhere were in the red last year, yet the three most tipped stocks from the 2018 Livewire reader survey, Afterpay Touch, CSL and BHP, all finished...

A reasonable lead from the US overnight has helped Aussie stocks end higher, despite the BREXIT turmoil continuing. The local market briefly traded below par early in...

One of the most engaging parts of my role at Livewire is working with Australian fund managers to discuss their views and bring you great content. With over 400...

There are several areas of analysis that have stirred debate at JCP as we head into 2019, and each appears to carry a bit more bite than in standard years. These...

Forecast for shares income, including from the banks, remains solid. For the “glass half empty” thinkers, there is plenty of bad news to focus on in 2019 – the Trump...

In this wire, we share Bell Potter's most favoured stocks for 2019 with a brief description of each company. We also recap key market events, the current investing...