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In the AFR today I write that it is one of the worst bloodbaths “long duration” bond lovers have endured since the great crash of 1994, ramming home the interest rate...

The Commonwealth budget continues to improve amidst the largest sell-off in the government bond market since 1994 as Coolabah Capital Investments (CCI) has repeatedly...

Global markets have drifted this week, but the action in local markets remains very pronounced thanks to reporting season. This has delivered more hits than misses...

You only had to step outside and look at the empty skies to have realised Qantas wouldn't be blowing us away with a stellar half-yearly report. Qantas today...

High valuations in tech stocks, speculative behaviour in stocks and cryptocurrencies, and a rush of new investors to markets. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this...

Very few boast a resume as illustrious and enviable as wealth management heavyweight Chris Cuffe. The industry stalwart served as the founding chief executive of...

Online betting company Pointsbet Holdings (ASX: PBH) shares have risen more than three-fold in 12 months, but profitability remains in the red, almost two years after...

The Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund is focused on doing one thing and doing it well: delivering global income and capital growth by focusing on companies with strong...

The local market popped at the open, with global investors buying into the currency trade, but basically went sideways throughout the day. The market was up more than...

Venturex among big winners as bumper copper price and placement to Bill Beament put strong wind in its sails. Caravel and Orion also pick up speed.The red metal copper...

In 30 years following markets, I've seen a lot of scams. But the current one is the most dangerous yet, and people we know and care about are going to lose money...

In contrast to Macquarie's new 6.5 year, sub-investment-grade hybrid security, which (unusually) priced with a negative new issue concession inside the prevailing...

The local market was hit from the start and gave up all the bounce from yesterday and some more. The main bashing was again led by the technology sector, with miners...

Special-purpose acquisition companies, otherwise known as SPACs, are the current hype and frenzy on Wall Street. Amidst a global pandemic, SPACs had a phenomenal year...

The diagram below, showing the traditional newspaper value chain, is from the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry Report. It illustrates the control traditional print...

There’s an emerging view that the combination of fiscal and monetary policies and a successful vaccine rollout will be positive for the global economy into 2022. ...

2020 was a record year for retail bankruptcies. It's a brutal industry – burdened by high fixed costs, at the mercy of changing consumer preferences, and facing...

If you had to focus on just one metric to succeed in investing, what would it be? It's a hypothetical question, of course. However, in a world filled with shiny new...

The dominant ‘crypto’, Bitcoin, now has an issued value of close to US$1 trillion, with massive punts being made by the likes of BlackRock, the world’s biggest funds...

February is one of the most anticipated months of the year. Not because of Valentines Day, Chinese New Year or even the hot weather. No, February is the month to watch...