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This week we look to the upcoming US election as the country grapples with the coronavirus, civil unrest and a toppling stock market. Can Trump pull off another shock...

Earlier this month the Aussie dollar was rebuffed as it tested 74 cents, a 2 year high. But the past week has produced a genuine correction, with the Aussie falling...

Fund managers approach the running of their portfolios in a variety of ways. For example, some may liken it to the running of an elite sporting team where you maximise...

In our previous Collection, our duo of Asian markets experts analysed the under-appreciated markets of Asia, besides China. In part two of this three-part Collection,...

The year 2020 is one that will stand out in the history books, most notably for the COVID Pandemic but also the seismic shift in the geopolitical landscape. On the...

As a manager of high grade bonds, we are quite amused to see so many comments of late regarding bonds and yields, making it difficult for investors to distinguish...

There’s a famous saying that investors should follow the money to find great companies. For Qiao Ma and the team at Cooper Investors, they are more interested in...

They say justice is slow as well as blind: ‘Justice limps along but gets there in the end’ - Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Trends in financial markets can be like that,...

Meanwhile in Ecuador, anticipation builds around a possible BHP or Newcrest bid for SolGold and Sunstone looks set to rise on back of Bramaderos project. There is a...

If there’s one thing to say about this market, it’s that investors appear happy to leave the unloved sectors ¬alone. Take oil, for example. The oil price is currently...

It's results season, a lot of activity but any value? Every six months, the finance industry moves into a frenzy of pre, during and post-earnings analysis during the...

Ausbil’s Listed Infrastructure Team has been looking over the form guide for the coming US election, and what differences the two candidates might bring...

Local market was bashed at the open on global sentiment but recovered through the day to deliver another negative day. We have had 6 negative days out of the last 8 as...

Tech stocks just cannot keep out of the spotlight: first by outpacing broader equities over much of the past couple of years, then with a swift early September...

One definite characteristic of 2020 has been the blow-offs in the hot stocks / sectors followed by fairly aggressive corrections, just think precious metals, BNPL and...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines 'Lalaland' as: 'a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life'. 'Lalaland' is also how I...

Much concern has been expressed about the longer-term consequences of the blowout in budget deficits and public debt in response to the economic hit from coronavirus....

Throughout history, financial crises have been caused by an economic shock or a fundamental demand/supply imbalance. This crisis is different. When the pandemic hit,...

Mark Twain said it better than we ever could. “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t...

Having been subject to a harsh reality check over the last year or so, the ASX listed cannabis sector is applauding the local medicine regulator’s endorsement of the...