consumer staples

With Australian food inflation running above 7% for the fourth consecutive month, what does that mean for consumer discretionary stocks?

The final months of the year can set up a positive new year for share markets, but will cost-of-living pressures create a bloodbath?

Sustainability risk need not be about avoiding companies with poor performance; investment opportunities exist in a variety of sectors.

Australia's two big players are still benefitting from inflation in the latest results, but Elston's Bruce Williams sees challenges ahead.

No company benefits more from the Australian need for a good tipple. But can it navigate new headwinds in its pubs?

Following my wire on stocks to offset premium pain, I explore potential inflation-busting ASX stocks in lending, groceries, and travel.

The largely resilient Australian consumer is starting to slowdown. Here's what Macquarie is seeing and the stocks it favours going forward.

Australia’s supermarket duopoly has had strong half-year earnings, and this could be their time to shine.

Don Meij hails from Rockhampton but made his name in pizzas. He shares all in this first episode of SAMIS' third season.

Financial markets have been heavily distorted in the last couple of years. Early in 2020, we saw the shortest recession in recorded history, which closely followed...

Have you treated yourself this week? Perhaps a takeaway dinner or a new book or a new lipstick? The type of treat you and millions of others buy in particular...

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...

There are two types of consumer companies: staples and discretionary. Staples deal in goods that we need every day, generally companies like supermarkets or food and...

The contrasting worlds of cryptocurrencies (red-hot and risky) and consumer staples (lagging in the wake of the pandemic) are preoccupations of the Alphinity team at...

Out of countless ‘COVID surprises’, the Australian consumer has been the most astounding. Its strength has dragged our economy out of what could have been a...

What’s become clear from this global pandemic is that the global economy has been reset. That presents an opportunity for value stocks to rebound, as they typically...

Retail has been one of the surprise winners from the pandemic, capturing the attention of savvy investors. But just as important as identifying winners, is avoiding...

As the cycle matures, finding opportunities gets harder. So we sat down with Matthew Haupt, Portfolio Manager at Wilson Asset Management to hear his perspective. Here...

Investing in safe companies like consumer staples or healthcare might feel good and help you sleep better, but you’re unlikely to earn outsized returns, says Nick...