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Gold’s record highs are less about fear and panic and more about portfolios needing to diversify.

MYEFO delivered a modest deficit upgrade, but long-term spending pressures continue to cloud Australia’s fiscal outlook.

Gold, Asia, volatility and cycles: Shane Oliver outlines his 2026 playbook.

No single strategy wins every season but the right mix can build resilience.

Gold steadies after a correction, while equities face mixed signals from earnings, policy, and geopolitics. What happens from here?

Kellie Wood believes the US has escaped recession for now, but debt dynamics are moving closer to a breaking point.

Craig and Tanna unpack why growth is holding, rates are easing, and risk assets are still being rewarded across global markets.

Bubble fears are back. As AI stocks soar and valuations stretch, Shane Oliver weighs what’s hype, what’s real, and what investors should do.

JPMorgan dubs gold & Bitcoin the “debasement trade”, with both at all time highs, is this a secular trend set to continue?

ASX slipped last month, weighed by energy and staples, while global shares surged on US rate cuts, AI optimism and China stimulus hopes.