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The mining giants have declared a new-found appetite for battery metals. And the word from on high is good news for leveraged battery juniors like Mincor and Liontown; Plus, Bellevue dangles the resource-upgrade carrot and analysts line up to tip big things for Strandline.FOMO among major miners BHP and Rio... Show More

The conglomerate’s surprising decision to pay a 47% share price premium for half a lithium project which won’t be in production for three years poses interesting questions about the upside for existing producers. Plus, New World Cobalt turns its hand to a promising gold-base metals project. And Vale, Sir Arvi.There... Show More

Stocks fell today with the financials leading the decline – ANZ the worst of the banks after a litany of downgrades filtered through post yesterday’s result. The first reaction yesterday to BUY the stock was clearly wrong and sellers took hold today, while NAB was a relative performer after they... Show More

The starting gun has been fired. Wesfarmers (WES.ASX) and Kidman Resources (KDR.ASX) this morning announced a proposal that would see Kidman acquired at $1.90 per share. In a discussion last year, we looked at the nature of M&A activity in the context of an industry boom and bust cycle and... Show More

It looks clear that 2019 will be a challenging year for the consumer. The daily headlines on falling house prices, declining car sales, tightening credit, election uncertainty and regulatory changes are having a reinforcing loop. As always, but particularly in such an environment, we’ve looked to tilt the portfolio away... Show More

The most talked about harbinger of a recession is the inverted yield curve. Google trends show recent internet searches on “inverted yield curve recession” have reached a fever pitch. Source: (VIEW LINK) It is interesting to note that in February 2005 the same search terms also reached extreme levels. Yes,... Show More

Interest rates around the world, including Australia, have been falling recently. Where conventional wisdom one year ago was for rising rates, now expectations have factored in domestic rate cuts and falling yields over the next 3 years. Aussie 10-year government bonds are at all-time lows standing at 1.75%. This change... Show More

Dacian shares were clipped this week when the gold miner revealed the impact of equipment shortages. But they have since bounced back in the belief that the company is on track to hit its ~200,000ozpa target. Plus, Wesfarmers’ bid for Lynas puts the spotlight on the rare earths juniors. Show More

The ASX 200 clawed back +4 points today after dropping 69 yesterday although it was hardly inspiring considering US Futures were trading up +0.35% during our time zone while Asian markets overall recovered from yesterday’s declines – the Japanese Nikkei the best in the region up +2.50% after losing ~3%... Show More

Growth stocks like Afterpay, Appen and Nearmap that are making waves offshore have been dominating the leader board. Meanwhile, domestic cyclicals have been struggling as deteriorating economic conditions weigh them down. How are investors supposed to invest in this dichotomy, in which growth stocks with overseas success look ever more... Show More