Today
ASX to rise on prospect for bolder China stimulus, Wall St slips
Australian shares are set to open higher. BHP, Rio surge in New York. Iron ore, oil, gold gain. Bitcoin stumbles. Nvidia drags Nasdaq lower.
- Timothy Moore
This Month
S&P 500 resets record closing high for 57th time
The record run higher in US equities is intact after November’s jobs report reassured investors that the Fed is still on track to cut rates this month.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to slip, Wall St edge down with payrolls awaited
Australian shares are set for modest opening losses. November US jobs data in focus. Bitcoin slides below $US100,000.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to edge up, S&P 500 and Nasdaq lift on techs
Australian shares are set to open modestly higher. The magnificent seven power ahead. Iren surges, Atlassian leaps on Amazon deal. Bitcoin rallies.
- Timothy Moore
Lithium bear market tipped to intensify in 2025
Bank of America has slashed its forecasts for the battery mineral and also warns that iron ore could fall to $US75 a tonne. But there is one commodity that the broker is tipping will go on a tear next year.
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- Alex Gluyas
ASX to slip, S&P 500 edges up, bitcoin swings
Australian shares are set to open lower. US equities were turning modestly positive late. Apple extends advance. South Korean assets drop.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to rise, Apple resets record high as techs rally
Australian shares are set to open higher. The Nasdaq paced gains in New York as the megacap techs advanced. US dollar stronger. Bitcoin struggled.
- Timothy Moore
Pilbara Minerals ‘to pop’ as short sellers now target uranium
The lithium producer is no longer Australia’s most shorted stock after its exclusion from a widely tracked index, prompting hedge funds to shift their focus.
- Alex Gluyas
November
S&P 500, Dow close at record highs as techs rally
Nvidia and Apple paced the advance as Wall Street finished the month with one final push higher. Bitcoin faded another move towards $US100,000.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to slip, European tech stocks advance
Australian shares are set to open down. France’s political crisis pressures bond yields. Wall St closed for Thanksgiving. Commodities modestly higher.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to rise, techs drag Wall St lower, bitcoin tops $US97,000
Australian shares are set to edge higher. The magnificent seven lagged after Dell, HP and CrowdStrike misses. Iren surges. Oil slipped. Gold was steady.
- Timothy Moore
How a mother-in-law helped keep this ASX miner afloat
Nickel Industries revenues have topped $2.7 billion, but early on some family help was needed to finance this Fast 100 company.
- Prashant Mehra
ASX to rise, S&P 500 higher, bitcoin slumps below $US92,000
Australian shares are set to open up with all three US benchmarks advancing late in the session. Monthly CPI awaited. RBNZ poised for another big rate cut.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to rise, Dow paces Wall St advance, bitcoin slips
Australian shares are set to open higher. US equities rallied to start their shortened week. US bond yields tumble. Oil, gold drop. Bitcoin stalls.
- Timothy Moore
Dow paces gains on rotation, bitcoin briefly above $US99,600
US equities were higher as investors opted to boost their holdings of blue-chip and small-cap stocks. Gold, oil rally on rising geopolitical tensions.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to rise, Dow advances, bitcoin briefly tops $US98,000
Australian shares are set to open higher. Commodities gained as the Ukraine-Russia war intensified. Nvidia edges up, bitcoin tops $US98,800.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to slip, Wall St awaits Nvidia, bitcoin surges
Australian shares are set to open modestly lower. Nvidia edged lower and tech stocks lagged in New York. Bitcoin’s rally accelerates anew.
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- Timothy Moore
ASX to fall as geopolitical tensions rise, Nvidia rallies
Australian shares are set to open lower amid a renewed focus on Russia’s war against Ukraine. Nasdaq advances on techs. Bitcoin tops $US94,000.
- Timothy Moore
ASX to rise, Tesla paces Nasdaq advance
Australian shares are set to edge higher. Shares in the EV maker got another Trump boost. Nvidia in focus. Oil, gold and iron ore each rebound.
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- Timothy Moore
Goldman reveals the best commodities to buy for 2025
The broker is among a growing chorus of banks tipping iron ore to remain below $US100 a tonne next year. Meanwhile, copper and gold are poised to rally.
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- Alex Gluyas
