Finance News
If you’re wondering what has caused markets to turn, you need to take a look at six market factors all conveniently beginning with the letter C – China, consumer demand, commodities, currencies, central banks and company earnings. Let’s take a look at each one in turn. China – hard landing fears diminish Recent data out…
We have made a few changes to the Guru news firstly it will be a faster read if you just want the highlights (less than 30 seconds) and if you want to read more then click on a topic you like and you can read the full article. In addition to that when you go…
Have we been flying at rates that are too cheap? With oil prices and increased competition falling I thought that justified cheaper flights, well not according to Qantas who will today lift its fares on most of its international routes by up to $40 in economy class and up to $200 in business class, depending…
Have The Miners Bounced From Rock Bottom, Telstra Questioned Over Charges, US Rates Lower For Longer
What a week for the miners last week, BHP and Rio up over 10% and Fortescue up over 20%. And whilst we know they have been certainly on the nose as a sector – so is there share price growth sustainable? and with the growth coming in the gold and copper sector – the miners…
Our market has underperformed global markets for the last few years. The falls in the banks, in particular CBA and the big miners have been a huge factor in that. However in Australia merger & acquisitions (M&A) activity has reached US$109.6 billion so far this year, a 31.0% increase in deal value from the first…
One of the themes of this month is clearly increasing worries about a global slowdown, especially after the US Federal Reserve pointed the finger abroad in its decision to not lift rates last week. CitiBank is now expecting global growth next year to fall to 2.9 per cent and its chief economist Willem Buiter is…
I was taught at university in the early 90s that the only constant in the world is change. And last Monday the change of Prime Minister was swift and in my opinion the right thing to do for the good of the nation. However the two questions we now have are: 1) Is Turnbull looking…
Our Australian dollar is a hot topic of conversation. It has fallen against the US nearly 30% in the last 2 and a bit years and could be even more vulnerable if the US lift interest rates in coming days. Late last week the AUD jumped higher through trade on Friday benefiting from a return…
