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The Australian sharemarket finished the week on a strong note, with the ASX 200 jumping 1.37% on Friday to close…

ASX Financials Sector Analysis

Australia's financial sector remains the backbone of the ASX Australia's financial sector continues to underpin the domestic sharemarket. Commonwealth Bank,…

Japan’s Finally Got What It Wanted, Now It Has A New Problem

For more than three decades, Japan fought deflation through one of history's most aggressive monetary experiments. Now inflation has finally…

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Australia’s equity market ended the week lower, but the headline move understated the shift taking place beneath the surface. Strong domestic employment data forced a…

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Every Australian investor now “knows” lithium. The harder question is where the next wave of critical minerals alpha comes from,…

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2026 Budget: Tax Cuts, Housing Reform, $31.5Bn Deficit

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Middle East War: Markets Are Shifting Fast as Oil Spikes and Stagflation Risk Returns

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A pivotal fortnight for global mining Glencore’s latest acquisition, widely reported as a targeted move into copper or battery minerals,…

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A Historic Capital Raise in the AI Infrastructure Race On June 2, Alphabet unveiled one of the largest capital-raising initiatives…

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A2Milk has been on the front page of various financial news pages over the past couple of days after its…

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