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ASX slips as oil and inflation pressures return The ASX struggled to find momentum this week, with the S&P/ASX 200…

This Month in Venture Capital

Venture capital looked strong in May 2026, at least on the surface. Funding volumes climbed globally, AI continued attracting enormous…

Why lithium is becoming an AI infrastructure trade and an EV trade

TL;DR Summary Lithium is starting to trade on two demand engines at once. Electric vehicles still dominate the market, but…

Xero’s U.S. Expansion: Positive Takeaways & Challenges

The Ambitious Push into the U.S Xero Limited entered the U.S. market in the early 2010s with ambitious expansion plans.…

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2026-27 Budget Winners and Losers: Who Gains and Who Pays?

Every budget creates winners and losers, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2026–27 Federal Budget is no exception. While workers, motorists and public healthcare users emerge with…

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

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down a politically charged 2026–27 Federal Budget featuring tax cuts, sweeping housing tax reforms, temporary…

What We Know About Australia’s 2026 Federal Budget

Australia Federal Budget 2026 Preview: Tax Reform, Fiscal Restraint, and Structural Spending Shifts.

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Markets Hold Ground Despite $50B Friday Selloff Australian markets closed the week only marginally higher, but the path there was…

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ASX Resources vs Housing in 2026: Where Investors Should Position

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ASX: An Outlook on Lynas Rare Earth

Lynas Rare Earths is an Australian mining and processing company recognized as the largest producer…

Life360 (ASX: 360) Investment Analysis

A Scalable Consumer Platform Positioned for Global Growth Life360 has become one of the most…

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ASX Diverges on Shocks: Banks Prop, Health & Tech Slide as Domino’s Pops, CSL Sinks

ASX Diverges on Shocks ASX diverges on shocks as headline-driven moves overwhelm the Wall Street lead. By late morning. the…

ASX: A2Milk Market Update

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

Australian Dollar Surges as Markets Bet on More Rate Hikes

The Australian dollar has quietly become one of the strongest currencies in global markets. After several years of relative weakness,…

China Equity Market 2026: Is Now the Time to Buy?

As China’s mainland equity markets reopened after the Lunar New Year break, investors returned to a markedly different global backdrop.…

Australia’s ETF Boom Has Created a New Problem

Australia’s ETF market has expanded rapidly. There are more than 450 products now listed across the ASX and Cboe Australia,…

An Outlook on ASX: Ramsay Health Care (RHC)

Business Summary & Overview Ramsay Health Care is a prominent international hospital operator offering acute care, surgical services, mental health…

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