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Dow Jones, S&P 500 edge higher
US equities ended the week with a modest advance, though the megacap techs were mixed and the Nasdaq edged down.
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- Timothy Moore
Jim Simons, ‘quant king’ at Renaissance Technologies, dies at 86
The mathematician-investor created what many in finance consider the world’s greatest moneymaking machine at his secretive firm.
- Patrick Oster and Katherine Burton
Energy pushes ASX higher, Life360 falters
Shares lift; Suncorp homeloans up; QBE premium increases help results; Helia in $100 million share buyback, Upbeat outlook for St Barbara. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran, Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach
Confession season kick-off fails to derail ASX run
Fund managers say this year’s Macquarie Australia Conference was among the least eventful in recent memory – and that may be a good sign for investors.
- Joshua Peach
Iron ore’s big China property problem isn’t going away
Pockets of strength in the Chinese steel market have boosted the raw material after a plunge below $US100 a tonne early last month but investors are cautious.
- Annie Lee and Jessica Zhou
ASX to rise as Wall Street extends rally
Australian shares were set to edge higher as US equities lifted, helped in part by solid demand for the sale of 30-year government bonds.
- Timothy Moore
Opinion & Analysis
Forget the hawks, the RBA’s next rate move will be lower
In my over 20 years in financial markets, I’ve never seen such a wide dispersion of views and opinions on interest rates as we currently have in Australia – we are at a pivotal moment in monetary policy, writes Angus Coote.
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There’s a bigger story behind Perpetual’s sad break-up
The break-up of Perpetual is a story of mismanagement, but it also speaks to the structural changes sweeping across Australia’s financial sector.
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‘I’m not Buffett’: Druckenmiller on Nvidia, Trump and the Fed’s error
Wall Street legend Stan Druckenmiller has profited from the Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot, though he says it could get harder for investors to time AI’s boom.
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Macquarie guru Viktor Shvets says mind the generation gap
The pro-Palestine protests at university campuses around the world are a symbol of the generational transition under way. Investors should be ready.
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Meet the Fundie
How Sage Capital is making money from other investors’ panic
Veteran hedge fund manager Sean Fenton has no qualms going against the crowd, buying ResMed after its collapse in 2023.
- Joanne Tran
ASX activist HMC Capital takes aim at GrainCorp
HMC Capital has revealed a position in GrainCorp, marking the group’s fourth public bet from the highly concentrated Capital Partners Fund.
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- Joshua Peach
This top-performing fundie is all-in on ASX gold stocks
Vasilios Piperoglou believes gold stocks will “multibag” in the coming months, and says Collins St Asset Management value fund has a portfolio full of potential winners.
- Alex Gluyas
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Forget the hawks, the RBA’s next rate move will be lower
In my over 20 years in financial markets, I’ve never seen such a wide dispersion of views and opinions on interest rates as we currently have in Australia – we are at a pivotal moment in monetary policy, writes Angus Coote.
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There’s a bigger story behind Perpetual’s sad break-up
The break-up of Perpetual is a story of mismanagement, but it also speaks to the structural changes sweeping across Australia’s financial sector.
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- James Thomson
Bezos, Zuckerberg lead magnificent seven insider stock sales
Almost a dozen executives and directors at the firms recently boosted their share sales, earning more than $242 million since late 2023.
- Ben Stupples
Investors are set to pile into Australia’s first green bond
European fund managers are backing the federal government’s plans to shed its reputation as a coal polluter, with its $7 billion bond looking well oversubscribed.
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- Cecile Lefort
Why Rio Tinto is worth more than its $130 price tag
Maple-Brown Abbott’s Emma Pringle is betting the iron ore giant’s share price has more room to run. She’s also bullish on Healius despite a shaky 12 months.
- Joanne Tran
Stock rally ‘too good to be true’, warn CIOs
Investment chiefs say the market looks too expensive given the uncertain economic backdrop and that there’s good reason to be cautious for the rest of this year.
- Joanne Tran
Shares fall; Baby Bunting crashes, retailers dive, banks drop
Shares slip 1.1pc. Retail worries mount on multiple trading updates. CBA’s profit slips 5pc, consumer debts creep higher. Westfield lifts investment after Bondi attack. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Sarah Jones and Joanne Tran
ASX to slip, S&P 500 finishes little changed
Australian shares are set to open lower. Iron ore slid. The S&P 500 traded in a narrow range. Sweden cuts rate; BoE expected to hold.
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- Timothy Moore
European stocks rise to new record on solid earnings
European stocks have added 2.1 per cent already this month. Separately, the FTSE 100 hit a fresh record thanks to strong commodities.
- Macarena Muñoz
Some fundies unconvinced the RBA is done with rate increases
Fortlake Asset Management’s Christian Baylis has joined a small number of economists who expect rates to rise, not fall. He says inflation isn’t under control.
- Cecile Lefort
Companies tap offshore money as IPO drought deepens
A dire environment for capital raising is seeing a rise in dual listing activity between Canada and Australia as companies look to raise more money overseas.
- Joshua Peach
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‘I’m not Buffett’: Druckenmiller on Nvidia, Trump and the Fed’s error
Wall Street legend Stan Druckenmiller has profited from the Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot, though he says it could get harder for investors to time AI’s boom.
- James Thomson
Shares flat; Perpetual shares sink on KKR deal, Pinnacle jumps
Shares pare gains. ANZ sticks to Nov rate cut call. Dow rises for five straight days. Goodman lifts guidance. IPH lobs Qantm takeover bid. Leo Lithium sells $US343m tenement stake. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joanne Tran and Cecile Lefort
ASX to rise, Wall Street rally loses momentum
Australian shares are set to edge higher, the S&P 500 extend ever so slightly its rally into a fourth day. Commodities were modestly lower.
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- Timothy Moore
Traders trim rate rise bets on patient RBA
The markets are now pricing in just a 15 chance the cash rate will rise again this year after the Reserve Bank stood pat on Tuesday.
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- Cecile Lefort
Investors pull money from Wall Street in favour of Asia, Europe
Fund managers are reallocating money away from Wall Street betting that ‘US exceptionalism’ has run its course.
- Ishika Mookerjee, Charlotte Yang and Sagarika Jaisinghani
ASX has best day in three months on RBA rate call; banks rally
Shares jump 1.4 per cent at the closing bell as CBA climbs; Reserve Bank revises inflation forecast; ANZ records 7 per cent cash profit decline in first half results. Copper breaches $US10,000. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
ASX to rise, Wall St extends rally into third session
Australian shares are poised to gain, bolstered by the S&P 500’s advance as investors reset their bets on US rate cuts.
- Timothy Moore
ATO targets crypto traders’ tax affairs, bank details
The Tax Office is ramping up its surveillance of crypto traders, demanding that exchanges hand over details around clients’ ID, wallet addresses and bank accounts.
- Tom Richardson
Investors return to Chinese stocks on housing policy hope
Battered Chinese assets are getting a second look as a combination of earnings recovery, policy support and cheap valuations lure investors.
- Charlotte Yang and Iris Ouyang
