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What’s going on? Obviously COVID-19 is affecting international and domestic travel. There are hardly any passengers passing through Sydney Airport. In July 2020 there were international passengers (down 97.2% from a year ago) and 276,000 domestic passengers (down 88.5%). Total passengers were down 91.8%. July actually represented a brief recovery in domestic traffic when there…

US markets continue to fall, ASX to open lower, rent collections improve, payroll data

Victorian lockdowns extended, markets remain calm, Labor Day holiday in the US, ASX to open higher

Worst day since May 1, US stems losses, ANZ suggests the worst is yet to come The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) delivered its worst day since May 1, falling 3.1% on Friday, following the lead of global markets. With the US markets heading lower on concerns of technology sector valuations, the local sector fell 5.6% on…

It’s back: US markets down over 4%, dividends the story of the day, a deal with the devil The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) finished another 0.8% higher, with everything but the IT, materials and utilities sectors adding to the rally. As reporting season comes to an end, dividend payments are driving daily movements with BHP Group…

Turnaround: markets look past recession to the future, AMP in hot demand, another positive lead ahead The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) staged a remarkable recovery, adding 1.8% even as we received confirmation that the economy had contracted by 7% in the June quarter. The rally was broad-based with industrials and materials improving on the back of…

TikTok can be described as a social networking app, primarily used by millennials, to share and view amateur video content. The app is Chinese owned. Known as Douyin, owned by ByteDance. As of August 2020, TikTok, had surpassed 1 billion users worldwide in less than four years. How does it work? Users film videos of…

Precious little pricing: why valuation uncertainty takes shine off gold Gold remains a problematic asset class for investors despite a glittering performance in recent times, according to a new paper by Auckland consultancy firm, Makao Investments. The Makao analysis says gold has increasingly popped up in investment strategy discussions of late following a “stellar run”…

Broker upgrades 24-28 August 2020 Redbubble (ASX:RBL) –   Morgans has upgraded its recommendation to Add from Reduce. That’s effectively a double ratings upgrade with a target price of 433c up from 54c. A 700% increase in target price. The massive upgrade comes on the back of the company’s recent profit result. The result reinforced…

Robinhood is the clear leader in a new trading sector dubbed “commission-free” trading. Google backed the platform called and it was launched to offer share trading services free of charge. Robinhood first introduced this concept five years ago to entice new investors to move away from traditional online broking systems run by the major banks….

August gains lost in a day, QBEs culture crisis, RBA looking dovish, higher open ahead With reporting season complete, markets are once again turning to economic data and vaccine hopes. It wasn’t a great start to Spring, with the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) falling 1.8% and giving back nearly all the gains achieved in August. The…

Weak open ahead, Fifth straight month for the ASX, IOOF loads up