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The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) recently launched the S&P/ASX Agribusiness Index (XAG) to offer investors direct exposure to domestic public agribusinesses.

New research from BCA Consulting predicts Australian equities will outperform global equities over the next 10 to 15 years.

Crypto markets were dealt another blow following the demise of crypto broker Voyager Digital. The company has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest domino to fall in the beleaguered digital-asset market.

The Australian share market is tipped to fall by up to 9 per cent in 2022 but to rise 5 per cent to 8 per cent over 2023, according to new forecasts from CommSec. While share prices have fallen this year, Australian companies remain well cashed up and profits sit at record highs, which will help to drive gains next year

While gold has long been regarded as the “safe haven” asset during times of fear and peak volatility, the investment team at ETF Securities has highlighted a group of investment assets that share similar qualities to that of gold, allowing the same safe-haven status.

It’s been a relatively difficult two years for market darling CSL Limited. Despite the lacklustre recent performance, here are five reasons to be bullish on CSL.

Price-to-sales ratios were viewed as something of a badge of honour by many in the venture capital and technology sector in 2020 and beyond. While those intricately involved in the sector couldn’t predict the future, the sheer number and successful listing of hundreds of tech unicorns in 2020 and 2021 may well have marked the end of this valuation measure.

Australia has thus far remained relatively immune from the inflation challenge occurring around the world, but the 5.1 per cent CPI result in May was met with significant concern from the central bank. While the majority was explicable, being rolling impacts on energy, education and property costs from the pandemic, the Reserve Bank has responded in the same way as most of its global counterparts.

This time last year, BWX Limited was a small-cap fundie favourite, growing a portfolio of skincare brands including Sukin, Nourished Life, Andalou Naturals, Flora & Fauna and Mineral Fusion. Today, it’s a pariah. Here are three lessons every investor can take away from the downfall of BWX.

Cinemas operators have faced significant challenges over the past five years, primarily due to the impact of Covid and its many lockdowns. Intensifying competition from Netflix and other streaming services has also negatively affected industry demand. According to IBISWorld, industry operators have responded by investing in new equipment and promoting new experiences to attract patrons back to cinemas.

Collins Foods (ASX:CKF) has posted a better-than-expected profit result for the financial year, which has pushed the share price up more than 11 per cent.

A look at some of the broker calls following the end of “confession season” where listed companies seek to get guidance and upgrades out ahead of their full-year reports.