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ASX continues to weaken, unemployment surprises, NZ nearing second recession The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished another 0.7% lower on Thursday, with every sector but miners and retailers falling. Amongst the biggest detractors were the Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) and CSL Ltd (ASX:CSL), down 1.6% and 1.9% respectively. The sell-off came despite what appears to be great news for the economy; the unemployment rate…

Market weakens, CBA enters BNPL space, Corporate Travel sell down The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) fell 0.5% on Wednesday, following a confluence of global factors. It was a mixed day with six of the eleven key industry sectors falling but energy and materials remaining under pressure. The iron ore price has remained strong, however, both BHP Group (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) fell as other commodity…

Time is ticking. With less than two weeks left, 1.54 million Aussie JobKeeper recipients will have their beloved allowance winched away for good. On March 28, the government will completely wean approved businesses and employees off the JobKeeper wage subsidy of $1,500 per fortnight (later scaled back to $1,000). What was JobKeeper? JobKeeper is part…

Buy – Adore Beauty (ABY) ABY has struggled since listing, with its inaugural half year result disappointing investors with a lack of guidance.  While we weren’t participants in the IPO, we see value for investors at current prices with Adore trading at a discount other single-category, online retailers like Temple & Webster (TPW) and Redbubble…

ASX200 follows global markets higher, economic data flows, inflation of little concern, Metcash (ASX:MTS) continues to deliver The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished another 0.8% higher on Tuesday, with every sector but energy and materials delivering positive results for the day. CSL (ASX:CSL) continues to catch up on the market after a slow start to 2021, adding 2.3%. The company…

ASX delivers small gain, Future Fund leads renewables deal  The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished slightly higher, adding 0.1% to commence the week.  The IT sector continues to feel a great deal of selling pressure with Afterpay (ASX:APT) falling another 4.5% as investors continue to pivot towards more sustainable, undervalued sources of returns. The share price is now nearly 30% off…

In this article, I’ve provided a short update on a number of widely held and strong ‘blue-chip’ businesses following the recent reporting season. Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) lead the earnings reports today, with all eyes on the dividend management delivered $1.50 per share. That represents a 53% increase on the small 2020 dividend but 25% down…

Records fell last week with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reaching all-time highs amid a furious rotation into ‘value’ stocks. The record week came on the back of the successful passing of the US Government’s US$1.9 trillion stimulus bill supporting all range of beneficiaries from airlines to state governments and individuals in the…

ASX gains on travel boost, inflation expectations tempered, but confidence key The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished the week strongly, adding 0.8% on Friday, enough to deliver the second straight week of gains. Stimulus was at the top of the agenda this week, with a combination of comments by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Federal Government setting the direction of markets….

ASX falls flat, travel stocks on fire, more disruption in energy sector  The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) once again failed to capitalise on a strong US lead, finishing the day flat. Once again, dispersion continues to increase with share price movements between companies and sectors elevated. Today it was the travel sector benefitting, with the industrials sector finishing 1.0% higher…

Gold miners surge, technology recovers, iron ore price down 6%, ASX lower The ASX200 couldn’t capitalise on the strong lead from US technology stocks overnight, falling 0.8% as the lack of growth opportunities came to the fore. Afterpay (ASX:APT) returned to strength jumping 7.5% after announcing the acquisition of Pagantis, a BNPL provider with a European presence.  All eyes, however,…

The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market continues to grow at a phenomenal rate, after inflows for January this year pushed the total ETF market to a new record high of $96.8 billion in total capitalisation. Over the last year the ETF market has grown by 47%, or $30.8 billion, as ETF providers have been busy…