Yesterday
Three charts reveal how MinRes’ Ellison is feeling the market’s wrath
The former sharemarket darling is now the ASX’s most shorted stock amid mounting concerns about its ability to repay its debts.
This Month
Investors take profits on two of last year’s hottest trades
The heavy sell-down in bitcoin has dragged the cryptocurrency into a bear market, and gold tumbled after hitting a record. Here’s why.
War stocks rocket as markets prepare for ‘defence supercycle’
ASX-listed defence ETFs have exploded more than 50 per cent higher over the past year, causing investors to scramble for exposure to the booming sector.
These ASX laggards should benefit from RBA rate cuts
While lower borrowing costs have already been factored into some parts of the sharemarket, other areas are primed for a rally, says Bell Potter.
Why investors should get used to big swings in bank shares
Analysts believe bank stocks have entered a new era where even the slightest surprise triggers an outsized reaction by investors.
ASX sell-off to intensify as bank stocks wilt under earnings pressure
Futures point to another steep drop for the sharemarket on Monday, extending the savage reversal last week fuelled by a sell-off in bank shares.
‘Meme coin mania is dead’: the rise and fall of the crypto fad
One month on from the launch of Donald Trump’s failed token, meme coin traders are facing a fresh scandal that could kill the hysteria once and for all.
ASX closes at one-month low, CBA down 2pc; Megaport rallies
Shares closer lower; new jobs hit 44,000, topping forecasts; Megaport soars 19pc; banks slump; Magellan down 10pc; Fortescue, Rio cut dividend.
Investors dump iron ore stocks as big miners enter a new era
The major producers are posting lower profits and slashing dividends which is expected to accelerate as a new wave of iron ore supply hits prices.
This $6.5 trillion investor is looking beyond Australian stocks
UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager, is instead betting on China and the blistering technology rally that it says has much further to run.
Investors pump billions into China as DeepSeek unleashes AI bulls
Hedge funds are ramping up exposure to Chinese equities from depressed levels, with mainland investors aggressively buying tech stocks listed in Hong Kong.
The ASX stocks ready to join the record buyback bonanza
ASX 200 companies bought back a record $14 billion worth of shares last year, and 2025 is shaping up to be even busier, according to MST Marquee.
Gold funds burst out of the blocks in 2025 as returns rocket
Fund managers are celebrating a bumper start to the year as the ASX-listed gold stocks finally start to play catch up to the record surge in prices.
ASX resets peak, BHP up 2pc; Temple & Webster shares hit record
Shares rise; Temple & Webster sets new record; gold tipped to top $US3,500; Qantas downgraded; Sigma rallies, CBA resets record; Toys”R”Us chief exits.
‘Big Short’ trader’s bet on gold puts $US3000 in sight
The relentless rally in the gold prices is showing no signs of slowing down. Here’s how the yellow metal became the world’s hottest asset in markets.
The ASX stocks to buy and avoid this reporting season
Bell Potter warned that bank and technology shares are vulnerable to a sell-off. Instead, there are bargains to be found in healthcare and utilities.
How the ASX is exposed to Trump’s trade war
Although the local technology sector has the largest revenue exposure to North America, strategists are more concerned about the heavyweight mining sector.
Commodities on verge of ‘breakout’ after two-year slump
The sector is trading back at levels last seen during the 2022 boom, led by a surge in precious metal and agriculture prices.
China stocks suffer brutal reversal as traders return from holiday
China’s sharemarket erased a near 1 per cent opening gain as traders returned from a week-long holiday to simmering tensions with the US.
China whipsaws markets with retaliatory tariffs
Traders’ worst fears proved accurate when Beijing decided to slap tariffs on US goods avenging Trump’s 10 per cent tariff on China.