This Month
Goldman reveals the best commodities to buy for 2025
The broker is among a growing chorus of banks tipping iron ore to remain below $US100 a tonne next year. Meanwhile, copper and gold are poised to rally.
- Updated
- Alex Gluyas
Student caps row; Alan Jones arrested; Markets ‘dangerously bullish’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Chris Ellison’s wife is inside out at MinRes
Tia Ellison appeared in a mystery Perth property deal, which saw MinRes take a $45 million stake.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Investigation
- Mining
The $45m MinRes property deal – with the Ellisons on the other side
Investors in the iron ore and lithium miner would have had no idea that MinRes’ joint venture partner in a big Perth real estate play was the company’s founder.
- Neil Chenoweth and Mark Di Stefano
Clean energy industry may be biggest loser in US election
Few industries stand to gain — or lose — more on US election day than renewable sources of power.
- Amanda Chu
October
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
This hasn’t happened on the ASX in 22 years. Beware these 17 stocks
A key number that highlights the risk/reward for local sharemarket investors is flashing red, heading into a potentially volatile week.
- James Thomson
Franklin Templeton hit by record outflows as clients ditch troubled Western unit
The group, which manages $2.6 trillion in assets, announced in August that the CIO of its largest subsidiary had been put on leave amid a probe by the SEC.
- Madison Darbyshire
Inside the trade that put Regal in South Korea’s crosshairs
New details surrounding a block trade in semiconductor giant SK Hynix allow a glimpse into the high-risk, high-reward tactics beneath a mysterious strategy.
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- Joshua Peach
Goldman Sachs refinances Pallas Capital’s $500m facility
It comes after Pallas in July lured Westpac NZ to refinance a $NZ400 million facility focused on Kiwi small-to-medium enterprise borrowers.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Analysis
- Mergers & acquisitions
Can BlackRock land HPS, the whale of private credit?
Scott Kapnick is closing in on a transformational transaction for the private credit firm he founded less than two decades ago.
- Eric Platt
Westpac splits from ABA; Attempted kidnapping; Next battle for offices
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Melbourne sponsor BGH Capital bankers up for $1b Singapore Post sale
The decision to hire Jefferies is a clear indication that BGH Capital poses stiff competition to the $US1 trillion-plus private capital juggernaut Blackstone.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ASX drops 1pc; Bad news for your super; The cost of being Young Rich
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Wall Street is facing a lost decade. That’s bad news for your super
A Goldman Sachs forecast for the S&P 500 suggests that investors need to brace for lower returns. Australia’s superannuation giants should take note.
- James Thomson
Meet the powerful sovereign wealth fund circling TPG’s $4b Novotech
It’s Singapore slings all round for dealmakers at Bain Capital and EQT with management meetings set for the last week of October.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
China’s lacklustre growth drags on as stimulus ramps up
The lowest growth figure in 18 months comes as Beijing increases stimulus promises to try to boost China’s sluggish economy.
- Fran Wang
BHP sells iron ore at weakest price in four years amid quality fears
The fall has led the market to worry that the country’s largest mining company may have similar challenges to its Pilbara rival Rio Tinto.
- Peter Ker
Goldman profit jumps, stock trading set for record year
The Wall Street firm’s profit soared 45 per cent in the third quarter on a surprise increase in equity-trading revenue and a resurgent investment banking business.
- Sridhar Natarajan
ASX hits record; PM buys $4.3m coastal home; Markets’ hottest theme
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Musical chairs: Goldman Sachs research co-head jumps ship to Jefferies
Lyons’ appointment comes six months after Jefferies pinched Goldies’ equities head, Mario Argyrides, who assumed the same role at Jefferies.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport