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Bernd Struben

Bernd Struben earned his BA in economics from the University of Michigan in 1991, with post-graduate studies in environmental economics at the University of Connecticut. Over the years he’s written about and analysed the tourism industry in the Caribbean; Europe’s commercial real estate markets; and, since moving to Australia in 2010, global and Aussie share markets. Bernd studies geopolitical and macroeconomic trends, alongside sector and company specific data, to gauge what he believes could be tomorrow's best investments. In his free time, you might find Bernd at the beach with his family or working on his next science fiction novel.

Recent Articles

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Earnings Results

Credit Corp share price drops 15% as core debt buying market flounders

| Bernd Struben

The debt-focused finance company reported a 9% increase in net profits after tax for the full financial year.

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Dividend Investing

'Extremely well run': 1 ASX dividend share this fundie just topped up on for FY23

| Bernd Struben

Perpetual’s Jack Collopy says the fund manager has added to its positions of Nick Scali heading into the 2023 financial…

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BNPL shares

Friend or foe? Could inflation give ASX BNPL shares a new lease on life?

| Bernd Struben

Buy now, pay later stocks posted absolutely eyewatering gains in the year following the depths of the COVID-induced market sell-off.

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Energy Shares

'Alarming': ASX 200 energy shares lift despite increasing government pressure over supply outlook

| Bernd Struben

The Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism can force Aussie energy companies to prioritise domestic sales over existing export markets.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX tech share is exploding 76% on a new deal with McDonalds

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are bidding up the Plexure Group share price after the company extended its contract terms with McDonald’s.

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Resources Shares

Core Lithium share price surges 4% on 'exceptional' drill results

| Bernd Struben

The ASX lithium share is beginning to receive the assay results from its diamond drilling campaign at the Finniss Lithium…

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Earnings Results

Aussie Broadband share price plunges 15% as quarterly results fail to impress

| Bernd Struben

The acquisition of Over the Wire added 16,000 business, enterprise, government and wholesale customers.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why El Salvador is doubling down on Bitcoin despite the 2022 price crash

| Bernd Struben

El Salvador still intends to issue a US$1 billion Bitcoin-backed bond, once market conditions improve.

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Bank Shares

Here's what's happening with CBA shares this week

| Bernd Struben

The CommBank app will enable customers to track their carbon footprint via their spending patterns.

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Dividend Investing

Guess which ASX 200 bank has been revealed as the world's longest dividend-paying share

| Bernd Struben

At the current share price, the bank pays a trailing dividend yield of 5.7%, fully franked.

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Earnings Results

'Major milestone': What's with the Weebit Nano share price on Friday?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX tech share released its quarterly results and an update on its Resistive Random-Access Memory chip today.

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Earnings Results

Pointsbet share price tumbles 12% despite reported net-win improvements

| Bernd Struben

The corporate bookmaker’s full 2022 financial year total net win leapt 48% from FY21, up to $309.4 million.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price is leaping 10% higher today. What's going on?

| Bernd Struben

Only a single one of the top 100 cryptos by market cap has lost value since this time yesterday.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX lithium shares going gangbusters on Thursday

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are broadly rewarding lithium miners today amid a continued strong demand outlook for the critical battery metal.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Ethereum price just shot up 12%. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Investor risk appetite was spurred by Fed chair Jerome Powell’s comments that the rate of future interest rate increases may…

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BNPL shares

Here's why the Block share price is charging higher today

| Bernd Struben

Tech shares are leading the charge higher today following a strong lead in US markets, buoyed by some dovish words…

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Economy

ASX 200 shares marching higher on successive US Fed interest rate hike

| Bernd Struben

Investors are optimistic that the pace of US Federal Reserve monetary tightening is set to slow down.

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Share Market News

Bitcoin or Cardano: which crypto is most widely held among Aussies in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

The number of users on e-Toro’s platform holding Bitcoin increased 9% globally and 16% in Australia in 2022.

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares hitting new 52-week highs on Wednesday

| Bernd Struben

All three stocks notched up one-year plus highs in intraday trading today without releasing new price sensitive announcements.

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Cryptocurrencies

Dogecoin price could more than double by the end of 2022: expert panel

| Bernd Struben

Doge will forever hold its title as the original meme coin.

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Economy

ASX 200 shares lift as inflation hits highest level in 20 years

| Bernd Struben

Over the three months to 30 June the CPI increased by 1.8%. That brings Australia’s annual inflation rate to 6.1%,…

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX mining share just exploded 100% on a new discovery

| Bernd Struben

Cobre reported its first intersection of significant copper mineralisation at the Ngami Copper Project.

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Earnings Results

IGO share price lifts on 13% fourth quarter revenue boost

| Bernd Struben

IGO acquired nickel miner Western Areas Limited for cash consideration of $1.26 billion during the quarter.

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Cryptocurrencies

2 things need to happen for a sustained Bitcoin price rally: experts

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos have been smashed as liquidity has dried up amid aggressive central bank tightening in 2022.

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Energy Shares

Own Santos shares? Here's why the company's international exports could come under pressure

| Bernd Struben

The Australian government can force major gas producers to prioritise the domestic market over international exports during an energy crisis.

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Share Gainers

Guess which tiny ASX lithium share is rocketing 35% on Tuesday

| Bernd Struben

Dart Mining shares are seeing some action today.

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How to invest

Is it safer to buy large-cap ASX shares during a bear market?

| Bernd Struben

Many investors are on the hunt for relatively safer ASX shares in a time of broadly falling prices.

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Share Gainers

Andromeda Metals share price surges 15% on 'significant milestone'

| Bernd Struben

The ASX resource explorer has signed a legally binding offtake agreement with Asia Minerals Resources.

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Earnings Results

Paladin Energy share price lights up on uranium project restart

| Bernd Struben

The ASX uranium share will return its Langer Heinrich Mine, located in Namibia, to production, with first volumes targeted for…

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BNPL shares

Own Sezzle shares? Here's why the BNPL company is suing GameStop

| Bernd Struben

The ASX BNPL share alleges that GameStop is in breach of contract.

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Technology Shares

3 ASX 200 tech shares having a stellar session today

| Bernd Struben

Technology shares are outperforming the benchmark index today.

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Resources Shares

'We remain cautious': Could the BHP share price be heading south?

| Bernd Struben

UBS expects that BHP will face rising costs and falling prices over the next two years.

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Cryptocurrencies

Tesla sells 75% of Bitcoin holdings. Here's why Elon Musk is unloading

| Bernd Struben

The global electric vehicle company sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings adding US$936 million in cash to its balance sheet.

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Earnings Results

Woodside share price slips despite 44% revenue boost

| Bernd Struben

The second quarter saw Woodside complete its merger with BHP’s petroleum business.

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Energy Shares

'Not enough': Could Europe's gas woes bolster ASX 200 energy shares?

| Bernd Struben

Australia is the world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas and could play a role in replacing Russian supplies to…

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Resources Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price surging 7%?

| Bernd Struben

Tesla's chair has warned of a potential lithium supply crunch.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's why the Bitcoin and Dogecoin prices are rocketing

| Bernd Struben

Investor risk appetite has returned over the past week, seeing most cryptos post outsized gains.

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Bank Shares

How high will the RBA hike rates in 2022? Here's what the ASX 200 banks are forecasting

| Bernd Struben

ANZ believes the Reserve Bank of Australia will boost the cash rate by 0.5% in each of the next four…

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Energy Shares

What is driving the Paladin Energy share price 7% higher today?

| Bernd Struben

The company’s Langer Heinrich Mine is expected to start producing uranium again in the March quarter of 2024.

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Earnings Results

Iluka share price leaps 6% on increased mineral sands production

| Bernd Struben

The ASX mineral sands explorer and producer reported broadly increased production at higher prices.

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