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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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Cryptocurrencies

What's driving the Bitcoin price surge?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more traction among institutional investors.

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Energy Shares

Why the Whitehaven (ASX:WHC) share price is in the green today

| Bernd Struben

Though it's often labelled as "yesterday's energy", coal demand and prices are surging.

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Resources Shares

Why the Antipa Minerals (ASX:AZY) share price is soaring 9% today

| Bernd Struben

The resource explorer has reported high-grade gold results at one of its projects

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Energy Shares

September's best performing ASX 200 energy shares unmasked

| Bernd Struben

Energy demand is outstripping supply.

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Energy Shares

Why did the Santos (ASX:STO) share price have such a great month in September?

| Bernd Struben

As the world reopens, energy prices are rocketing.

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Ask a Fund Manager

The most important catalyst for outperforming ASX shares: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

When running the slide rule over your next potential share investments, have a close look at earnings upgrades.

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Energy Shares

Why the Renergen (ASX:RLT) share price has charged higher today

| Bernd Struben

Investors are keeping a close eye on renewable energy shares.

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Resources Shares

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price lifts as CEO eyes critical minerals expansion

| Bernd Struben

Critical minerals are vital to producing most modern military technology.

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Gold

Here's why the Gascoyne (ASX:GCY) share price is rocketing 23% today

| Bernd Struben

It's been a busy year for mergers and acquisitions on the ASX.

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Gold

Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) share price falls on demerger announcement

| Bernd Struben

While some companies are merging, others are going the other way.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why the Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) price is trouncing Bitcoin's gains

| Bernd Struben

More investors are turning to cryptos with marketable use cases.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why inflation angst is driving more Aussie investors to Bitcoin

| Bernd Struben

Bond yields are ticking higher, stoking renewed inflation fears.

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Energy Shares

How has the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 energy giant increased its interim dividend by 14% in its recent half-year results.

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Energy Shares

How has the AGL (ASX:AGL) share price performed since reporting FY21 results?

| Bernd Struben

The energy provider experienced a sharp fall in FY21 profits.

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Bank Shares

What's happening with the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price this week?

| Bernd Struben

Rocketing housing prices may see the banks adjust their mortgage lending settings.

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Healthcare Shares

Dimerix (ASX:DXB) share price soars 9% on COVID-19 news

| Bernd Struben

COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe at pandemic levels.

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Energy Shares

Why ASX 200 energy shares are trouncing the index today

| Bernd Struben

The supply and demand situation in global crude markets is tightening up.

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Resources Shares

Bank of America flags more headwinds for ASX 200 iron ore shares

| Bernd Struben

China is the world's largest importer of iron ore.

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Resources Shares

AMP Capital's chief economist on Evergrande and ASX 200 resource shares

| Bernd Struben

Iron ore's price volatility is beginning to look more like Bitcoin's wild moves.

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REITs

Here's why the APN Industria REIT (ASX: ADI) share price is frozen today

| Bernd Struben

Strong growth in e-commerce has seen demand for quality industrial and logistics space pick up.

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Real Estate Shares

Why the Dexus (ASX:DXS) share price is moving higher today

| Bernd Struben

The ASX has seen a flurry of mergers and acquisitions activity.

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Cryptocurrencies

AMP Capital's chief economist on the future of Bitcoin and altcoins

| Bernd Struben

All the top ranked cryptocurrencies gained overnight.

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Share Market News

Worried about a looming ASX 200 crash? Read this…

| Bernd Struben

A market crash generally refers to a fall of 20% or more.

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ETFs

Expert reveals top pandemic ETF play – up 58% in 12 months

| Bernd Struben

COVID variants are likely to drive longer-term demand for mRNA vaccines.

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Travel Shares

How has the Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The airline saw domestic travel numbers plummet amid new border closures, but it's also had some good news...

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Cryptocurrencies

Not even Bitcoin and Dogecoin are immune to the Evergrande fallout

| Bernd Struben

Jitters about a potential Evergrande collapse is seeing risk-off assets sold

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Resources Shares

What the Evergrande crisis could mean for ASX 200 iron ore shares

| Bernd Struben

Is the world about to witness China's Lehman Brothers moment?

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Travel Shares

How has the Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

Let's see how the ASX 200 share has travelled since reporting its FY21 results.

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Travel Shares

How has the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price performed since reporting FY21 results?

| Bernd Struben

The company's FY21 revenues took a big hit from pandemic travel restrictions.

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Travel Shares

How have these 3 ASX 200 travel shares performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The travel industry is still eagerly eyeing the reopening of state and international borders.

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Record Highs

Novonix (ASX:NVX) share price leaps to another new all-time high

| Bernd Struben

A forecast boom in electric vehicle production is driving investor interest in lithium shares.

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Real Estate Shares

Why the ALE Property (ASX:LEP) share price is rocketing 21% today

| Bernd Struben

Hospitality assets could be in for a big bounce once lockdowns come to an end.

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Technology Shares

Why the Dubber (ASX:DUB) share price is leaping higher today

| Bernd Struben

Demand for cloud based computing services continues to grow.

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Bank Shares

How has the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The Westpac share price has edged higher since it released its half-year results in early May.

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Resources Shares

How has the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX miner's shares slumped on Friday, in contrast to their post FY21 reporting bounce...

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Best Shares

This week's top ASX share versus top altcoin winner revealed

| Bernd Struben

Younger investors are increasingly buying cryptos while older investors tend to stick to the stocks and bonds.

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Bank Shares

What's happening with the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price this week?

| Bernd Struben

It's been a big week for the bank.

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Bank Shares

How has the ANZ share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The bank's half-year profits leapt 45% from the corresponding half year.

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BNPL shares

How has the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The buy now, pay later giant released its FY21 results last month...

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BNPL shares

How has the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The buy now, pay later trend continues to gain traction with Aussie consumers.

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