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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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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

PointsBet (ASX:PBH) share price lifts following Canada update

| Bernd Struben

The sport of curling dates back some 600 years.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Bubs (ASX:BUB) share price rockets 17% on revenue growth

| Bernd Struben

The infant milk and cereal producer saw quarterly revenues surge.

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Cryptocurrencies

What happened to the Bitcoin price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptocurrencies are becoming more accepted by institutional investors.

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Retail Shares

How did the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price perform in the last quarter?

| Bernd Struben

ASX retailers are eagerly awaiting the full lifting of pandemic restrictions

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Bank Shares

Here's what happened to the Bank of Queensland share price in the FY22 first quarter

| Bernd Struben

Australia's red hot property market is helping support bank shares.

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Energy Shares

Why the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price has rallied 24% in 3 weeks

| Bernd Struben

Some analysts are forecasting crude oil will top US$100 per barrel this year.

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Financial Shares

Why the Plenti (ASX:PLT) share price is soaring 7% today

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are keeping a close eye on the fintech lender's growth figures.

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International Stock News

Top 5 global shares held by Aussie investors in Q3 revealed: eToro

| Bernd Struben

You'll find a lot of quality investments on the ASX, but don't ignore the opportunities overseas.

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Technology Shares

Xero (ASX: XRO) subsidiary inks new partnership with CBA

| Bernd Struben

The move towards automation is streamlining many financial processes.

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Share Gainers

Why the Metal Hawk (ASX:MHK) share price is rocketing 9% today

| Bernd Struben

Prices for so-called green energy metals, like nickel, have been soaring.

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Travel Shares

Will the Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price follow Ryanair's surge on reopening?

| Bernd Struben

ASX travel shares have widely rebounded from their pandemic-fuelled selloff, but most remain well below their early 2020 levels.

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Cobalt Blue (ASX:COB) share price is surging 11% today

| Bernd Struben

As the world reopens, the demand for green energy resources is booming.

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Gold

Up 191% in 1-year, why the Metalstech (ASX:MTC) share price is on a rollercoaster today

| Bernd Struben

Gold prices have yet to strongly react to renewed inflationary fears.

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Energy Shares

Why the Strike Energy (ASX:STX) share price is down 10% this morning

| Bernd Struben

It seems the energy company's share price has not lit up on its latest news...

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Cryptocurrencies

Are NFTs a bubble awaiting a pin or the next big investment theme?

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The art world is taking on a digital dimension.

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Energy Shares

Why has the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price rallied 33% in a month?

| Bernd Struben

ASX energy shares broadly enjoyed a strong month.

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Real Estate Shares

Scentre (ASX:SCG) share price lifts amid Westfield Direct launch

| Bernd Struben

Online shopping has surged since the onset of the pandemic.

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Bank Shares

What happened for the ANZ share price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Bernd Struben

Curbs on home loans may impact the big bank's bottom line.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's what happened to the Ethereum price in September

| Bernd Struben

Even the world's top cryptos can see huge daily price swings.

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Bank Shares

CBA (ASX:CBA) share price slides as bank is awarded for rapid cloud migration

| Bernd Struben

Companies are turning to cloud storage for increasingly larger amounts of data.

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Hyperion Metals (ASX:HYM) share price is soaring 11% today

| Bernd Struben

There's good news from the critical minerals explorer's US site today...

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Resources Shares

Why the Coda Minerals (ASX:COD) share price is surging 16% today

| Bernd Struben

Many global commodities are trading near record high prices.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's what happened to the Bitcoin price in September

| Bernd Struben

Many cryptocurrencies lost ground in September.

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Cryptocurrencies

How these top 3 cryptos performed in the first quarter of FY22

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin and Ether remain highly speculative assets.

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Resources Shares

Why Saxo Market's Q4 outlook bodes well for ASX copper shares

| Bernd Struben

Copper is among the metals in high demand as the world moves to decarbonise.

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Cryptocurrencies

What's driving the Bitcoin price surge?

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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

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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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