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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

Why did the Bitcoin price just dip below US$20,000?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos and other risk assets like high growth tech shares have been closely correlated this year.

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Share Gainers

Why has the Leo Lithium share price leapt 48% in a month?

| Bernd Struben

Leo Lithium’s Mali based project is forecast to eventually produce more than 830,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per year.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

CBA share price edges higher amid acquisition rumours

| Bernd Struben

CBA already offers broadband and certain utility services.

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Financial Shares

Tyro share price slides on CEO news

| Bernd Struben

Incoming boss, Jon Davey is currently the CEO of Tyro’s Health business.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price has tumbled 50% in 2022 but this expert says crypto 'is here to stay'

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos have come under intense pressure in 2022 amid fast rising interest rates that have seen most risk assets sell…

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Cryptocurrencies

What's supporting the Dogecoin price in September?

| Bernd Struben

Like Bitcoin, Dogecoin will continue to operate a proof of work (PoW) protocol for the foreseeable future.

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ESG

Are Yamaha and Toyota about to upend the ASX lithium share party?

| Bernd Struben

Latin Resources shares have soared 200% over the past year amid record lithium prices.

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Resources Shares

The ASX 200 rare earths mining share this fundie is watching like a hawk. (Hint: not Lynas)

| Bernd Struben

The majority of the world's supply of rare earths still comes from China, but these ASX mining shares are working…

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Financial Shares

MA Financial share price leaps 8% following Monday's bloodbath

| Bernd Struben

Shares in the ASX financial services company plunged 20% on open yesterday before trading was halted in the early morning.

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BNPL shares

Why this fundie reckons the Zip share price is a falling knife

| Bernd Struben

The buy now, pay later company is susceptible to competition and regulation.

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Industrials Shares

Could ASX shares in this sector be set 'for runaway growth'?

| Bernd Struben

Rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions are shaking up tomorrow’s potential stock winners.

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Resources Shares

Here's why this obscure ASX mining share is exploding 87% on Monday

| Bernd Struben

The miner’s approved exploration tenements are highly prospective for lithium, rare earth elements and copper-nickel.

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Materials Shares

Why is the BHP share price booming on Monday?

| Bernd Struben

August's inflation data in China came in below expectations and lower than the previous month.

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Share Gainers

Guess which tiny ASX mining share just rocketed 30% on lithium news?

| Bernd Struben

The explorer reported that Core Lithium operates a neighbouring tenement to its own.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Rio Tinto share price shrugs off latest blow to Turquoise Hill deal

| Bernd Struben

Turquoise Hill’s co-owned Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia is one of the largest known copper and gold deposits in the…

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Resources Shares

Mineral Resources share price lifts on positive lithium project update

| Bernd Struben

Many analysts are predicting a lithium supply crunch amid fast growing global battery demand.

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Cryptocurrencies

Will the Ethereum price continue to outperform in 2022 post Merge? Expert panel weighs in

| Bernd Struben

Though still down 55% year-to-date, Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin in July and August.

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Share Market News

4 ASX lithium shares that have rocketed more than 100% in 2022

| Bernd Struben

Lithium is a core ingredient in the lithium-ion batteries that power the world’s ever-growing fleet of EVs.

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Energy Shares

ASX uranium shares have had a stellar month. Are they just getting started?

| Bernd Struben

The Deep Yellow share price has surged 48.2% since this time last month.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why the Bitcoin price is not having a 'whale of a time' lately

| Bernd Struben

With the top crypto trading below US$20,000, it looks to have stirred some long dormant whales.

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Resources Shares

What's happening with BHP shares this week?

| Bernd Struben

Iron ore prices have inched back above US$100 per tonne after dipping below the psychologically key level earlier this week.

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Gold

Do ASX 200 gold shares pay regular dividends?

| Bernd Struben

Income investors should bear in mind that gold miners' profits are cyclical by nature, hence dividend payouts may vary significantly…

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Energy Shares

Here's why ASX 200 energy shares are diving lower today

| Bernd Struben

The energy companies could be supported by a strong outlook for the US economy.

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Energy Shares

The Santos share price is under pressure today. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 energy share was a clear winner of soaring oil and gas prices in the first half of…

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BNPL shares

Why is the Block share price charging higher today?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX buy now, pay later share acquired Afterpay in January this year.

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Travel Shares

'Reckless?' Why the $400 million Qantas share buyback is dividing experts

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 airline recorded an underlying loss before tax of $1.9 billion for the 2022 financial year.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Ethereum price just dropped 8% despite Merge progression

| Bernd Struben

Only two of the top 100 cryptos by market cap are in the green over the past 24 hours.

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Share Market News

The Bitcoin price just fell below US$19,000 What's happening?

| Bernd Struben

With the vast majority of altcoins sharply lower, the total crypto-sphere market valuation has sunk below the US$1 trillion mark.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Santos share price slipping on Wednesday?

| Bernd Struben

Nearly every ASX oil and gas share is in the red today.

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BNPL shares

Why has the Block share price dumped 24% in a month?

| Bernd Struben

Block has struggled since listing on the ASX in January, after completing its acquisition of Afterpay.

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Share Market News

Could this be a blow to the fortunes of Fortescue Future Industries?

| Bernd Struben

FFI has targeted producing 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.

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Financial Shares

'Sweet spot': Citi names 2 ASX 200 shares that are 'inexpensive' right now

| Bernd Struben

While many companies are coming under pressure with soaring inflation, Citi says Aussie insurers are managing the consumer price rises…

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Energy Shares

What's the outlook for ASX uranium shares in September?

| Bernd Struben

France’s state-controlled energy company, EDF, is moving to restart 32 of the nation’s reactors.

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Economy

ASX 200 shares dip as RBA boosts interest rates by another 0.50%

| Bernd Struben

Today marks the fifth consecutive month of interest rate hikes from the RBA, following more than 11 years of easing.

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares having such a hard time of it in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

The S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) – which also contains some smaller miners – is down 27.4% this…

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Travel Shares

Up 11% in a month, have would-be investors missed the flight on Qantas shares?

| Bernd Struben

The majority of analysts maintain a bullish outlook for the ASX 200 airline.

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Bank Shares

Own CBA shares? Here's the bank's warning on rapid RBA rate hikes

| Bernd Struben

The Reserve Bank of Australia's May interest rate increase marked its first rate hike since November 2010.

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Cryptocurrencies

Is El Salvador's great Bitcoin experiment fizzling or just getting started?

| Bernd Struben

The big price falls over the past 10 months have not spurred Salvadorans into rushing to embrace the crypto instead…

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Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum Merge first stage set for tomorrow. What can crypto investors expect next?

| Bernd Struben

Ethereum’s designers have spent several years working to transition the crypto’s blockchain from proof of work (POW) to proof of…

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A male investor sits at his desk looking at his laptop screen holding his hand to his chin pondering whether to buy Macquarie shares
Share Market News

August's RBA rate hike saw investors favour Macquarie and BHP shares. Here's what to expect in September: expert

| Bernd Struben

Fast rising rates, and the prospect of more ahead, have already wrought major changes amongst ASX shareholdings.

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