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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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Bank Shares

Westpac share price slips following release of Q3 update

| Bernd Struben

The big four bank released its third quarter update this morning, but a lack of detail may be seeing some…

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Earnings Results

Argo share price lifts on record 2022 financial year profit results

| Bernd Struben

The strong profits were driven by record dividend payouts from some of the LIC’s holdings.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's why the Dogecoin price has had such a great week

| Bernd Struben

Economic data out of the United States and a surprise announcement by BlackRock offered some healthy tailwinds to cryptos over…

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Bank Shares

The CBA share price has been making big news this week. What can ASX 200 investors expect next?

| Bernd Struben

CommBank was all over the news this week as the big bank reported its results for the 2022 financial year…

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Resources Shares

New records and looming deficits. Why ASX lithium stocks are in the spotlight

| Bernd Struben

Demand for lithium is booming alongside rocketing growth in EV production, sending the price of the battery critical metal up…

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Resources Shares

What this new Chinese record could mean for Core Lithium shares

| Bernd Struben

While China is among the world’s leading four lithium producers, Australia tops the list.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why this Bitcoin maximalist says all other 'crypto is a scam'

| Bernd Struben

Initially introduced in a 2008 whitepaper by one or more people going by the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin launched…

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Bank Shares

CBA share price slides today despite an 11% FY22 earnings leap

| Bernd Struben

CommBank's net interest margins (NIM) declined year on year, which could be contributing to today's selling.

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Dividend Investing

'Exciting' ASX 200 dividend share expected to deliver material returns: expert

| Bernd Struben

Investors seeking income stocks need to do more than simply look at what the companies paid out over the past…

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Resources Shares

Could this new development boost Allkem shares heading into 2023?

| Bernd Struben

ASX lithium shares have been among the strongest performers over the past 12 months.

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Cryptocurrencies

Can the Bitcoin price reach US$30,000 again in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

Rising interest rates have resulted in significantly less institutional investor interest in cryptos.

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Resources Shares

Could this development further energise ASX lithium shares in FY23?

| Bernd Struben

ASX lithium shares are soaring today with the Lake Resources share price up 27% this afternoon.

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Financial Shares

Are AMP shareholders heading for a $1 billion pay day?

| Bernd Struben

AMP shareholders could benefit from buybacks following the successful divestment of AMP’s Collimate Capital business.

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Earnings Results

REA share price marches higher on record final FY22 dividend

| Bernd Struben

The global online real estate advertising company reported a 25% year on year boost in net profits.

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Cryptocurrencies

Could this key metric signal more bad news for the Bitcoin price?

| Bernd Struben

Crypto investors are keeping a close eye on the signals that could see the US Federal Reserve begin to ease…

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Resources Shares

Arafura share price rebounds 9% following last week's sell-off

| Bernd Struben

The ASX rare earths miner sold off heavily on Friday following the announcement of a capital raising at a discounted…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Macquarie share price slips despite rumours $3.7 billion acquisition imminent

| Bernd Struben

French company Veolia is divesting itself of the assets to resolve antitrust concerns raised in May by UK regulators.

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BNPL shares

'The environment has changed': Can Block shares maintain growth AND profitability into 2023?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 BNPL share is scaling back its planned investments over the coming quarters by US$250 million to focus…

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Share Gainers

Why is the Copper Mountain share price surging 30% on Monday?

| Bernd Struben

ASX copper shares are leaping higher across the board on Monday.

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Bank Shares

Why is the CBA share price having such a strong start to the week?

| Bernd Struben

Beyond studying CommBank’s FY22 results this Wednesday, ASX investors will be sifting through the data to determine the likely outlook…

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Share Market News

What goes up when the share market crashes?

| Bernd Struben

If stocks are falling due to inflationary pressures, you may want to consider exchange-traded Treasury Indexed Bonds (eTIBs).

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Resources Shares

ASX lithium shares facing 'insatiable' demand amid global funding gap

| Bernd Struben

Lithium prices are up almost 500% over the past 12 months.

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Technology Shares

What's happening with the Xero share price at the end of a strong week?

| Bernd Struben

Xero’s new APAC leadership team will be led by newly appointed managing director, APAC, Joseph Lyons.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX lithium share is rocketing 18% on a new deal with BMW

| Bernd Struben

The lithium explorer and near-term producer emerged from a trading halt this morning.

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Resources Shares

'The world is changing': CEO reveals what will help drive Rio Tinto shares in 2023 and beyond 

| Bernd Struben

Automakers are waking up to the pending bottlenecks in supplies of battery and low carbon materials.

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Share Market News

Bitcoin price dips in August after soaring 22% in July. What's going on?

| Bernd Struben

The greater presence of institutional investors in crypto markets looks to be adding to the correlation between cryptos and other…

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Cryptocurrencies

Expert panel slashes 2022 outlook for Dogecoin price. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Originally created as a joke, Dogecoin still has a market value of nearly US$9 billion despite crashing 91% from last…

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Communication Shares

'New era': Why this ASX telco share is soaring 22%

| Bernd Struben

The telco expects to realise an $833,000 monthly improvement in its net cash flow.

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Healthcare Shares

Up 8% in July, is there more upside in the CSL share price this earnings season?

| Bernd Struben

CSL is forecast to benefit from an improved outlook for plasma collections.

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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech shares having such a stellar run today?

| Bernd Struben

The NASDAQ 100 closed yesterday at its highest level since 4 May.

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Bank Shares

Here is the RBA interest rate outlook according to ASX 200 banks

| Bernd Struben

The RBA remains committed to bringing inflation back to its 2% to 3% target range.

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Bank Shares

How are ASX 200 bank shares responding to the RBA rate increase?

| Bernd Struben

Before the RBA moved to raise rates from the all-time lows of 0.10% in May, the bank had not tightened…

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Gold

How are ASX 200 gold shares reacting to the RBA rate hike?

| Bernd Struben

With interest rates heading sharply higher across most of the world, gold prices have dropped some 4% this calendar year,…

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Energy Shares

'Massive untapped demand': The $3 trillion opportunity ASX 200 energy shares could be missing

| Bernd Struben

Deakin estimates that Islamic finance is almost a $3 trillion global industry.

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Bank Shares

Up 10% in a month, is the CBA share price now fully valued?

| Bernd Struben

At the current share price, CBA trades at a P/E ratio of 19 times.

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Earnings Results

Pinnacle share price surges 13% on 2022 financial year profit growth

| Bernd Struben

Pinnacle said the second half of the financial year was unquestionably a more difficult environment than the first half.

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Resources Shares

'Essential foundation for success': Lynas share price leaps on $500 million expansion

| Bernd Struben

Global demand for NdFeB magnets is expected to grow from 130,000 tonnes in 2020 to 265,000 tonnes by 2030.

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Economy

ASX 200 jumps higher as RBA lifts interest rates by another 0.50%

| Bernd Struben

RBA Governor Philip Lowe expects the Aussie economy to keep growing strongly this year, before the pace of that growth…

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price dips. Is Ethereum on track to dethrone the top crypto?

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin is up 22% since 1 July while Ethereum has leapt 56% higher.

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Share Gainers

Why did the Mesoblast share price rocket 54% in July?

| Bernd Struben

Investors rewarded the ASX biotech share following promising clinical drug trail results.

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