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Share Market News

ASX 200 investors flinch as RBA pulls the trigger on higher interest rates

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors and mortgage holders alike are now facing higher interest rates.

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Economy

How much will markets and rates rise this year? AMP's Shane Oliver makes a prediction

| Cameron England

This interest rate outlook might surprise.

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Share Market News

Buying ASX 200 shares? Here's what the latest spending report means for interest rates in 2026

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 dropped 0.3% following the release of the consumer spending report. But why?

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Share Market News

With inflation edging lower, here's the latest 2026 interest rate forecast from CBA

| Bernd Struben

Buying ASX shares and pining for interest rate relief? Here’s CBA’s latest 2026 forecast.

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Economy

What a rising Aussie dollar means for your ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

A rising dollar flows through to many ASX shares.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 turbulent following the RBA interest rate decision

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors will need to accept plenty of uncertainty on the outlook for interest rates in 2026.

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Share Market News

What Australia's shocking inflation print means for ASX 200 investors and interest rates

| Bernd Struben

The RBA is facing an uphill inflation battle. Will the bank’s next move be to raise interest rates?

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Share Market News

Buying ASX 200 shares and hoping for interest rate relief? Here's what the RBA minutes reveal

| Bernd Struben

The RBA kept interest rates on hold in November. What can ASX investors expect now?

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Recent Economy News

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Bank Shares

Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price in focus after raising loan interest rates again

| Tristan Harrison

Westpac just decided to increase its interest rate again.

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Bank Shares

Does the prospect of higher rates make ASX 200 bank shares more attractive?

| Bernd Struben

With higher interest rates banks can make larger profits from their loan books.

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Share Market News

Expert names 10 themes that could impact share investments in 2022

| Mitchell Lawler

This investing expert has lined up 10 themes that could play out on the market this year...

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Economy

Could inflation cause more volatility than COVID for ASX shares in 2022?

| Mitchell Lawler

Are investors about to enter a volatile storm caused by inflation? Here's what this expert thinks...

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Economy

Evergrande officially defaults, downgraded by Fitch. What next?

| Tristan Harrison

Fitch has downgraded Evergrande after it reportedly defaulted.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why the RBA and Treasury are weighing up central crypto

| Bernd Struben

A Central Bank Digital Currency would be linked to the issuing nation's fiat currency.

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Cryptocurrencies

Can Bitcoin and other cryptos be used as an inflation hedge?

| Bernd Struben

With inflation in most developed nations on the rise, what role could cryptos play?

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Economy

More missed payments: Is Evergrande and the China property developer sector going under?

| Tristan Harrison

Evergrande and other Chinese property developers seem to be in trouble.

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Economy

RBA maintains interest rate but removes 2024 reference. What could this mean for ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has removed the reference to keep rates on hold until 2024.

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Resources Shares

Investing for the future: why this fundie is optimistic on copper shares

| Mitchell Lawler

Where does this fund manager see copper shares heading in the future?

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Economy

Why this mining analyst is upbeat on the iron ore price forecast

| Sebastian Bowen

Where to next for the iron ore price?

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Resources Shares

Preparing for inflation? This fund manager believes these shares offer protection

| Mitchell Lawler

These 2 ASX shares make this fund manager's list for fighting off inflation.

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Economy

Why inflation and interest rate hikes are NOT a worry for ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

Well, not yet, anyway. Most Australian economists believe we're 2 years away from rate rises.

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) price resilience takes on gold as investors seek inflation protection

| Bernd Struben

Gold has long been heralded as an inflation hedge. Can cryptos take its place?

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Economy

What is inflation? Are Woolworths (ASX:WOW) shares the 'ultimate inflation hedge'?

| Zach Bristow

Inflation is the hot topic this month with the RBA's latest statistics, but one expert reckons Woolworths shares may be…

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Economy

Why does NAB's (ASX:NAB) CEO want house prices to fall?

| Sebastian Bowen

Does NAB's CEO really want to see lower house prices?

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Bank Shares

ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price struggles despite CEO predicting economic boom

| Tristan Harrison

ANZ’s CEO is expecting an economic boom.

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Resources Shares

Evergrande latest, plus another Chinese developer just missed a payment

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s the latest on Evergrande and the troubles for the Chinese real estate sector.

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Economy

The biggest risk to global growth and ASX 200 returns in 2022

| Bernd Struben

Property investment makes up roughly 30% of China's GDP.

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Economy

What could it mean for ASX investors if interest rates rise in 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

What would higher interest rates do to the share market?

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Economy

Stagflation is scary. Should investors be worried it's coming?

| Tony Yoo

High inflation and stagnant economic growth would be torture for both consumers and investors. Is such a dumpster fire imminent?

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International Stock News

Evergrande missed another milestone payment, what could it mean?

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors pay attention as Evergrande debt crisis comes to a head...

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Gold

Could renewed inflation fears rekindle these ASX 200 gold shares?

| Bernd Struben

Gold is often viewed as a hedge against inflation.

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Resources Shares

US warns Evergrande crisis could affect 'entire world'

| Tristan Harrison

The US is worried about the Evergrande crisis.

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Economy

AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price struggles amid inflation concerns

| Tristan Harrison

The AFIC share price is down as the market worries about inflation and China.

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Bank Shares

The ASX 200 banks may be in danger as half of mortgage-stressed households have "borrowed to the hilt"

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 banks could be in danger as heavily indebted households face mortgage stress.

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Bank Shares

Confirmed: APRA is planning action on home loans, ASX 200 banks drop

| Tristan Harrison

ASX 200 banks are down on the same day it was confirmed APRA is planning home loan action.

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Economy

The S&P 500 just dropped 2%. Why is this impacting ASX 200 shares?

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P 500 fell 2% overnight. ASX shares are being impacted.

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Resources Shares

Iron ore price surges 17% as Evergrande fears ease further

| Marc Sidarous

Chinese property development giant, Evergrande appears to have staved off disaster ... for now.

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Economy

ASX 200 shares jump as Fed flags bond tapering

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 is rising after the Fed flagged bond tapering.

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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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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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Bank Shares

Climbing mortgage stress: Are the CBA, ANZ, NAB and Westpac share prices in danger?

| Tristan Harrison

Could CBA and the other big four banks be in danger as mortgage stress rises?

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Investing Strategies

The COVID recovery ASX shares to avoid

| Tony Yoo

The government has put away the bazooka this time and is fighting with a peashooter. So be careful which 'reopening'…

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Economy

ASX 200 bounces back as RBA holds interest rates

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors got a jolt of optimism this afternoon following the RBA's latest announcement

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Bank Shares

ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price dips as bank predicts RBA will delay tightening

| Bernd Struben

Major central banks around the world are still buying billions of dollars in bonds each week

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Share Market News

Soaring profits and record dividends…what's next for ASX 200 shares?

| Bernd Struben

Another earnings season has come and almost gone. Now what?

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Economy

These ASX 200 bank experts are forecasting a bumpy ride for our economy

| Mitchell Lawler

Why these economists are not ready to celebrate a recovery just yet...

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Economy

Will Delta wreak long-term havoc on ASX shares? This economist says no

| Marc Sidarous

Shane Oliver says while the possibility of a short-term market correction is real, the longer-term outlook is rosier.

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Investing Strategies

5 reasons why ASX share investors should be optimistic

| Tony Yoo

The Delta variant of COVID-19 has paralysed Australia once again. While the blame game rolls on, should shareholders be worried?

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