Pacific Perspectives
ASX to slip, Nine confirms CoStar talks over Domain sale
Australian shares are poised to slip at the local open, tracking modest losses on Wall Street following a volatile session as investors sought more clarity on the US economic outlook. ASX futures predicted the index…
Ausbil says this stock will be the next top gold play
Arden Jennings is co-portfolio manager of Ausbil’s small-cap and micro-cap funds. The firm oversees $19.4 billion in assets. What do you make of the ongoing volatility in equities at the moment? Do you see any…
S&P 500 closes lower Thursday as Wall Street’s comeback attempt falters: Live updates
The S&P 500 slipped on Thursday as uncertainty around the U.S. economy continued to weigh on equities, thwarting the market’s attempts at recovery from a monthlong rout. The broad market index pulled back 0.22% to close at…
‘Transitory’ is back as the Fed doesn’t expect tariffs to have long-lasting inflation impacts
The “good ship Transitory,” despite an ominous record, appears ready to sail again for the Federal Reserve. Economic projections the central bank released Wednesday indicate that while officials see inflation moving up this year more rapidly than previously…
Winter gas threat pushed out but shortages loom
Southern Australia has been warned of natural gas shortfalls by 2028 – three years later than earlier forecast – and annual shortages from 2029 onwards unless investment flows into import terminals, pipelines and new fields.…
ASX rises as Wall St lifts; NAB downgraded; Fed downplays inflation
The sharemarket opened higher on Thursday after Federal Reserve policymakers made no change to its 2025 interest rate projections and downplayed the risk of higher inflation from the new government’s punitive tariff regime. The S&P/ASX…
Investors are turning to the safest of assets for Trump-era security
Investors are pouring money into the safest of asset classes – cash – at their fastest rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as they reassess a once-optimistic outlook for the US sharemarket and…
Stock futures are flat as investors look to extend rally fueled by Fed’s rate outlook: Live updates
Stock futures were little changed Wednesday night. The action comes after the major averages rallied after the Federal Reserve stuck with its outlook for two interest rate cuts in 2025. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added…
Retail investors ditch buy-the-dip mentality during the market correction
Individual investors, whose assets are more tied to the stock market than ever, have abandoned their tried-and-true dip-buying mentality as the S&P 500recently fell into a painful, 10% correction. Retail outflows from U.S. equities rose…
Endeavour chairman faces restive investors at private meetings
Endeavour executive chairman Ari Mervis is facing a restive market – investors and brokers, at two private meetings in two weeks, raised governance issues and voiced concerns about a lack of a permanent chief executive.…