Pacific Perspectives
These fundies outperformed this quarter thanks to gold and small caps
Investors in gold and small caps have emerged as the unlikely winners from three months of market mayhem caused by the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House, with SG Hiscock’s emerging companies fund…
RBA, ASIC say they are ‘increasingly concerned’ about ASX
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the ASX is not complying with important standards that are meant to prevent system failures in an escalation of regulatory concern about the sharemarket operator’s governance. The RBA, one…
S&P 500 closes higher Monday after briefly touching six-month low: Live updates
The S&P 500clawed back earlier losses on Monday to end the session higher, as traders nervously looked ahead to President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. The broad market index added 0.55% to close at 5,611.85. At…
5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/5-things-to-know-before-the-stock-market-opens-friday-march-28.html
The market playbooks are being rewritten after just three months
We’re in uncharted waters and people are listening to the captain to differing degrees, but there is a truckload of money to be made somewhere. Welcome to the markets in 2025. Chuck out the three-month-old…
ASX to slump 1.1pc as traders fear Trump’s trade tariff black box
The Australian sharemarket will slide more than 1 per cent when it opens on Monday as investors brace for the Trump administration to outline an aggressive tariff plan that will cloud an already uncertain economic…
ASX to fall 1.1pc; Todd Sampson steps back from Qantas
The Australian sharemarket is set to tumble more than 1 per cent on Monday as investors consider whether the heaviest round of tariffs yet from the US this week could trigger an economic downturn. ASX…
Wall Street can’t decide if the extreme pessimism in markets is warranted or an overreaction
One person’s pessimism is another’s pragmatism. As a tough first quarter skids to a close, a crucial market debate is whether the recent mass outbreak of gloom is an overreaction to ambiguous economic and market…
Nvidia to anchor CoreWeave IPO at $40 a share, source says
Nvidia is aiming to anchor CoreWeave’s initial public offering at $40 a share with a $250 million order, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company initially filed the offering at $47 to $55 per…
Santos Barossa delay feared as politics envelops gas
The gas industry fears Labor’s deferral of a decision on extending the North West Shelf gas plant until after the federal election could have a chilling effect on key approvals for other major projects, including…