Pacific Perspectives
ASX to rise as investors face uncertain week with tariffs set to start
The Australian sharemarket will open higher after a tumultuous week during which it sold off sharply with investors gripped by uncertainty over the Trump administration’s trade and tariff plans. Tariffs of 25 per cent on…
Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks
The Trump administration’s tariff policy rattled stocks last week, and uncertainty weighed on the major averages. Amid the ongoing volatility, investors seeking stable returns can consider adding some dividend stocks to their portfolios. The recommendations…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Marvell Technology, Amazon, Zscaler, Teladoc and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Victoria’s Secret — Shares declined 8.2% after the lingerie retailer issued lighter-than-expected guidance for the first quarter. Victoria’s Secret sees revenue coming in between $1.3 billion and…
Renewables logjam hits NSW transmission grid
A large wind and battery project planned by an affiliate of Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy has failed to secure access to the transmission grid in a renewable energy zone in NSW even after winning federal…
Dividend investing isn’t dead. These 4 charts and 8 stocks prove it
News on the death of dividend investing seems to be everywhere. The yield on the ASX 200, at about 3.5 per cent, is now firmly below term deposit rates and less than half the rates…
Why a battered $A is a double-edged sword for ASX stocks
Some of the nation’s largest companies are bracing for more pain from a battered Australian dollar as investors worry that a global trade war will hit economic growth and further strengthen the US currency. The…
Dow tumbles 400 points, Nasdaq enters correction as trade policy fatigue ignites sell-off: Live updates
Stocks resumed their steep pullback on Thursday as the latest concessions from the White House on President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policies failed to calm rattled investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 427.51 points lower, or…
Weekly mortgage demand surges 20% higher, after interest rates drop to the lowest since last year
A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates finally lit a fire under loan demand. Both current homeowners and potential homebuyers jumped back into the market, after a lackluster showing for this year so far. Total…
Markets will act as the ultimate disciplinarian, says Vanguard chief
Salim Ramji began his career in finance back in the early 1990s. That was an uncertain time as the world emerged from the Cold War and walls and trade barriers fell. What followed was three…
Before the Bell: ASX to rise, court approves Rio Tinto’s Arcadium acquisition
Australian shares are set to open higher, tracking a reversal in Wall Street’s fortunes after US President Donald Trump offered some reprieve on tariffs. ASX futures were pointing 19 points, or 0.2 per cent, higher,…