Australian shares were set for a modest gain on Tuesday as traders mull the market reaction and policy announcements from Donald Trump’s first day in office. S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.3 per cent on Monday morning, predicting the index would open 22 points higher. Trading was closed in New York… Read More »ASX to rise; $A leaps to one-month high
Simmering beneath the surface of a robust global economy and equity markets at record levels is the mounting threat of a financial meltdown, amid unprecedented levels of debt, higher inflation and the return of Donald Trump to the White House, analysts warn. Sharemarkets from America to Europe, Japan, and Australia… Read More »Four reasons investors should be very nervous in 2025
U.S. stock market futures rose as Donald Trump was sworn in a second time as U.S. president as investors bet a series of immediate actions by him would boost the economy, especially in areas like the banking and energy sectors. Traders were also likely encouraged by news that Trump wouldn’t immediately install… Read More »Stock futures rise as Trump sworn in as president with regular trading closed
LAS VEGAS — This year is expected to be a crucial one for Amazon’s autonomous vehicle unit Zoox, as the company plans to grow its operations and commercialize its robotaxi business. Zoox is aiming to begin offering rides to the public “quite soon,” expand its operating regions and “significantly” grow its self-driving… Read More »Why 2025 is set to be a crucial year for Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit
Fund manager and Telstra shareholder John Wylie is urging the telco giant to package up cash payments it receives from NBN Co and sell them off to investors, claiming some financial engineering could add 80¢ to the company’s stock price. In an opinion piece published today in The Australian Financial Review, the former… Read More »Banker John Wylie wants Telstra to sell off NBN income stream
After a couple of strong years, investors are right to wonder what comes next. Much depends on one very unpredictable man. Feeling punch-drunk after 2024? You ain’t seen nothing yet. While investors have been buffeted by several major forces in the last 12 months – including higher-for-longer interest rates, stretched… Read More »The five big questions for investors in 2025
After years of warnings, importing gas looks to be the only way left to head off an energy shortfall in Victoria, a move likened to “importing sand to the Sahara”. One of the world’s biggest LNG exporters is about to import the liquefied form of natural gas. That is the… Read More »Time’s up? LNG imports destined for Australia next year
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday reviewed earnings reports from top banks that reported this week, saying he’s impressed with all them, but especially Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs. He said investors would have benefitted from owning all of these names this week and praised the industry as a whole. “Despite the big… Read More »Jim Cramer parses big bank earnings and says stocks have ‘quite a bit more upside’
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Thursday that the central bank could lower interest rates multiple times this year if inflation eases as he is expecting. In a CNBC interview, the policymaker said he expects the first cut could come in the first half of the year, with others to… Read More »Fed Governor Waller sees potential for multiple interest rate cuts in 2025
Australian shares are poised to edge up at the start of trade despite US equities turning modestly lower as technology stocks declined. ASX futures were up 12 points or 0.1 per cent to 8310 near 7.15am. Overnight on Wall Street, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down 0.9 per cent. Source: https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/asx-to-rise-us-stocks-waver-china-data-awaited-20250117-p5l52g