Pacific Perspectives
ASX sounds warning to bitcoin hoarders as stock de-lists
The ASX has warned that companies that hoard bitcoin like Michael Saylor’s Strategy were unlikely to be welcomed on the bourse after delivery start-up Locate Technologies said it would have been booted from the exchange…
Microsoft stock sinks on report AI product sales are missing growth goals
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/microsoft-stock-ai-foundry-sales.html
Asset-backed finance is growing fast and drawing new scrutiny
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/asset-backed-finance-growth-scrutiny.html
Fear and loathing come for bitcoin as big investors ponder selling
Never sell your bitcoin. That was Michael Saylor’s advice in February as the price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency soared. Saylor’s business, Strategy, was arguably at the centre of the market rally, accumulating more…
APA revs up gas power ambitions with $1b commitment
Gas pipeline giant APA Group will join Queensland state-owned CS Energy in a $1 billion-plus gas power plant to be built in the Western Downs, representing an expansion in a type of generation expected to…
RBA rate hike bets jump amid global bond sell-off
Bond yields climbed to multi-month highs on Tuesday, heaping more pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to increase the cash rate as traders tracked a global sell-off and Japan hinted at a possible interest…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk defends H-1B visas, says tariffs distort markets
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the U.S. has been a beneficiary of talent from India, while adding that the H-1B visa program had been misused by companies. In a podcast with Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath aired Sunday,…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Synopsys, Moderna, Micron Technology, Wynn Resorts, Coinbase and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Synopsys — The developer of design automation models and software jumped 8% after Nvidia invested $2 billion in Synopsys common stock at $414.79 per share as part of a…
ASX rally to stall in 2026 as super funds shun Aussie shares
The record run for the Australian sharemarket is expected to stall in 2026 as the country’s largest superannuation funds stop pouring money onto the ASX in favour of cheaper offshore markets. MST Marquee has forecast…
Aussie dollar stuck in low gear despite RBA rate hike talk
The Australian dollar should be flying high, buoyed by a strong economy and talk of interest rate rises next year when other countries including the US are still in easing mode. Instead, it is stuck…