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Pacific Podcast | Pacific Flagship Ep 2: Beyond AI
22 Oct 2026
Overview When Do Higher Yields Start to Hurt Stocks? Executive Summary Bond investors have had a rough few years. Since the 2020 lows, 10-year government yields have climbed roughly four and a half percentage points…
Read moreTesla beats on earnings and sales even as auto revenue declines
22 Oct 2026
Tesla reported better-than-expected third-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, even as automotive revenue dropped. The stock was little changed in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by…
Read moreTelstra snaps up Boost Mobile, delivering Paul Keating a $40m payday
Former prime minister Paul Keating is in line for a payday of at least $40 million after the prepaid mobile phone business he co-founded with entrepreneur Peter Adderton was sold to sector giant Telstra. The…
ASX tops 8500 for the first time; Metcash leaps
The Australian sharemarket on Tuesday reset its all-time high for the third time in the past week, as gains in consumer-related stocks propelled the index above the 8500 mark for the first time. The S&P/ASX…
WiseTech, Xero help ASX tech sector beat Nasdaq
The surging share prices of ASX-listed WiseTech and Life360 have helped Australia’s technology sector more than double the return of the US tech-heavy Nasdaq this year. The S&P/ASX200 technology index has topped the ASX’s 11…
Fed Governor Waller says he is ‘leaning toward’ a December rate cut, but worries about inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he is anticipating an interest rate cut in December but is concerned about recent trends on inflation that could change his mind. “Based on the economic data in…
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE INSIGHTS – Innovating for Clients [November 2025]
Our Investment Committee convened in November to discuss innovative strategies and market trends for client portfolios. Here are five key takeaways: Personalized Client Portfolios We reinforced our approach of tailoring investment strategies to meet individual…
Tesla shares pop 9% as postelection rally continues
Tesla shares closed up nearly 9% on Monday, continuing to ride a postelection rally as President-elect Donald Trump, closely allied with CEO Elon Musk, begins to set up his presidential cabinet. Analysts at Wedbush reiterated their…
Trump is the most pro-stock market president in history, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says
The stock market could enjoy a bigger boost from President-elect Donald Trump than any previous administration thanks to his pro-business policies, according to Jeremy Siegel, finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “President-elect Trump…
ASX to rise, S&P 500 struggles, bitcoin tops $US88,000
Australian shares are poised to rise. The S&P 500 reset its record high, though it failed to hold its early advance. Tesla was 9.1 per cent higher. Bitcoin was more than 10 per cent higher…
Big industry super property fund plunges to $1.5b loss on write-downs
ISPT, one of the country’s biggest property investors for industry superannuation funds, has plunged to a $1.5 billion loss in its flagship vehicle as real estate values fell and the cost of servicing its debt…
Transurban tolls hit NSW roadblock
The Minns NSW government and Transurban are at loggerheads over how to reduce the long-term costs to taxpayers and motorists from Sydney’s sprawling toll road network. Toll roads seemed such a painless way for state…