Economy

Social media concept

The US Energy Sec’s overnight tweet bungle underlines social media’s increasing influence on markets

In a world where investing is becoming more and more intertwined with social media narratives (read: emotion), thus becoming more volatile – something

‘Set out our expectations’: ACCC issues fuel companies with warning on price gouging

Governments and motoring bodies have raised the spectre of oil price gouging across Australia on the…
Mime being gammon

ASX 200 falls over more than -4% before realising it’s being a little bit too dramatic

The U.S.
Giving up

Welcome to Week 11: The ASX200 is down -3% and Brent Crude is over US$100/bbl

Last week, I wrote it looked like the ‘initial shock’ of the Iran war was over when it came

How will the Middle East conflict impact critical minerals and rare earth markets?

Australia's critical minerals are attracting growing attention from international buyers for their use in the defence…
Aussie servo layout

Westpac say Aussie fuel prices could hit A$3/L at the servo. How bad might CPI get?

Well, I might often write the 1970’s oil crisis doesn’t matter anymore when it comes to Iran’s ability to
US cash

Too much risk for haven, momentum assets as gold, silver and… South Korea’s stock market dive

Something strange – or, if not strange, then counterintuitive – is happening to gold futures in the last twenty-four hours.
Iran oil concept

Brent above US$82/bbl on Iran’s Hormuz attack threat; Trump escort promise response mixed

We’ve seen Brent Crude futures climb +6% in the last 24 hours as the Iranian government claimed they would be attacking oil vessels
AI concept

The great AI scare sell-off is still permeating Wall Street; a speculative blog from the not-so-distant future stands as the latest culprit

The ongoing tech sell-off in the United States, ironically driven by the larger AI thematic itself, continues to define
US and Aus flag

The XJO benefitted from geopolitical calm last week. New tariff fears perhaps feel more familiar

Last week, I wrote that the ASX200 was having a good week, where Australian investors were reacting to Australian earnings reports and how

Okay, so just where is gold heading? Experts say its nowhere near finishline yet

Leading industry, government and investment groups are still confident that the gold’s bull run is nowhere…