Market Overview

The April update on US consumer inflation was widely reported as delivering another round of encouraging news. But a closer look at a broader set of inflation metrics suggests that further progress on...

What if I told you that future returns could approach zero? Such seems hard to believe, considering young investors piling back into the markets since the beginning of the year. As I discussed...

The April PPI report came in on the disinflationary side, and as a side note, unemployment claims jumped to the highest level since 2021. This has inflation-centric gold bugs scattering out of the...

Premier Mark McGowan unveiled the budget on Thursday, which has a surplus of $4.2 billion, identical to the federal budget released on Tuesday.The 2023-24 budget includes more than $715 million of...

Knowing what is priced in for Fed rate hikes or cuts is essential to understanding market movements.This video shows where to find changes in interest rate expectations and how to interpret the...

The US Federal Reserve raised rates by 0.25% last week, increasing its benchmark rate to between 5% and 5.25%: The highest since 2007.Although most investors expect that this latest hike will be the...

In the wake of March quarter sales numbers, which is the better investment, Woolworths or Coles? Brokers are polarised not between them, but on both.-Sales growth surprised, but barely beat...

Today an investor can earn a 4%+ return with zero risk. For the last 15 years, such would be called a pipe dream. Today it’s reality. Consequently, investors face a risk-free rate not far...

The multitude of analysts that have been waiting for the “death of the dollar” (DoD) for at least a couple of decades now have a new jingle. “De-dollarization” by global...

In yesterday's 2023 budget, the government committed $86.5 million over the next four years on several measures to prevent and apprehend scammers. Key points The Federal Budget has committed $86.5...

All eyes are on the US inflation data ahead of its release tomorrow After a steady decline, the CPI is expected to increase slightly due to the base effect US indexes, currently trading near...

George Santayana once wisely noted that "those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."Throughout market history, market historians had many instances from which lessons in hubris...

This continues a gradual trend of growth slowing after the equivalent 11.8% increase in February. Key points Household spending rose 8.2% in March 2023 compared to March '22 This continues the...

Good afternoon, traders; welcome to our market week preview, where we take a look at the economic data, market news and headlines likely to have the biggest impact on the price of gold this week and...