A boom it wasn’t but the past 12 months of rising interest rates and deepening global uncertainty has done surprisingly little damage to the Australian stock market, which looks like finishing the financial year...

Lithium discovery and deal news boosted investor confidence this week even as the latest twist in the global interest rate saga added a fresh layer of uncertainty.

By Tim Treadgold.

Interest rate pressure continued to dominate the top end of the stock market this week, along with recession speculation and China’s economic slowdown, but in the lower reaches sentiment was saved by solid exploration...

It used to be said that when America sneezed the rest of the world caught a cold, with the only difference today being that it’s China sneezing which is giving everyone else a sore...

It wasn’t easy to find good news this week as New Zealand kicked off what looks to be another round of interest rate increases, but beneath the gloom there was a little glitter, with...

Discovery news and hints that the lithium price rebound has only just begun were the positive events in a mixed week which included a warning that the bottom end of the market is under...

A burst of corporate activity which started in the gold sector spilled over into battery metals this week in what looks like a rush to snatch market share ahead of improved economic conditions after...

Gold loves a crisis, which is why it hit an all-time high this week of US$2085 an ounce before easing, propelled by the rocket fuel of another U.S. interest rate increase and reports of...

A whiff of panic blowing off U.S. banks coupled with doubts about China’s recovery dragged most markets down this week, leaving the good news in isolated situations, including takeover speculation in the lithium sector.

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