Gold edged towards an all-time high this week but the bigger news for Australian investors was the surge of interest in rare earth stocks following speculation that China would impose an export ban on...

Gold shone brightly this week as investors digested the implications of an interest rate pause by some central banks, comfortably clearing the US$2000 an ounce mark and getting set for a run to a...

Albemarle’s $5.5 billion takeover bid for Liontown Resources and a $560 million expansion by Pilbara Minerals returned lithium to centre-stage this week but there could be more to come with a go ahead for...

Australian financial markets were surprisingly resilient this week as the world’s central banks entered the final stage of their confidence-crushing round of interest rate increases which finally killed the ailing Credit Suisse.

With luck, the events of the past few days might not be the start of a new Global Financial Crisis but the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the U.S. and serious problems...

Gold came to the rescue of the stock market this week as a tax scare was added to the deadweight of rising interest rates hanging around the neck of investor confidence.

Inflation, rising interest rates and the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine combined to drag markets lower this week even as China’s reopening promised to boost demand for Australia’s major commodity exports.

Takeover action brought some relief for investors this week as central banks ploughed through political objections to push on with their attack on inflation, promising to continue ratcheting up interest rates until consumers stop...

Takeover action put gold in the limelight this week thanks to Newmont’s bid for Newcrest, though the metal itself refused to co-operate, falling by US$50 an ounce even as Newcrest’s share price rose by...

Peak U.S. interest rates moved into sight this week, building on the optimism unleashed by China’s reopening and adding to confidence that the global economy might dodge a recession, which is good news for...