September 2023

Commodity markets experienced an uncommonly positive week as various commodities, including iron ore, gold, copper, and oil, saw significant gains. Yet again, oil takes the spotlight in the commodity markets, not due to a decline in US rig use this time, but due to reports suggesting an extension of Saudi Arabia and Russia’s production caps […]

Trading in the US is suspended tonight due to the Labor Day holiday, marking the end of the more relaxed summer period and the anticipation of a more serious trading atmosphere until year-end. Historically, September has been viewed as a challenging month for US stocks, with October also harboring some uncertainty, evoking memories of significant

The Australia June half earnings reporting season has concluded, yet there remain some July 31 balancing companies to report, in order to finalize the 2022-23 financial picture. Companies yet to report for July 31 include Myer and Premier Investments (although there are indications about their performance), Washington H Soul Pattinson, New Hope, and Brickworks will

A significant week lies ahead for the Australian economy, investors, and consumers, featuring a Reserve Bank interest rate decision on Tuesday and the release of June quarter national accounts and GDP data the following day. While the impact of the Reserve Bank’s decision is bound to receive more attention, the GDP and other data in

The Federal Reserve is expected to refrain from raising rates during its upcoming two-day meeting this month, following a positive set of job figures for August on Friday – showing a Goldilocks-like balance between not being too hot or too cold. The data revealed that the American economy added 187,000 new jobs in August. However,

Anthony Reilly – Managing Director & CEO – Felix Gold (ASX:FXG) is a gold discovery company operating in the Tintina Gold Province. The company’s flagship asset is a substantial landholding in the world-class Fairbanks Gold District, Alaska where past production has exceeded 16 Moz gold.

Andrew Bennett – CEO – COG Financial Services (ASX:COG) is Australia’s leading finance broker aggregator and equipment leasing business for small to medium-sized enterprises.

Gavin Rutherford – General Manager – Western Yilgarn (ASX:WYX) is dedicated to pursuing early-stage exploration opportunities that are strategically aligned and have the potential to deliver growth for shareholders. With a strong focus on green metals, WYX is hopeful of advancing their highly prospective land holdings in an emerging premier Nickel and Platinum Group Elements

Damon Dormer – Managing Director & Jordan Luckett – Technical Director – Golden Mile Resources (ASX:G88) is a WA based resource company with an advanced critical metals project and multi-element exploration projects located in the Eastern Goldfields, Murchison, Pilbara, and South-West regions.

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses developments in investment markets over the past week, economic activity trackers, major global economic events and Australian economic events. Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose further over the last week helped by US data showing