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March 19, 2024

No rate cut, but no increase

No rate cut from the RBA on Tuesday and no increase as well — the cash rate remains at 4.35 per cent for as long as the central bank thinks it is needed to cool inflation. And that will be quite a while yet, judging by the statement from Governor Michell Bullock post meeting. So,

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Stocks of the Hour: Cyclopharm, lonic Rare Earths, Metals Acquisition

Cyclopharm (ASX:CYC) announced that its first USA Technegas clinical patients were imaged last week at two preeminent clinical sites located in St Louis, Missouri and Stanford, California. These landmark events follow US FDA approval of Technegas last October and the subsequent rollout of the company’s plan for market penetration in medical facilities across the US –

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KMD Brands takes a dive

Kiwi-based sportswear retailer KMD Brands (ASX:KMD) has confirmed the weak guidance issued a month ago for a slump in sales and a big loss for the half year to the end of January. The company had warned of the weak result for the January 31 half year in a trading update issued on February 20.

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ASX drifts ahead of RBA rates decision

Australian shares drifted in and out of negative territory in thin trading after a positive open as the market awaits the Reserve Bank’s rates decision at 2.30pm and governor Michele Bullock’s press conference. Consensus is for rates to remain unchanged. In company news Boral’s board has recommended that shareholders reject Seven Group takeover offer. The

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Stokes’ bid for Boral hits road bump

Kerry Stokes’ Seven Group Holdings (ASX:SVW), hoping for an easy mop-up bid for the rest of Boral (ASX:BLD), has hit heavy going with the target company telling shareholders on Tuesday to reject the offer. Boral’s independent directors said the independent expert (Grant Samuel) had “concluded that the SGH Offer is not fair or reasonable” and

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