May 2024

Leading Australian fixed low-cost broker platform, Selfwealth (ASX:SWF) (“Selfwealth” or “the Company”), has released its latest report on the most traded ASX stocks in April. Global equities were under pressure last month. Those headwinds flowed through to the local market, where the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was down 2.9% for the month. Energy shares were one […]

The MACD is the second most commonly used chart visualization on Marketech’s Focus platform, being saved by about 30% of our serious/active investors in their primary saved chart layout. MACD stands for Moving Average Convergence Divergence, not that it really matters. What does matter is that it can be a pretty handy tool in your

In Tuesday’s trading session, US equities saw marginal gains, with investors closely monitoring Nvidia’s upcoming quarterly earnings and guidance. However, the Dow faced pressure due to significant declines in JPMorgan Chase shares. The Nasdaq rose by 0.22 per cent, while the S&P 500 and the Dow closed 0.25 per cent and 0.17 per cent higher,

Several major European power companies are reassessing their renewable energy development targets due to high costs and low electricity prices, signaling challenges in transitioning away from fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas. Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, has announced a review of its annual targets for new renewables capacity, while Portuguese

Australian shares closed slightly lower on Tuesday as declines in James Hardie and Sonic Healthcare offset gains in the tech sector following a Nasdaq high. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.2% to 7851.7, nearing but not reaching its previous record close of 7896.4 in March. Communications services led sectoral losses, with Telstra notably dropping 2.7% to

This was our first trip post COVID to Asia and was a particularly unique trip given the events between visits. It was fantastic to be back on the ground and see whether our regional outlooks/concerns (from an external lens) were valid or overdone, in addition to what regions, sectors and companies looked interesting or concerning.

Shares in global pathology and radiology group Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) fell more than 11% after the company turned an earlier earnings nudge into a full-blown downgrade. The shares fell to a day’s low of $23.58 before recovering some ground to trade around $24.36 at midday, off 8.5%. The slide came after the company warned that

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses the cash rate. Key points:While the near-term risks for the RBA cash rate are probably on the upside, the most likely scenario is that the RBA holds rates ahead of rate cuts starting later this year.The March quarter US and Australian inflation

The lure of gaining exposure to the mega-themed Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom via the stability of real estate has attracted operators and investors alike. Is this theme real or hype? Through the following series of charts, we seek to update our readers on the latest happenings in the data centre asset class (particularly from a

Shares in Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) fell at the opening on Tuesday after Hard Rock International denied any link to a bid for Star. News of the rumored approach saw Star shares jump 20% to 54 cents. However, Tuesday’s opening saw them down nearly 7% at around 50.5 cents at 10:30 a.m. The denial came despite