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By Stuart Dear, Fund Manager, Fixed Income, Schroders Coming into this year we firmly believed high-quality fixed income offered attractive relative and absolute value. We also expected the economic cycle to turn in favour of bonds – as headline inflation softens with supply chains normalising, as growth weakens with rate hikes and cost pressures biting, and as […]

Stocks rose Wednesday as investors hoped congressional leaders and President Joe Biden could come to a deal on the US debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default. At the conclusion of a meeting between the president and congressional leaders Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that a “better process” is now in place for further

Latin Resources (ASX:LRS) announced that drilling confirms that their Colina deposit has lithium pegmatites extending over 2KM. VP of Operations, Tony Greenaway commented: “We will now move some rigs to start testing to expand the deposit through systematic step-out to the southwest.” Shares are trading flat at 19 cents. European Metals (ASX & AIM:EMH, OTCQX:

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the economy experienced a loss of 4,300 jobs in the previous month, which was contrary to economists’ predictions of gaining 25,000 positions. Moreover, the jobless rate unexpectedly increased to 3.7 per cent, failing to meet the forecast of remaining steady at 3.5 per cent. Additionally, the participation rate

At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.52 per cent higher at 7,236.80. Nufarm (ASX:NUF) rallied 14.2 per cent to $6.05 after announcing a 7 per cent increase in its half-year underlying net profit after tax. Xero (ASX:XRO) jumped 8.9 per cent to $102.49 after reporting a 28 per cent growth in revenue to

At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.49 per cent lower at 7,199.20. The ASX experienced a second consecutive day of decline, with major banks and mining companies leading the falls across most sectors. This decline is often observed in one of the historically weaker months of the year. The index ended the day

Noble Helium Limited (ASX:NHE) Co-Founder and CEO Justyn Wood discusses the demand for and pricing of helium, the geology of the company’s project in Tanzania, plans for helium transport and outlook. Tim McGowen: We’re talking today with Noble Helium (ASX:NHE), market cap of around $50m. We have with us Justyn Wood, who is the CEO

The trade data for April told the story, the inflation data for the same month, confirmed the story and now China’s final data dump for the month covering retail sales, investment (especially in property) and factory output have put beyond any doubt that China’s economy remains in a very low gear. The data showed a

Stocks dipped Tuesday as Wall Street also turned its attention to a meeting between congressional leaders and President Joe Biden on the US debt ceiling. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed that the US faced the possibility of default as early as June 1, the so-called X date, if a deal isn’t reached between

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses commercial property. Key pointsAustralian unlisted commercial property returns have been very strong over the last two decades thanks largely to the “search for attractive yields” by investors.With the back up in bond yields, this driver is reversing leaving retail and particularly office