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In the week ahead, investors have a lot to digest. There’s ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Australian job data, remarks from the new Reserve Bank chief, a speech by Fed Chair Jay Powell, and US retail sales figures. Additionally, there’s the aftermath of the Voice referendum loss in Australia, the NZ elections and a […]

Once again, China’s imports of key commodities tell us a lot about the health of demand and economic activity – not very healthy, but not dead. It was, in fact, another mixed month that matched the weak inflation figures, showing another contraction in producer prices and no movement in consumer price inflation in September. Trade

Barrick Gold has received clearance to revive its Pogera gold mine in Papua New Guinea, which had been closed for three years due to a dispute with the country’s government over benefit-sharing. Pogera, located in the central province of Enga, was placed in care and maintenance in April 2020, coinciding with the onset of the

China’s foreign trade contracted for yet another month in September, confirming that demand all round remains weak. The decline in exports and imports of 6.2% for the month was smaller than the month before, but nevertheless another reminder of the failure of the economy to continue its post Covid rebound. In US dollar terms, China’s

INOVIQ Limited (ASX: IIQ) has announced the appointment of David Williams as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman Elect, effective from the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for 29 November 2023. Mr Williams will succeed Dr Geoffrey Cumming, who has served as Chairman since the acquisition of Sienna Cancer Diagnostics in July 2020. Dr Cumming will

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 over the last week as US Fed officials sounded less

Philip Daffas – CEO and Managing Director – PainChek Limited (ASX:PCK) develops mobile medical applications intended to provide pain assessment for people who cannot communicate with their carers.

Riccardo Canevari – CEO and Managing Director – Radiopharm Theranostics Limited (ASX:RAD) is focused on the development of radiopharmaceutical products for diagnostic and therapeutic uses in areas of high unmet medical needs.

Steve Promnitz – Managing Director – QX Resources Limited (ASX:QXR) is focused on exploration and development of battery minerals, with hard rock lithium assets in a prime location of Western Australia, lithium brine project in the USA, copper/moly/gold assets in Queensland and a strategic investment in nickel sulphides in Sweden.

Paul Rennie – Founder and Managing Director – Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:PAR) is a global biopharmaceutical company. Its current focus is a drug for the treatment of osteoarthritis.