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20 Sep 2023 – Stocks retreated on Tuesday as Wall Street awaited the results of this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Labor’s anti-nuclear stance has nothing to do with economics, as they would like you to believe; it’s all about ideology. And that should worry you. Yes, the much-maligned Gencost report, produced by CSIRO, is a convenient tool that produces an economic rationale to support the policy. It provides cover to Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen

The S&P/ASX 200 is trading 0.35 per cent lower at 7,205.40. Futures The SPI futures are down 27 points. Best and worst performers The best-performing sector is Energy, up 0.60 per cent. The worst-performing sector is REITs, down 0.7 per cent. The best-performing large cap is New Hope Corporation (ASX:NHC), trading 3.65 per cent higher

On Tuesday, at the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.47 per cent lower at 7,196.60, in anticipation of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The meeting is expected to reiterate the message of keeping interest rates higher for an extended period. The All Ords index also declined by 0.5%. Major banks saw a decrease

19 Sep 2023 – Afternoon update: S&P/ASX 200 dips 0.35% as Energy shines, Pilbara Minerals struggles

Investors are feeling nervous in anticipation of the upcoming US Federal Reserve policy meeting, where it is anticipated that the Fed will reiterate its commitment to maintaining low interest rates for an extended period. Adding to this unease is the revelation from the Reserve Bank’s September meeting minutes that it had contemplated raising interest rates.

BluGlass (ASX:BLG) has received a custom laser order from a repeat customer. The customer is a leading USA-based research laboratory, who will use BluGlass’ lasers within high-powered scientific applications. In response, BluGlass CEO Jim Haden said, “We are very encouraged to receive this order from an existing laser project customer, as we develop our track-record

Global oil prices experienced a significant surge on Monday, briefly flirting with the $95 per barrel mark, as the market grapples with anticipation of a supply deficit. This supply crunch is primarily attributed to extended production cuts by major oil-producing nations, Saudi Arabia and Russia, outweighing concerns about global demand. Brent crude futures saw an

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares initially rose as economic data provided confidence that the Fed won’t have to raise rates again but fell on Friday on concerns about an auto workers strike amidst various options expiries which can magnify volatility leaving