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ASX makes firm start to 2026, snapping four-day losing streak
The Australian sharemarket shrugged off early losses to edge higher in the first session of 2026, buoyed by energy stocks.
ASX wobbles; Australian in horror Swiss fire; Ukraine tricks Russia
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Sovereign funds push into technology as assets swell to $22.5trn
Overall, such vehicles ploughed $US66 billion into investments in artificial intelligence and digitisation in 2025, according to Global SWF.
ASX set for soggy start to 2026 as inflation threat looms
A retreat in precious metals and crude prices is likely to weigh on resources stocks and the broader sharemarket on the first trading day of the year.
US stocks stumble into year-end, silver slumps anew
The S&P 500 falls 0.7 per cent in low volume in final trading day of the year, paring its 2025 gain to 16.4 per cent; US 10-year yield spikes to 4.17 per cent.
Inside China’s six-decade campaign to dominate rare earths
It was April 1964 and Chinese geologists had discovered that an iron ore mine, near Mongolia, also held the world’s largest deposit of 17 critical metals.
Opinion & Analysis
Top fundies reveal 17 stock picks and the big trends to watch in 2026
Investors are likely to take a more nuanced approach towards AI-oriented stocks in the year ahead, while some have an eye on defensive sectors such as energy and health.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of corporate Australia in 2025
Bad deals, nasty numbers, big mistakes and the occasional triumph. It’s been one heck of a year for corporate Australia.
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Australia has traded its soul for the politics of envy
The Bondi tragedy is more than just a religious conflict – it is an evil wrought by envy with the exceptions and the urge to handicap success.
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How Macquarie’s Viktor Shvets’ dystopian portfolio smashed the market
Investors have put Donald Trump’s drama behind them and are focused on AI, but a winning strategist believes they are in for a surprise in the new year.
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Meet the Fundie
Jocks, nerds and rock stars: The best of this year’s Monday Fundie
It was another brutal year as investors navigated the chaos of US President Donald Trump, the ever inflating artificial intelligence bubble, gold’s remarkable run and some blue chip blow ups.
‘Let your winners run’: How this fundie returned 50pc in 2025
The planets aligned for small-cap investors thanks to bull market in commodities. The head of emerging companies at SG Hiscocks says the rally has just begun.
How this little-known fund is beating Australia’s top investors
Emanuel Datt is making a name for himself in the funds management industry. His early investment in Afterpay was just the start of a long list of winners.
Yesterday
CME lifts precious-metal margins again after price swings
The decision is an effort by the exchange to calm trading after an historic year-end surge in volatility across precious metals markets.
Wall Street’s biggest winners and losers in 2025
Three of the index’s top 10 performers were data storage companies, which are among the main beneficiaries of the hundreds of billions of dollars in AI spending.
December 2025
ASX ends 2025 with a whimper for weakest annual rise in 3 years
The Australian sharemarket extended losses in a shortened final session, resulting in less than a 7 per cent gain for the year, lagging overseas peers.
ASX steady; Beyoncé now billionaire; Sky News’ Bondi hero fail
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Silver rises after biggest one-day drop in more than five years
A lingering supply shortage is helping to keep the metal on track for a 33 per cent monthly gain even after exchanges lifted margin requirements.
ASX extends losing streak as BHP, gold miners fall
Australian shares nudged lower as declines for precious metals miners and real estate stocks cancelled gains by Santos and Origin.
ASX stems 2-day slide; Kraken’s $13b valuation; Putin home ‘attacked’
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Rio, Fortescue change benchmark used for China iron ore pricing
Both Rio and Fortescue will stop using S&P Global Energy Platts Iron Ore Index for term contracts, according to people familiar with the matter.
Every Wall Street analyst now predicts a stock rally in 2026
“The pessimists have just been wrong for so long that people are kind of tired of that schtick,” said veteran market strategist and longtime bull Ed Yardeni.
ASX falls as tech weighs; DroneShield slumps but Star soars
The sharemarket fell 0.4 per cent, but Rio Tinto hit a record high, and Weebit Nano surged after signing a licence agreement with Texas Instruments.
Uni vice-chancellor dies; $600-a-day brickie; Frequent flyer hacks
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Top fundies reveal 17 stock picks and the big trends to watch in 2026
Investors are likely to take a more nuanced approach towards AI-oriented stocks in the year ahead, while some have an eye on defensive sectors such as energy and health.
The challenges and upside tipped for equity capital markets in 2026
Bankers and investors see a robust pipeline for IPOs in 2026, but will fund managers warm to floats after a disappointing performance from the recent crop?
ASX set to slip as record gold and silver prices to boost miners
Futures indicate that the S&P/ASX 200 will open slightly down on Monday, following a 1.6 per cent rise last week.
ASX rises 1.6pc for week; Treasury Wine, lithium miner soar
Shares however ends down on Christmas Eve; $A at 14-month high; Cobram Estate buys California olive ranch; NextDC wins data centre approval; Luxembourg investor buys Treasury Wines. Follow live.
Hedge fund Arnott Capital ramps up bets against shipping stocks
The short seller, which manages money for wealthy Australian families, expects the share prices of global shipping companies to fall.
Alleged PM kidnap plot foiled; Trump-Epstein revelations; ‘Drunk’ cricketer probed
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Gold, silver and platinum prices hit record amid buying frenzy
Retail investors who recently queued up to buy physical gold in Sydney’s Market Place are now profitable following a stunning burst in prices.
Copper hits $US12,000 for first time as tariff trade upends market
The impact on global trade flows of Trump’s moves has been so extreme that prices have rallied even though underlying usage has deteriorated rapidly in China.
ASX leaps 1.1pc as Goodman, DroneShield surge
Shares at six-week high; MA Services in administration; RBA minutes confirms hard line on inflation; Corporate Travel tweaks debt facility; Goodman Group’s data centre deal. Follow live.
