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Morning Report 5 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were weaker on Tuesday.

Investors reacted to a sharp slowdown in job openings to near 2-year lows. Factory orders also fell for the second month.

 

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Market Close 4 Apr 23: The Australian sharemarket ended higher on Tuesday

The Australian sharemarket ended higher on Tuesday, lifting for a 7th consecutive session and continuing its longest winning streak since March 2022.

 

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Morning Report 4 Apr 23: Oil prices surge 6.3% after OPEC+ producers trim production quotas

US sharemarkets were mixed on Monday. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes both ended higher, lifted by energy stocks following surprise cuts to the OPEC+ group's oil output targets.

 

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Market Close 3 Apr 23: ASX 200 lifts for 4th day

The Australian sharemarket extended its winning streak to a fourth day, with gains across 10 of 11 sectors keeping the market on track to snap a 7-week losing streak.

 

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Executive Series 27 March 23: Intelligent Investor Deputy Head of Research, Gaurav Sodhi (Part 3)

Intelligent Investor Deputy Head of Research, Gaurav Sodhi speaks with Tom Piotrowski about his outlook for iron ore prices and why he believes investors should be cautious when it comes to iron ore miners.

 

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Executive Series 27 March 23: Intelligent Investor Deputy Head of Research, Gaurav Sodhi (Part 2)

Intelligent Investor Deputy Head of Research, Gaurav Sodhi speaks with Tom Piotrowski about his outlook for coal prices and why he’s expecting high double-digit dividends from coal miners.

 

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Executive Series 27 March 23: Intelligent Investor Deputy Head of Research, Gaurav Sodhi (Part 1)

Intelligent Investor Deputy Head of Research, Gaurav Sodhi speaks with Tom Piotrowski about the current volatility caused by the collapse of Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank, as well as why he’s cautious about investing in lithium producers.

 

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Morning Report 3 Apr 23: Wall Street jumps on Friday as inflation cools

Aussie shares are poised to open up by 45 points or 0.6% on Monday after a solid trading session on Wall Street on Friday.  Interest-rate sensitive information technology, consumer discretionary and real estate shares led major US indexes higher after inflation cooled in February. European shares posted gains on Friday after a record monthly drop in Eurozone consumer prices figures. 

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Market Close 31 Mar 23: ASX 200 has best week since November 2022

While the Aussie market declined by ~1.1% in March due to the US banking turmoil, the ASX 200 improved for a fifth straight session, lifting by 0.78% on Friday thanks in part to our major miners.

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Morning Report 31 Mar 23: ASX set to follow Wall Street Higher on Friday

US sharemarkets climbed on Thursday, helped by gains in technology-related shares, while regional US bank shares eased and investors braced for key inflation data on Friday. The KBW regional bank index fell by 2%. The Dow Jones index rose by 141 points or 0.4%. The S&P 500 index gained 0.6% and the Nasdaq index added 87 points or 0.7%.

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