Hey Superheroes, This was the week the AI trade was asked to show its working. On Thursday a Financial Times report put OpenAI’s annualised revenue at around US$50 billion, roughly US$20 billion below the figure doing the rounds a week earlier. The Nasdaq fell 1.25% on Thursday as chipmakers sold off. By Friday morning, the […]
Copper is being squeezed where it starts. China has halted most exports of the sulphuric acid used to make about a fifth of the world’s refined copper, copper ore is so scarce that smelters agreed to process it for nothing in 2026. And the world’s mines are producing slightly less than a year ago. London […]
Hey Superheroes, US consumer prices rose 3.7% year on year in September, above August’s 3.4%, with energy prices surging 20.4% over the year as the main driver of the acceleration. Core prices rose 2.6%. The read: expectations of a Federal Reserve pause in October are looking increasingly premature, and the meeting will be a closer […]
Charm offensive Hey Superheroes, The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed as high as 5.2% this week, its highest level since 2007, after September flash PMI data showed manufacturing at 57.0 and services at 58.7, both beating forecasts and pointing to persistent inflation pressure. Wall Street felt the weight of it. On Thursday 24 September, the […]
Hey Superheroes, Wall Street staged a sharp recovery on Thursday 17 September, the day after the Federal Reserve raised rates 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4.00%, its first hike since 2023. The S&P 500 rose 1.12% to 7,636.21, the Nasdaq gained 1.60% to 26,395.18 and the Dow added 0.67%, a […]
Hey Superheroes, It was a week defined by bonds before it was defined by earnings. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield touched 4.81% on Wednesday 2 September, its highest level since November 2023, as a global bond selloff deepened on renewed inflation concerns. The China-U.S. yield gap neared a record high as the Treasury selloff widened. […]
Hey Superheroes, The big news dropped on Wednesday this week with the AI trade and AU Inflation in the spotlight. In the US, Nvidia posted the biggest quarter any chipmaker has ever seen. Revenue was US$96.2 billion, up 106%* year-on-year, and the company told the market that fiscal 2028 growth of around 70% is now […]
Hey Superheroes, Wall Street had a rough finish to the week. The S&P 500 dropped 0.87% to 7,641.16 on Thursday 20 August, the Nasdaq fell 1% to 26,067.17 and the Dow shed 703.84 points to 52,759.21, leaving the S&P 500 down 1.9% for the week so far. The trigger was a Treasury bond rally that […]
Hey Superheroes, Two inflation prints gave markets exactly what they wanted. U.S. CPI for July eased to 3.4% year on year, down from a high of 4.2% back in May, with producer prices flat on the month. The S&P 500 closed at a fresh record above 7,798 and money market odds of a September Fed […]
Hola Superheroes, Records everywhere and yet markets can’t quite relax. The ASX 200 closed at a fresh record on Wednesday 5 August at 9,227.8 points. Thursday’s session extended the run of record highs, with the index climbing to 9,286 in early trade before closing near Wednesday’s level. Gold held above $4,100 an ounce through the […]
Hey Superheroes, What a week. South Korea’s Kospi triggered circuit breakers on consecutive days. Brent crude pushed back above $89. The Fed held rates again but not without a fight. By Thursday, Wall Street had staged one of its sharpest single-day recoveries of the year and Asia followed suit on Friday. A lot to unpack. […]
Hey Superheroes, Two of the Magnificent Seven just beat revenue expectations but still sold off. Alphabet closed down 7.1% and Tesla down 14.5% on Thursday 23 July, wiping out roughly $300 billion and $200 billion in market value respectively. The culprit in both cases: AI infrastructure spending that is now growing faster than near-term earnings. […]
Hey Superheroes, This was the week the AI trade was asked to show its working. On Thursday a Financial Times report put OpenAI’s annualised revenue at around US$50 billion, roughly US$20 billion below the figure doing the rounds a week earlier. The Nasdaq fell 1.25% on Thursday as chipmakers sold off. By Friday morning, the […]
Copper is being squeezed where it starts. China has halted most exports of the sulphuric acid used to make about a fifth of the world’s refined copper, copper ore is so scarce that smelters agreed to process it for nothing in 2026. And the world’s mines are producing slightly less than a year ago. London […]
The US-China truce that suspends China’s wider rare earth export controls now runs to 10 January 2027, two months later than the 10 November date it replaced. The White House says rare earth shipments are still not back to appropriate levels, and the International Energy Agency says China did 85 per cent of the world’s […]
Hey Superheroes, The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60% on 30 September, its fourth increase of 2026 and the highest official cash rate in 15 years, citing inflation outcomes that had come in stronger than expected.That same day, August CPI came in at 4.0%, softer than […]
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What are SPVs? Analysing the AI data centre boom and how the financing works AI needs a lot of computing power. And building the data centres behind it takes a lot of money. One way companies are helping fund that build-out is through special purpose vehicles, or SPVs. SPVs aren’t new. They’ve been used for […]
Crypto has gone from something most people had barely heard of to an investment that regularly makes headlines. Maybe you’ve heard of Bitcoin. Maybe you’ve seen Ethereum mentioned online. Or maybe someone you know has started investing in crypto and you’re wondering what all the fuss is about. So, why do people invest in crypto? […]
You’ve bought your first ETF. Maybe even a few. Things are starting to click. You’ve got exposure to the ASX, you understand the basics, and your money’s quietly getting to work in the background. So what’s next? For a lot of Australian share investors, the next step is looking beyond Australia. US ETFs are exchange-traded […]
Every candle graph on a price tells a story, who was in control during that period, how hard they pushed, and where things ended up. Candlestick charts (often called candle charts) are a financial chart used to display an asset’s price movements over time, giving visual insight into market sentiment and the synergy between buyers […]
Market cycles shape how the ASX and US shares move over time. If you’ve been watching either market over the past decade, the pattern probably feels familiar. One year, tech and growth stocks lead the charge. The next, banks, miners and defensives take over. It can look messy in real time. But zoom out and […]
For most Australian investors, getting exposure to the US has always been pretty straightforward. You buy an ASX‑listed ETF with a US allocation and you’re in. It’s local, familiar, and easy to manage. And to be fair, it works. But it only captures part of what’s available. Because behind the scenes, the global investment landscape […]
Investing in US stocks may give Australians direct access to the world’s largest and most innovative share market. If you’re looking across global markets and feeling cautious about geopolitical risks, the United States isn’t just another option. It could be where a big share of the world’s investable innovation actually lands. The US market brings […]
Investing in US stocks from Australia has never been easier. The US share market is where many of the world’s biggest ideas come to life, and for Australians, it’s one of the most accessible ways to invest in companies shaping the future. Let’s break down why. Why Invest in the US Stock Market? Think of […]
The 2026–27 Federal Budget is set to reshape how capital gains are taxed in Australia. From 1 July 2027, the long-standing 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount for individuals will be replaced with an inflation-based system, alongside a minimum 30% tax rate on real gains. For investors, this is more than a technical tax tweak. […]
You’ve decided to invest. Nice one. The next question is a big one: what do you actually invest in? Shares? ETFs? Property? Something else? Before choosing, it helps to understand risk properly. Risk isn’t just “losing money”. It’s the ups and downs you accept in exchange for the chance of long-term growth. Once that clicks, […]
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