The recently established Dagong credit rating agency has made its first sovereign assessments, rating US bonds AA, Britain’s AA- and Australia’s AAA.
A snapshot of economist responses to today’s housing finance data and the inflationary case for a rate hike next month.
The market agrees oil prices will head higher as the global economy recovery and market fundamentals improve, with RBS Australia offering its preferred list for playing the sector.
Gold should see more weakness in the short term, but a bottom is looming, predict chartists at Barclays.
Macquarie believes the market is missing the point as it upgrades Westpac and revisits its conviction calls. RBC updates its resource sector preferences. Morgan Stanley looks at small caps.
Credit Suisse has joined UBS in covering iron ore play Gindalbie Metals, both brokers rating the stock as a Buy given valuation upside and leverage to iron ore prices.
The TechWizard reports global investors should be hoping AUD/USD reaches for new highs in the weeks ahead.
In search of stand-out stocks in a market gripped by fear and bearish technical signals.
FNArena editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck joined two other guests on BoardRoomRadio’s Friday Roundtable to debate topics including Boral, Iuka and the share market rally.
A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with updates on the corporate attractiveness of Oz nickel producers, signs gold is finding support and an update from BHP’s CEO.