Daily FNArena News

The US Federal Reserve Bank of New York is joining the push to stress-test banks for climate risks; a push that will force banks to collectively lay aside trillions in capital; apply further pressure to fossil-fuel producers; and help build insight into the macro and micro economic risks of the transition

Losses in the Materials sector drove a -1.9% total decline for the ASX200 in September, putting an end to eleven consecutive months of gains for the benchmark

Australian fintechs and neobanks are recording record growth, but the country’s digital competitiveness continues to decline relative to global peers

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities: commodity positioning; gold equities; copper; and gas/oil

Edited excerpt from Shareplicity 2, A guide to investing in US stock markets: Secular Growth Megatrends & The S-Curve

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities notes Qantas is setting up as a buying opportunity but confirmation is needed

Does the outlook for the banks hinge on whether tightening measures will be instigated to cool home buyer lending?

Some of the ASX’s large cap, household companies are demonstrating commitment to environmental, social and governance concerns through strategy integration

FNArena’s Monitor keeps track of corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments

The fact superfunds and other large asset managers are now scrambling to obtain ownership of listed, long-duration infrastructure assets does not prevent that society post-covid might remain different from pre-covid, with consequences for some of these assets