Bank shares hit on bad-debt fears
ANZ's warning of a $100 million lift in bad debts has sparked a vicious sell-off in bank shares, with $20 billion wiped off the big four's combined value this week.
Wall St flat as five-week rally loses steam
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index snapped a streak of five weekly gains that had wiped out all of its 2016 losses.
Iron ore posts weekly loss on $US, China
Iron ore sank toward $US50 a metric ton amid a resurgent US dollar and indications China's economy has yet to rebound.
Why a blue-chip RE brand is a market flop
There are many reasons John McGrath's respected real estate brand has tanked since floating in December, with the slowing Sydney housing market just one factor.
Gold miners let the hedge grow
With gold prices near record highs in Australian dollar terms, gold miners are starting to embrace hedging.
Base metals slide as greenback advances
Copper prices fell to a one-week low in overnight trade as a rising US dollar triggered profit-taking
Apple shares hit hedge fund performance
Shares of Apple are one of the biggest bets among hedge funds, with 47 of them listing them among their ten largest holdings as of the end o...
Option positions foresee UK pound at 1980s low
Investors are betting an amount almost the size of Iceland's economy on the pound falling to levels last seen in the 1980s.
The case for helicopter money
It could be the next monetary tool that central banks turn to, according to Capital Economics.
Why the banks are the markets' Achilles heel
Crispin Odey is now warning of the threat posed to markets by crumbling bank profitability.
