Are Aussie shares ready for a Santa rally?
Every year as investors turn their attention towards cricket, beer and strained familial relations, they also turn bullish on a Santa Rally.
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Jessica Sier
Jessica Sier writes on business, markets, news and real estate. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Jessica is also a multimedia producer.
Investors brace for oil selloff should Opec deal fail
"Hot money" is set to flow out of the energy sector if the Opec cartel fail to reach a production cap agreement.
ASX falls ahead of Opec meeting
The ASX fell almost 1 per cent as investors ignored climbing metals prices and instead sold energy stocks after oil dropped sharply.
A nervous wait for Karoon Gas
Will Karoon Gas's large cash holding save the company should its Petrobras deal-of-the-year fall through?
'Asymmetric' OPEC risk to weigh on ASX
After months of negotiation and speculation, OPEC meets on Wednesday to hammer out an oil production deal while investors will also be keenly awaiting the US jobs report on Friday.
ASX climbs to 3-month high
The sharemarket burst through 5500 to a three-month high, as commodities spearheaded a solid week of gains.
Australia's economy may have gone backwards
Several factors may cause the Australian economy to record its fourth quarter of negative growth in 25 years, Morgan Stanley analysts have warned.
Blue chips back in favour
The remarkable outperformance of small caps seems to have dissipated so investors are having another look at the growth potential of blue chips.
Miners boost ASX, Fortescue at 5-year high
Miners powered the ASX higher on Wednesday as investors took a record Wall St lead to build the rally's strength through the day.
Currency vigilantes set their sights on Italy
Politics is the new economists, says HSBC, and currency traders are gearing up for the next battleground - the Italian constitutional referendum.
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