Green is the new black when it comes to corporate bonds
Green bonds are on the rise
Myriam Robin is a markets reporter based in the Financial Review's Melbourne newsroom.
Green bonds are on the rise
Shares took a sharp dive on news of US military strikes, but recovered to close the week's trading up 0.1 per cent.
Telstra's been a perennial favourite but squeezed margins have analysts questioning whether its high dividends are sustainable.
Australian investors hoping to invest in Snap Inc might be disappointed, with S&P; Dow Jones unsure on whether to add it to the S&P; 500 at all.
Heavyweight banks and miners pulled the ASX lower, after the Fed warned it might start trimming its balance sheet this year.
The much-battered Navitas is enjoying some good news, having been nominated as one of the few companies singled out for counter-consensus outperform calls from equity strategists.
The sharemarket closed slightly lower, with Westpac the single biggest drag on the benchmark index, while the Aussie dollar fell top a three-week low.
The ASX recovered early losses to end the session narrowly in the black, holding on to last week's gains.
Valuations, earnings growth outside of resources and unusually low volatility are some of the ASX200's key hurdles in the second quarter.
While shorting had long been a reality of how sophisticated investors play the market in Australia, it has of late turned brasher, louder, and far more aggressive.
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