Gold Price Forecasts Trimmed, As 2027 Outlook Continues To Shift
Gold has been on a record breaking run over the past couple of years, making new highs, only to pull back more than 25% since. For all the volatility, the gold price remains 2.55% higher on TTM basis, and 125% higher over the past five years. Whilst the volume of trading in gold may have…
AI investment at Financials: Value over Efficiency
Australia’s major financial institutions are accelerating their transition from experimental generative AI into enterprise-scale agentic systems, with cloud infrastructure emerging as the critical governance and execution layer that will separate winners from laggards in the race for measurable returns. An interesting set of data from Capgemini Research Institute’s World Cloud Report for Financial Services 2027,…
James Hardie Industries Shares Fail To Hold A$40 Break
James Hardie Industries shares (ASX:JHX) fell 6.22% to $39.20 into the weekend, failing to hold the A$40 break. The company delivered a strong second-quarter result, but guided toward a softer second half, putting the dampeners on what remains a 1.92% gain for the week. Many stocks gave back some of Thursday’s gains into the weekend,…
Nine Entertainment Shares Bouncing off Lows, Add 22% on Week
Nine Entertainment shares (ASX: NEC) put up an 11.64% gain on Friday, and one of its strongest weekly performances in months, further boosted by an update delivered at the company’s AGM. The NEC share price rounded out the week at A$0.82, having gained 22.39% on the week, in a welcome shift for holders who have…
Develop Global Shares Tails ASX 200 Into Weekend
Develop Global shares (ASX:DVP) were the ASX 200 laggard into the weekend, falling 10.13% to A$3.55, fresh off the back of a 9.12% gain. This flip flopping of sentiment highlights some of the volatility that has been seen in the name, down more than 50% from the June highs. What is happening at Develop Global…
Xero Shares Up Big This Week, But Can Momentum Hold?
Xero shares (ASX:XRO) gave beleaguered holders something to smile about on Thursday, jumping 12.55% to close at A$70.86 as markets positioned aggressively ahead of the cloud accounting giant’s upcoming half-year earnings release. The move reclaimed a key psychological level and extended a sharp month-long recovery, against the backdrop of what remains a firmly negative year…
REA Group Shares Add Double Digits To Reclaim A$180: Here’s Why
REA Group shares (ASX:REA) put up the strongest gain in four years on Thursday, after a first-quarter trading update saw revenue and earnings growing at a double-digit clip against a softening listings environment. The REA share price closed at A$180.01, up 11.2% on the day, marking the first time the stock has traded above the…
Fortescue Shares Look To Snap Six Week Losing Streak
Fortescue shares (ASX:FMG) put up their strongest session in months yesterday, coming into the final day of the week looking to snap a six week slide. The move on Thursday came on a strong day for the market, but FMG was also supported by a strategically crafted US$1.5 billion debt refinancing. The FMG share price…
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Shares Double Off Lows, Following Big Day: Here’s Why
Neuren Pharmaceuticals shares (ASX: NEU) moved back towards highs yesterday, adding 17.49% to close at A$23.24. The bounce came after its North American commercial partner reported blockbuster quarterly sales for the Rett syndrome treatment DAYBUE, while a landmark European launch triggered a significant payment that together supported a big guidance upgrade. Thursday’s push has seen…
Woodside Energy Shares Pull Back With Energy Prices, As Dividend Policy Changed
Woodside Energy shares (ASX: WDS) were hit hard yesterday, as falling oil prices, and a sweeping overhaul of its capital allocation framework at its 2026 Capital Markets Day hit on the same day. The WDS share price fell 6.02% to close at A$30.59, sitting among the worst performers on the ASX 200 for the session….
