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  • Australia’s Energy Price Crisis: Winners and Losers

    Australia's electricity prices surge as manufacturers bleed profits. Gas developers now sit on the answer, if politicians actually deliver policy change.

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    Inside the alt-right plot to take over Australia too

    Six of the world's eight largest economies are led by populists, or on the cusp of it. Can Australia dodge the same fate? Investors shouldn’t bet on it…

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    Wrong again, dimwits

    This was the most important turning point in recent financial history. Forty years of falling interest rates...and the biggest boom in stock market history...were over.

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    Ouch! That Silver is Too Hot

    Oil trades 28% below silver for only the third time in 70 years. History suggests this won't last. But where does Australia fit when mean reversion hits?

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    Following the Smart Money: Oil Service Stocks Lead the Way

    Oil prices remain weak, but service company stocks are signalling potential recovery—offering savvy investors an early-cycle opportunity for 2026 gains.

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    The Dollar Has Claws

    We never know exactly what History has in mind; but we doubt she intends to Make America Great Again by acts of violence and over-spending led by the numbskulls in Washington.

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  • Mining’s Mega-Merger Moment

    Rio Tinto and Glencore begin discussions to form a copper behemoth. Should the deal proceed, it would forge one of the largest mining companies in the world. But is everyone happy?

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  • Reflation Trade or Fed Takeover?

    More commodities start to run as gold and silver explode higher. Small caps are also flying. But are they just playing catch-up to the Magnificent 7?

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  • September 11, 1973:The Other 9/11 America Doesn’t Talk About

    Chile’s copper nationalisation triggered a US-backed coup in 1973. With Venezuela’s oil at stake, are we witnessing history repeat itself?

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    The Golden Fleece

    The week before Christmas, stock in shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries rose 10%.

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