ASX 200 kicks another 24 points higher to 7849 (+0.3%) as resources took centre stage. Iron ore stocks back in demand on China hopes, BHP up 0.7% with FMG up 1.9%. Lithium stocks also doing well on a price bounce in Asian trade, PLS up 1.3%, MIN up 0.5%, with LRS up 14.3%. Gold miners missed out…
Bond yields are rising and the markets with them in a new “No landing no inflation” assumption. The inflation numbers this week will soon sort that out.
SUMMARY Gold takes a breather, watching for the top in NST and BGL. No sign of it yet. With the market sell off not following through (yet) the decision to exit JMS and SQ2 looking a bit hasty. Not much damage in SNAS yesterday. Holding. Adding SFR for some copper exposure. Is far from the…
ASX 200 kicks another 35 points to 7824 as buyers continue in resource stocks. BHP finding friends on iron ore recovery, up 2.0%, and RIO doing well up 3.0%. Lithium stocks also recovering nicely following a 5% rise in Tesla. MIN up 1.0%, and PLS rallying 1.6%. Gold miners mixed despite bullion kicking higher again, NEM easing…
Added two holdings under takeovers. Macro factors at work in the US. CPI and PPI. US yields hit 2024 high. Zinc stocks. One to watch.
US equities kicked off the week essentially unchanged following a choppy day of trade, with the solar eclipse offering a distraction leading into a busy week including CPI and the start of first-quarter earnings. All three major indices ended near flat, the Dow closed down 11 points (-0.03%). Up 109 points at best, down 46…
US markets bounced from Thursday losses after economic enthusiasm eclipsed concerns of the number of rate cuts expected this year. The Dow Jones rose 307 points (+0.80%), the S&P 500 gained 1.11% and the NASDAQ rose 1.24%. US non-farm payrolls rose by 303k jobs in March (vs 200k forecast), the biggest monthly gain in ten…
US Big Picture. Where to for ASX 200? Gold! Gold! Gold! APM Bid at 140c subject to conditions. US Check-Ins. Uranium back. New podcast may help. Ask the Analyst podcast available.
SUMMARY Buy the dip prevails again. US markets bounce, SNAS to suffer. Stop loss set at 3 x ATR from recent high at $1.735. Glad we're still in oil and gold. BGL and NST performing well today. KAR lagging. No other changes to trades or One Stock Portfolios.
