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Wesfarmers Ltd Stock Forum
Interest rates are a blunt instrument and they take time to work.
The ABS commentary points kind of points out things are going in the right direction. I suspect retail sales will falter and growth will remain anaemic
“The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator in Australia stood at 3.4% in the year to February 2024, unchanged from the previous two months, and below market expectations of 3.5%. Still, the latest reading pointed to the lowest since November ...
Broker Notes
- Downgraded to underperform from neutral at Macquarie; Price Target: $0.25 from $0.45
- Retained at overweight at Morgan Stanley; Price Target: $0.50
$Alpha HPA Ltd(A4N.AU)$ - Retained at buy at Bell Potter; Price Target: $1.60 from $1.68
$Aeris Resources Ltd(AIS.AU)$ - Retained at buy at Bell Potter; Price Target: $0.23
$Aristocrat Leisure Ltd(ALL.AU)$ - Retained at hold at Ord Minnett; Price Target: $45.00
$ALS Ltd(ALQ.AU)$ - Retained at buy at Goldman S...
ColumnsAU Evening Wrap: Australia Shares Gain 0.5% on Lower-Than-Expected Inflation
• Top losers: $Boss Energy Ltd(BOE.AU)$, $Premier Investments Ltd(PMV.AU)$, $Arcadium Lithium PLC(LTM.AU)$
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.5% higher at 7819.6 after lower-than-expected inflation stoked optimism over central bank interest-rate cuts. The benchmark index was flat until the release of data...
ColumnsAU Morning Wrap: ASX Flat Ahead of CPI Data
• Wall Street closes lower
• ASX flat ahead of CPI data
• Stocks to watch: APM Human Services, Platinum Asset Management
Wall Street Summary
Freshly listed stocks traded higher Tuesday, but the entire market seemed to pull back in the final hour of trading. Indexes swung from a 0.20% climb to a fall of the same amount.
With preliminary closing figures,$S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ fell 0.28%, ...
AUSTRALIAN RETAIL SALES (FRI)
Retail Sales are seen pulling back to 0.4% in February from the prior month’s 1.1%. Analysts highlight the volatility in the data around the turn of the year, with the sharp fall in December (-2.1% Y/Y) followed by a surge in January. $Westpac Banking Corp(WBC.AU)$ highlights that “The noise reflects difficulties the ABS is having adjusting for shifts in seasonal patterns through Nov-Dec-Jan.” The desk also cites its Westpac Card Tracker whic...
key events and themes
- Shorter trading week due to Easter weekend
- Australian CPI, retail sales
- BOJ summary of opinions, Tokyo CPI
- US GDP
Australian CPI, retail sales
With traders desperately trying to price in an RBA cut this year, the attention shifts to Australia’s monthly CPI report and retail sales. The RBA still think that inflation remains “too high”, so any soft figures here could bolster bets of easing. Retail sales is likely second tier da...
The Top 15 companies on the ASX by market capitalisation 2004-2024
On the domestic front, strong earnings results from most Australian blue-chip stocks, with many surpassing expectations, have prompted investors to buy. Additionally, the ASX 200 is benefitting from tailwinds from the United States. The ongoing AI stock boom has driven the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index to close up 0.9% for its record closing high. Furt...
ColumnsAU Morning Wrap: ASX Falls as Miners Retreat, Star Slumps 21%
• US stock futures rise ahead of busy earnings week
• ASX falls as BHP, Judo, Sims and Baby Bunting weigh
• Stocks to watch: BHP, Hub24, Sonic Healthcare
- Moomoo News AU
Wall Street Summary
U.S. stock futures rose slightly ahead of a batch of key earnings this week that could pull investors’ focus away from concerns about stubborn inflation.
Futures tied to the tech-foc...
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