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The ASX 200 closed Friday’s trading lower by 0.38%, but was still up 1.6% for the week. The local market was relatively quiet today as nervous investors awaited the key US CPI data to be released tonight (US time). Investors could be bracin...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   In November, cobalt metal prices in Europe rose by 10.4% to punch through the $US30/lb mark for t...

The news continues to get brighter for lithium producers and up and comers trying to ride the same wave. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence data from November shows spodumene prices continued to climb, rising 17.3% month on month in November to...

Local stocks posted solid gains on Tuesday as risk appetite returned to markets, with the ASX 200 posting a gain of +1% for the first time since October 4. The two sectors that came under the most pressure during the recent market wobbles —...

After falling by ~0.8% on Tuesday, the ASX 200 struggled for traction in Wednesday trade to finish 0.15%. Now that he’s shepherded the US economy through a pandemic, J-Pow is back for a second term. And while he’s not about to hike rates wi...

Local stocks started flat, traded flat and closed flat in a lazy Friday to end the week, with few major catalysts in Asian trade. The ASX 200 eked out a small gain of 0.18%, as the iron ore majors edged higher along with oil & gas stock...

It’s not just your imagination. Rising publicity around ‘critical minerals’, ESG and battery metals is having a transformative impact on the value and make-up of Australia’s resources sector. The proof is in the pudding as they say, and thi...

The ASX 200 finished 0.36% higher in Monday trade, as the Information Technology sector and the Consumer Discretionary sector both outperformed with gains more more than 1%. Across the commodities complex, the gold majors found demand with...

Aspiring lithium producer ioneer (ASX: INR) has co-sponsored a “first of its kind event” involving an electrical vehicle (EV) rally across the United States, as development of North America’s only lithium-boron deposit accelerates. Called C...

The ASX 200 finished lower by 0.37% today, extending its loss for the week to over 1%. Local stocks fell following broad-based selloff on Wall Street overnight triggered by the US inflation data, which rose at a pace not seen since the earl...

Lithium boom to continue in 2022: S&P Global Elon Musk under pressure to sell ~$US21bn worth of Tesla stock Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths,...

Shares in Marquee Resources (MQR) soar today after the company announces it is buying up two North American exploration projects Marquee will earn an 80 per cent interest in the Kibby Basin Lithium Project in Nevada and the Lone Star Coppe...

AIC Mines come out of trading halt after finalising acquisition of the ‘Elouise’ copper mine Marquee Resources adds couple of North American lithium and copper-gold projects to portfolio European Lithium (lithium), Castle (lithium, gold, b...

Investors piled into Marquee Resources (ASX: MQR) on Friday, sending the stock up 33% in early trade on news of two key acquisitions in the western US states of Nevada and Washington. The company will acquire the Kibby Basin lithium project...

The ASX 200 responded to record high levels on Wall Street overnight, rallying by 0.89% to close at 7,389 points. All eleven sectors were up, led by the miners which gained around 1.5% ahead of the US Fed statement due today (US time). Lith...

The Australian stock market quietly dipped into the red today, down by 0.7% with the Melbourne Cup and RBA taking centre stage. Whilst Verry Elleegant was taking the lap of honours at Flemington, the RBA announced that it will stick to the...

Could the bull run in coal prices be nearing an early end? China seems to have hit some success after putting the clamps on coal ‘speculation’, driving thermal coal futures to their biggest weekly loss in five years. Coal prices remain well...

Following Wall Street’s record levels on Friday, the ASX 200 rebounded to rise by 0.6% today. All sectors were in the green, except for Financials which fell by around 0.6%. The sector was dragged down by Westpac (ASX:WBC), which slumped by...

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities: oil & gas, lithium, nickel, magnesium, steel, and coal -Current tight market suggests support for oil and gas stocks-Lithium sector a hive of activity as UN cli...

The ASX 200 edged into positive territory by the close of trade, after digesting Q3 inflation data which came in slightly higher than expected. The higher print for core inflation saw the Aussie dollar push higher and stocks briefly fell, b...

China’s ongoing energy shortage starts to affect domestic battery materials production Tesla ditches nickel, cobalt as prices soar Pilbara Minerals’ (ASX:PLS) third spodumene auction unofficially scheduled for October 26 Weekly small cap s...

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) was the standout among the major miners on the news the $8 billion company and US chemicals giant Albemarle plan to restart the Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara. The operation was mothballed just one week afte...

The odds are stacked against small cap ASX stocks growing into the top echelon of the bourse – the ASX 200 – but it’s possible. Many companies fail due to unexpected hurdles, others are acquired before reaching their full potential. But if...

The ASX 200 was up 0.73% today, following similar rises in US stocks overnight. Tech, miners, and industrials were the best performing sectors, with energy and communications being the only sectors in the red. The Aussie index rose as ABS d...

Australian explorer ioneer (ASX: INR) has confirmed that global precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has received approval from South Africa’s Reserve Bank to invest in the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project. The approvals refer to Si...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   Lithium carbonate prices are going gangbusters off the back of limited supply and stable lithium-...

The ASX 200 posted its second day of steady gains, although the drivers were broadly the reverse of Monday’s session. Falls in resources and financials were offset by a rebound in the tech sector. A day after lagging the market with a fall...

There seems to be no shortage of bullish news for ASX lithium shares with spot prices continuing to mark fresh all-time highs. Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices hit 190,000 yuan/metric tonne (mt) on 15 October. This surpasses the prev...

The S&P/ASX 300 Index (ASX: XKO) is climbing in early afternoon trade, after spending the morning in negative territory. At the time of writing, the ASX 300 is up 0.32% to 7,411 points. The index is now in the green for the past month,...

The benchmark ASX 200 index rebounded by 0.54% today, after a better than expected jobs data released by the ABS. The Australian unemployment rate inched higher to 4.6% in September from 4.5% in August, but was still lower than the economis...

Demand for battery metals to power the green transition is on the up, with Wood Mackenzie projecting global demand for energy storage will rise to 1TWh by 2030. Energy storage deployments around the world are going to triple in 2021 alone,...

The price of lithium continued to rage higher during the first quarter of FY22, sending ASX lithium shares skyward. This generally meant if you owned shares in a lithium producer/explorer, you enjoyed a rewarding quarter. In fact, lithium...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   While the outlook for commodities like iron ore has deteriorated – and is expected to deteriorate...

The ASX 200 followed Wall Street lower in Tuesday trade, in line with what looks like the emergence of a broader global trend; buy oil and gold, sell tech. The ASX 200 Energy index is up by around 18% since September 20, and oil & gas s...

Local markets looked brighter today. US share markets rebounded on Friday. Global oil prices also rose by around 1% on ahead of a meeting of OPEC+ producers today. Analysts expect that producers will add just 400,000 barrels per day in extr...

The market may have tumbled lower in September, but that didn’t stop a number of shares in the lithium sector from charging higher. Among the movers, a few really stood out. Here’s why these were the best performing lithium shares in Septe...

Local markets are heading into the long weekend (for some states) on a seriously sour note, as stocks copped a hiding to end the week. Evergrande is missing interest payments, fears of persistent supply-side inflation are lingering, and jus...

Gains at the big end of town led the market today, as the ASX 200 rose by 1.88%. Intra-day, that marked its best return of the year (biggest gain since November 3, 2020). There were similar gains for all of the major sectors, as Energy stoc...

Trampolining commodity prices have seen analysts rip up and tear their forecasts to shreds more than once this year. While they were left catching up on iron ore prices on the way up, for instance, they’ve also been chasing them on the way...

The ASX 200 has recouped some of its lunch time losses and closed the day lower by just 1.08%, after falling by 1.7% at the half way mark of the session.. The local bourse followed moves in US and European equities overnight, as a broad-bas...

Today didn’t start well, after a weak lead from Wall Street overnight. And the ASX 200 continued to lose ground into the close, finishing ~1.4% lower on the day. The catalyst for capital flows at the big end of town appeared to be what’s no...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and vanadium.   Due to hit the bourse Tuesday is PPK Group (ASX:PPK) spin out Li-S Energy (ASX:LIS) which may have developed a...

After falling by 0.65% last week, the ASX 200 was more on an upbeat mood today, lifting by 0.57 %. Positive sentiment in the market was buoyed by travel stocks, which rose across the board after an announcement by Premier Gladys Berejiklian...

Here we are, finally at the end of a long week that promised to descend into carnage at the big end of town — before petering out to a scratch. The potential collapse of Evergrande and a flailing iron ore price had several business news wri...

The ASX 200 finished the week on a low note, falling by 0.41% for the day and down 0.68% for the week. Prior to today, the local bourse was on a three-day winning streak, following the big 2.1% crash on Monday. Energy was the best performin...

China’s decision to shut Aussie coal out last year seemed like a kiss of death for the Australian industry, but pandemic supply chains work in funny ways. Despite domestic met coal cargoes climbing over US$600/t in the supply constrained Ch...

Markets were calm and collected on Thursday, as the ASX 200 climbed by more than 1% following a strong lead from Wall Street, and traded with little volatility throughout the session. Investors are still comfortable with the US Fed’s plans...

Yesterday was brutal, and ASX investors were ready to batten down the hatches this morning after Evergrande contagion fears spilled onto Wall St overnight. But in the end, Tuesday’s session proved relatively mild as the ASX 200 ambled to a...

Technical and battery grade lithium carbonate prices increased by over 20% in the first two weeks of September in the Chinese domestic market. And they’re now up 188.9% and 215% respectively this year. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s lithi...

Today’s plunge on the local bourse followed action in Wall Street on Friday, where US stock markets broadly fell across the board. The three worst performing sectors on the ASX today were Mining, Energy, and Tech sectors, in that order. Ok...