Macro Afternoon
Asian share markets are quite mixed as we go into the final session of the trading week with local shares outperforming. The USD remains firm due to safe haven bids except against Yen while the oil price has been beaten back slightly. The Australian dollar is failing to get back above the 67 cent level.
Household battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
Federal government announces $25 million for a rooftop solar recycling pilot, with up to 100 collection points to be created across the country.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue starts construction of its first wind farm, featuring unique "self-lifting" tower technology and the biggest turbines seen in Australia.