In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, digs into the great valuation debate — exploring how stretched markets truly are, what’s driving the disconnect between price and fundamentals, and where investors should be most cautious as the cycle matures. Join us when we go LIVE at 12:30 AEDT Take us on
Another major financing deal announced for renewable energy projects, this time for a portfolio that includes the NEM's first solar battery hybrid project.
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In much of the rest of the world, the month-to-month moves of interest rates by central banks are not something that rates much of a mention around the proverbial equivalent of the backyard BBQ. Yet in Australia, moves in interest rates are monitored as if they were part of the national sporting pastime and a
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Renew Economy speaks with Thomas Bywater, Head of AIKO ANZ, about the world’s first 500 W module under 2 m² and how AIKO has solved the Back Contact scalability problem that held the architecture back for nearly five decades.
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Stats NZ released migration data for October, which showed that large numbers of Kiwis continue to leave, mostly for Australia. Net migration was only 11,929 in the year to October, down from a net gain of 35,400 in the October 2024 year. The current net migration inflow is a fraction of the circa 130,000 peak in
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Cost of battery storage has fallen by 40 pct of more for second year in a row, changing the game for big solar, grid management, consumers and renewables in general.
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Amidst the ongoing debate over the future of Ukraine and whether the United States will force peace terms on the war-weary nation, Europe’s leaders are deeply considering ratcheting up the stakes in their ongoing battle with Washington. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, European governments are considering a drastic step, dumping huge quantities
The Australian dollar – much like most other undollars – made new highs last night on the long expected rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, with the added boost of Fed Chair Powell calling it a “neutral position” not a hawkish reaction as expected: Full statement from the Fed below – the TLDR takeaway
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Australia’s Treasurer of propaganda, “Spin” Jim Chalmers, can’t stop spreading misinformation about the state of the economy. A few weeks back, Spin Jim claimed that Labor had delivered the “longest period of consecutive real wage growth in almost a decade” following eight consecutive quarters of annual real wage growth: Spin Jim’s brag came despite a 0.5%
Households will have to pay up front and in full for new gas connection, thanks to new rule to protect consumers from the impending network death spiral.
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Wall Street loved the rate cut from the Fed last night and the apparently neutral not hawkish future position espoused by Fed Chair Powell. Other risk markets also saw a lift while the USD was poleaxed across the board with Euro up sharply. Oil prices saw a small lift as did other commodities while the
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There has been a lot of conversation recently about implementing fixed four-year terms for the federal Parliament, with Anthony Albanese indicating support and some reporting that Don Farrell, the special minister of state, is considering whether to move on the issue.
Alex Joiner, chief economist at IFM Investors, posted the following chart on Twitter (X) showing the long-run collapse in construction sector productivity: “If we want to address supply issues in residential construction and deliver non-resi and infrastructure projects on time and budget, then we need to foster productivity growth in the construction sector”, Joiner said.
Throughout Europe, the drums are beating, the media trumpets are blaring. Warmongers are hammering away with a continuous stream of belligerent propaganda. The entire media-political system is mobilised for this purpose. The rhetoric and arguments upon which this belligerent campaign is based give pause for thought regarding what they reveal about the crisis Europe is experiencing.
A year defined by bullying power politics, media cowardice and moral failure – alongside rare but vital acts of courage that point to a different future.