Insights

A tsunami of currency depreciation is set to be unleashed across the region if Japanese policymakers respond to the recession by printing more money.

There are many reasons why Australians should be excited about the free trade agreement with China, but there remain a number of unknowns.

A commitment to buy bonds by ECB president Mario Draghi inspired European markets, while big takeover plays in the US bolstered Wall Street.

The China-Australia free trade agreement has the potential to deliver a significant boost to our economy for decades to come, and the services sector is one of the clear winners.

The construction giant's planned sale of John Holland gets a booster shot from the China free-trade agreement, while mum and dad investors flock to the Medibank stock offering.

While President Obama tugs at our heartstrings with the Great Barrier Reef, Prime Minister Abbott still expects voters to get gooey-eyed about coal.

The software giant has changed its tune on open source and it couldn't have come soon enough

Big issues are mounting for Australia, I would wait until the Federal Government mid year Econonic and Fiscal Outlook in December before committing to buy more hybrids.

A historic tie-up between Hong Kong and Shanghai allows retail investors direct access to Chinese stocks ... But should you buy them?

Despite blue-sky potential, we are taking a more cautious view towards the company as its key growth business - a joint venture with MasterCard - is in the early stages.

The latest US earnings season has impressed amid the country's recovering economy … And it has also created buying opportunities for savvy investors.

This week we look at Brambles, Seven West Media, Suncorp, Scentre Group and Boral.

With Australia's exports to China now under more strain than at any other time over the past decade, an FTA offers much-needed relief.

Desperate to see the Galilee coal mines go ahead, the Queensland Government has said it will 'invest' hundreds of millions to help pay for the Adani mega mine's infrastructure. It's likely it will never get that money back, and is more a 'gift' than an 'investment'.

Activity and acquisitions are continuing in Australia's renewables industry with one recent buy highlighting how small wind has a great role to play in the right place.

Japanese and US scientific bodies have put last month at record levels as 2014 tracks for the hottest calendar year yet - despite the no-show of regional warming pattern, El Nino.