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Jan
12
2021

ASX Update: Banks lead cautious rebound

Featured On: The Market Herald

Bank and energy stocks hit ten-month highs as the ASX shrugged off weak leads from Wall Street. The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 14 points or 0.2 per cent by mid-session, aided by a fleeting rebound in US futures.

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Jan
12
2021

The 2021 Travel Guide – Measures That Will Keep You Safe From COVID-19

Featured On: EGT

2020 was notoriously disastrous for most of the countries in the world. The unprecedented year’s holiday season saw the coronavirus-induced restrictions severely impacting travel plans. In the United States, the number of travellers in 2020 was way below relative to 2019. So much so, many Americans are still unsure about making any holiday travel plans. However, some enthusiastic travellers have begun to venture out.

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Jan
08
2021

What to expect from the markets after a volatile week in the US

Featured On: Money Mag

A week in American politics like no other: a Democrat victory in Georgia's Senate runoff election and a siege on the US Capitol building. The markets certainly didn't expect it, but what should we expect from the markets? "The market had a one-way bet that the Republicans were going to win both seats in the Georgia runoff... but as we found out that didn't happen, and that changes a lot," says Deep Data Analytics CEO Mathan Somasundaram. But the changes haven't been immediate. So far, markets have been a lot less volatile than the political backdrop.

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Jan
07
2021

ASX Update: Market outstrips Wall Street gains

Featured On: The Market Herald

Shares bolted higher, outpacing gains in the US where investors bet the long-term benefits of higher stimulus spending under a Democrat-controlled Congress would outweigh short-term turmoil in Washington. The S&P/ASX 200 rallied 119 points or 1.8 per cent to 6726 by mid-session. The advance reversed yesterday's fall and lifted the index above 6700 for the first time this year.

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Jan
07
2021

ASX Close: Best session in two months

Featured On: The Market Herald

The ASX rode a blue wave of Wall Street stimulus optimism to its biggest gain in two months as investors looked beyond turmoil in Washington. The S&P/ASX 200 surged 105 points or 1.6 per cent to 6712, the index's first finish above 6700 this year. The rally lifted the index to within 50 points of its mid-December pandemic recovery peak. The market finished near its high as US futures hinted at more to come tonight. S&P 500 futures were last up 19 points or 0.5 per cent as politicians moved closer to ratifying Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.

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Jan
06
2021

As it happened: ASX sheds 1.1% with Georgia hanging in the balance

Featured On: SMH

Kunal Sawhney, the chief executive of independent equities research firm Kalkine Group, said investors could be in for a rocky ride until the ramifications of the result are known and understood. However, he also said any volatility may also be short-lived. “While some volatility can grip financial markets in the near-term amidst prevailing uncertainty, the share market is unlikely to surpass volatility levels experienced in 2020,” Mr Sawhney said. “Additional stimulus from the policymakers and rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines are further expected to stimulate (the) ASX 200’s recovery in 2021.”

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