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Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... excise will be cut in half, from 44 cents a litre to 22 cents a litre, for six months, with the government hopeful global oil prices will stabilise after that. The fuel excise has traditionally been positioned as a tax to fund road projects and maintenance ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Ukraine to to add 0.75% drag on global economic growth in 2022 and to increase global inflation by 1.5% primarily through higher oil, gas and wheat prices. Russia supplies 18% of the world's gas, 12% of the world's oil supply and together with Ukraine ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... nothing to do with this government, but it doesn't typically resonate with voters very well if you turn around and say, 'the oil price is determined in a global market, it's beyond our control'," he says. He points out that Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...

VanEck anticipates AUD surge

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... local dollar will help to contain rising costs for imports priced in foreign currencies," Chesler said. This month alone, oil prices are up by close to 24% and wheat future prices have surged 18%, he noted. In year-to-date terms, these numbers jump to ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares introduce market monitor

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... services." "As a consequence, Bitcoin is down by 6.4%, Ethereum is down by 8.5%, equity 3.5% over the past week. Meanwhile, oil and wheat have surged historically as the breadbasket of the world continues to bleed."

Aussie small-cap fund returns 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... fourth place. In terms of the top products, over a one-year period, the following made notable performances: BetaShares Crude Oil Index ETF (74% p.a.), India Avenue Equity Fund (55% p.a.), BetaShares Global Energy Companies ETF (49% p.a.), BetaShares ...

Supply chain, labour shortage fears: Analysts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... shortages, an advancing business cycle and increased inflationary pressures. When it comes to energy, the impact of rising oil prices meant over half of the analysts are more confident about investing in energy businesses than they were a year ago - ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... euphoria in the energy markets should also cool down, turning the tailwinds into headwinds for the Russian economy dependent on oil and gas," he said. Russia represents a "small but highly conspicuous part" of the emerging markets universe, according ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... one, it complicates central banks' efforts to control inflation. Never mind other commodity prices, the price of crude oil has shot up on the back of the Russian adventure. Brent oil US$104.99 per barrel - up 8.42% on the day; WTI oil reached US$100 ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... 200 list. The list comprises publicly-owned companies expected to contribute the highest future emissions from their coal, oil, and gas reserves. It will also ban the pension funds from making any future investments in those same companies. Similar steps ...