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SG Hiscock launches critical resources fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... critical minerals," Cochran said. "Governments are investing in energy security, domestic manufacturing and resilient supply chains. Defence spending is rising, industrial policy is reshaping investment decisions and competition for strategic resources ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... at home," Greer said. "Today's action strikes an overdue blow against the prevalence of forced labour in global supply chains and sends a clarion call to the world to join the United States in adopting the most common-sense of policies to combat this ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... global economy has entered a regime of higher inflation volatility, driven in part by geopolitics and disruptions to supply chains. While the energy shock is proving temporary, future supply-side shocks may become more frequent," Diggle said. "This raises ...

Super sector to accelerate critical mineral investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... statement calls for greater mobilisation of private capital to build resilient and diversified critical minerals supply chains and for stronger coordination between public and private actors. The 39 signatories include Airbus, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs ...

Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... significant policy-driven investment in the US, where efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing and secure strategic supply chains are supporting a broader reindustrialisation trend. Ausbil also identified AI as a major long term growth driver, arguing ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... chokepoint, which according to United Nations (UN) carries about one quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade, sent supply chains and crude oil prices into a tailspin, and exposed the country's overreliance on the Middle East to supply nearly ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... said RBA's reports suggest some firms have responded already, with fuel surcharges raised by firms at the start of supply chains that flow into a broad set of industries. "Expectations for pass-through to consumer prices vary, but we are hearing from ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... face modern slavery conditions. For investors, it means being cognisant of modern slavery hiding deep inside global supply chains. "Investors can play a role in combatting modern slavery through many ways; shareholder resolutions, divestments, exclusions ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Australian Fuel Security Reserve to obtain fuels and fertiliser. "We're helping businesses and manufacturers bolster supply chains, with $1 billion in interest free loans through the National Reconstruction Fund and incentives to get more freight ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... projects like new ports, mines, and trade and energy corridors to unlock the country's resources, secure domestic supply chains, and enable it to sell to new markets across Canada and the world, the government said. The projects will focus on clean and ...
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