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Drew Meredith

Publishing Editor

Drew is publisher of the Inside Network's mastheads and a principal adviser at Wattle Partners.

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Four straight winning days, consumer, property sectors outperform, Ramsay deal cut

The local market managed a fourth straight day of gains, adding 0.6 per cent behind a strong performance from the property and consumer facing sectors. Property finished 1.7 per cent higher ahead of what is expected to be a weaker US inflation reading while Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) also gained 4.5 per cent. The latter occurred…

Drew Meredith | 14th Sep 2022 | More
Commodity prices boost local market

Australian shares advanced for a third straight day on Monday, driven by the materials sub-index, which rode rising commodity prices to a 2.2 per cent gain. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark advanced by 70.3 points, or 1 per cent, to 6964.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index closed up by a similar percentage, lifting 69.2 points…

Drew Meredith | 13th Sep 2022 | More
RBA spurs market to gain, Mineral Resources rockets, Nuix jumps

The local market was buoyed to a significant 1 per cent gain for the week, following a strong day on Friday. The 0.7 per cent gain was driven by the energy and materials sector which gained 1.1 and 3.3 per cent respectively on news of a potential split of Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN). Rumours that the…

Drew Meredith | 12th Sep 2022 | More
RBA speech boosts market, Link deal set to proceed

The Australian sharemarket surged in the afternoon, gaining more than 1.6 per cent after the Reserve Bank Governor flagged a more cautious approach to future rate rises. Every sector finished the day higher and significantly so with the technology sector gaining 2.8 per cent as bond yields fell. The top performers were Life360 (ASX:360), Megaport…

Drew Meredith | 9th Sep 2022 | More
Market retreats, healthcare, currency boost, Metcash upgrades

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s aggressive pursuit of a neutral interest rate policy setting has offered a challenging backdrop to the sharemarket this week, with the S&P/ASX200 falling 1.4 per cent on Wednesday. It wasn’t rates alone, however, with the oil price falling to levels not seen since January 2022 as concern grows about the…

Drew Meredith | 8th Sep 2022 | More
  • Rate Rises the New Normal

    After a positive start, the local market turned tail after the Reserve Bank board lifted the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35 per cent, its highest level since December 2014, at its meeting yesterday. The central bank has now raised interest rates for five months in a row, in its most aggressive…

    Drew Meredith | 7th Sep 2022 | More
    Energy woes power local market

    Energy powered the Australian market higher on Monday, with a 4 per cent rise in the S&P/ASX 200 Energy index at the heart of market sentiment, as oil, gas and coal prices rose. The energy action helped the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 advance 23.5 points, or 0.3 per cent, or to 6852.2, while the broader All…

    Drew Meredith | 6th Sep 2022 | More
    Miners push market to poor week, financials bounce on Friday, AMP loses contract

    The local market capped off the worst week in several months, falling another 0.3 per cent and taking the weekly loss to 3.9 per cent. On Friday it was the financial sector leading the way on hopes that the economy may remain strong, bounced 0.7 per cent, with the more defensive healthcare and real estate…

    Drew Meredith | 5th Sep 2022 | More
    Market weakness continues on bond yields, Suez Canal blocked again, BHP goes ex

    The local sharemarket continued its recent weakness, falling another 2 per cent for the first day of spring. Australia’s largest company, BHP (ASX:BHP) was the biggest detractor falling 7.6 per cent, or $3.09 cents as the stock went ex-dividend. This is a regularly forgotten impact of the payment of dividends, which totalled $2.56 plus franking credits, as…

    Drew Meredith | 2nd Sep 2022 | More
    Market rallies despite energy weakness, Harvey Norman sales improve, toll road recovers

    The S&P/ASX200 almost turned around a sharply weaker start to trading on the final day of August, falling just 0.2 per cent on Wednesday. In a reverse of recent days, the energy sector was the biggest detractor after the European Union warned of a potential intervention in energy markets and China faces another COVID-19 outbreak….

    Drew Meredith | 1st Sep 2022 | More
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