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Further Analysis & Commentary
Global Markets Outlook: A Soft Landing Is Priced, But 2026 Risks Aren’t
Financial markets are ending 2025 in a strangely comfortable place: equities near highs, bond yields off their peaks, gold breaking…
DroneShield’s Rise and Collapse Exposes the Fragility of Defence-Tech Hype
DroneShield's trajectory this year has been as dramatic as it has been instructive. The company surged into the ASX 200,…
AI Is Booming, But Only a Few Are Making the Money.
NVIDIA's latest quarterly results were impressive by any measure. Revenue surged again, data-centre sales hit record levels, and forward guidance…
Australian Black Friday Spending Nears Seven Billion as Retail, Consumer and AI Trends Shift
Record Black Friday Spend Expected Australian Black Friday spending is set to reach almost seven billion dollars this year, showing…
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September 2025