The latest market news, commentary and strategy by Adrian Rowney
5 Things that Grabbed my Attention
1. Looks like NEWMONT and NEWCREST are talking about the takeover deal; NEWMONT likely comes back with a higher bid....I am fine with a merger, but I just want assurances a secondary listing is maintained on the ASX....It would be an absolute travesty if one of the world's best GOLD miners vanished from our market.
2. As widely expected, the US inflation rate came in at 6.0%.
3. US regional banks rallied hard overnight.....This to me is a suckers rally - crisis is not averted.
4. After making an absolute killing off the jabs, a cashed up Pfizer has now bid a whopping US$43bn for Seagen : a leading maker of cancer treatments....Now watch this short clip; draw your own conclusions.
Dr Ryan Cole discussing the many doctors approaching him about the rapid amount of cancers that are happening after boosters. pic.twitter.com/wnPpcdu29q
— Janey (@_Janey_J) February 13, 2023
5. Perpetual (PPT) has now tanked almost back to its COVID low from March 2020...Despite it looking cheap on paper, I think the stock will get even cheaper. Maintain AVOID.
ASX Market Update
ASX 200 down 99 points to 7008
I could certainly get used to GOLD, GOLD miners, SILVER and PLATINUM going up everyday. You?
Random Observation
Kind of incredible that WHEAT futures have tanked 46% from its high last year....Everyone blamed VLAD for the price rise, but funnily enough he is not getting any credit for the fall!
Tough being a farmer with this kind of volatility.
The Day Ahead
- Our SPI is up 33 points
- Bitcoin up 4% to $25,420
Movements affecting our resource stocks today (USD)
- BHP in the US up 0.1%
- Gold down 0.29% to $1910
- Paper Silver FLAT @ $21.91
- Platinum down 1.3% to $991
- Copper down down 1.3% to $4.00
- Brent Crude down 4% to $77.40
- Iron ore up 0.4% to $132.00
Asian Market Update
Japan down 2.19%, Hong Kong off 2.27% and China dipped 0.72%
Reopening...
Some good signs.
More Chinese companies are willing to hire more people and increase investment. pic.twitter.com/vlAtKjSIng— Cathy Yuan Zhang (@CathyYuanZhang) March 13, 2023
Global Market Update
US Market
DOW up 108 points to 31,922 (with an hour to go)
First Republic Bank rallied 22% as traders poured into the beaten up stock....I wouldn't touch it; these smaller banks look stuffed to me as billions of deposits pour into the likes of JP Morgan and CITI.
European Markets
Germans rallied 1.83%, Brits up 1.17%, Frenchies put on 1.86%
European banks staged a relief rally overnight....I wouldn't get carried away - banks are sitting on obscene losses in their bond portfolios.
Key Market Summary