Tim Treadgold

Tech plateau a launchpad for resources

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A swing away from technology investments to the opportunities in natural resources could be good news for WA.

Money and power a heady mix

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Missing from the discussion of a more rapid shift to renewable energy is the small matter of who pays.

Growth potential for potash plays

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Although small by global standards, there's upside emerging for WA potash producers.

Execs might like what they find over east

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WA's closed border policy is creating barriers for business, with recent moves by Wesfarmers a possible portent of major change.

WA has resources to avoid home price fall

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WA house prices may escape a predicted slide due to several factors, include the state's acute labour shortage.

Putting paid to crypto claptrap

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Cryptocurrencies are struggling as inflation and interest rates worldwide start to rise.

Kal’s streets really are paved with gold

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A rare, once-discarded element prevalent in the Goldfields highlights a cautionary tale about exotic minerals.

Kicking the carbon can down the road

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Rising energy prices are making it hard for some countries to kick the coal habit, and climate policy may suffer as a result.

All eyes on Chinese property

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A re-run of the GFC could be brewing in China's property sector.

The hits just keep on coming

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The safest approach when attempting to read the tea leaves as to likely events next year may be to stop trying and acknowledge that no-one knows.

EV demand fuels lithium stocks

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Competition between carmakers to boost their fleets of EVs spells good news for WA's lithium sector.

Post-pandemic staff shortage hits hard

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Construction under way on the eastern seaboard means it's unlikely WA's worker shortfall will correct any time soon.

Investors seek rebound after break-up

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Some major companies have decided the sum of their parts is greater than the whole.

Inflationary pressure to burst the bubble

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WA's COVID-19 isolation may be keeping the virus at bay, but inflationary forces are building.

China’s economic slowdown holds dangers

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WA stands to lose from the fallout in trade and it may be wise for businesses to plan for the worst.

Revenge of old economy to fire boom?

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WA is in the hotseat as the combination of old and new economic forces work to its advantage, but there are challenges.

Investors hesitant on vaccine makers

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Share prices of some of the major producers have slumped as vaccine supply rises and sales peak.

WA’s smorgasbord of energy sources

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The point about energy, old or new, is that the state has it, and the world wants it.

China teeters, world wobbles

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Central banks are expected to dial back the easy money in the next few months, and overextended borrowers are in for a shock.

Smaller miners face squeeze on costs

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Analysts argue iron ore prices won't have to fall far to inflict pain.

Investors make uranium moves

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Uranium is in focus as the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels, and investment funds buy yellowcake.

Gold a go-to as pressures converge

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Inflationary threats in a low interest rate environment are bringing the lustre back to gold.

Behemoth in a nickel pickle

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History is repeating in the state's nickel industry.

It’s not easy going green

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Some aspects of the push for greener energy are having unintended consequences.

Offshore deposits lure major miners

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Major resources players are increasingly investing profits made in WA elsewhere.

BHP ups ante for WA potash plays

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WA potash hopefuls are keeping an eye on what BHP does next.

Demand only one side of the trade equation

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Changing market conditions pose a threat to China's manufacturing sector.

Preparing the land for WA space race

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Careful consideration is required before large tracts of outback land are turned over for renewable energy projects.

Known unknowns as rates to rise

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Borrowers beware; warning bells are ringing that a change in market conditions has started.

Plenty of change, no holiday

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The pandemic has disrupted all our lives, but it's not the only force shifting how we do business.

Don’t bet against an October surprise

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Money is seeking a safer home as the threat of inflation looms.

Mining, oil squeeze will bring pain

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There's plenty of price push and pull ahead as energy transition proceeds.