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Before we talk markets, I wanted to talk Emefcy Ltd. (EMC) this morning

It’s been a good 24 hours on markets, will our friend Yellen confirming that US interest rates will not rise until December 2016…

It is certainly getting harder for companies to list on the ASX……In effect, early stage companies with a market value of under $20 million and less than $5 million in net tangible assets w

Janet Yellen, you little beauty…………..

Yesterday’s “shut-down” for 98% of the day’s trade, was nothing short of “embarrassing” for the new ASX CEO.

The “big-one”… the FOMC federal meeting that will divide economists, analysts and central banks…

It has been a tough week for equities, with global markets “shaken” by volatility leading into to the US Fed meeting on Wednesday next week.

A fairly “uneventful night” last night (we like that), with the SP500 falling by 0.1%

We feel “battered and bruised” of late, with the ASX down from 5,600 to 5,230 over the past two weeks.

With the Dow closing down a “whopping” 394 points on Friday night, it’s time to go to the beach……….

Tonight, our Hawks take on the Cats at the “G” and if it continues to rain, the hawks are in the box seat…

U.S. stocks held near record levels (Dow Jones -11 points) and the dollar gained as traders digested mixed data in the world’s largest economy amid bets interest rates will stay low.

We have another busy day today, meeting with CFOAM management who are in town and attending an investor lunch for a potential new PEAK opportunity…

RIO Tinto has been sued over talcum powder cancer links…..

US stocks were higher on Friday night (Dow +85 points), Crude oil +2.97% and the SPI is +33 points, as US payrolls increased by 151,000 in August……….. Less than expected….

Yes, the end of the week is finally here and boy, hasn’t been a busy one….

Yes, Wednesday as here and as we prepare ourselves for the official “last day” of the AUS reporting season, we sit down and have a big “sie” of relief…

Hawthorn won by 1 point against Collingwood and finished in the top 4…..

Another “extremely busy” week with over 100+ companies reporting their FY results

The decision to delist Harvey, Petrie, Firrito and Dal Santo a week before finals is a “nightmare” for the North Melbourne Football Club…

Another busy day ahead for us with the likes of Blackmores, Caltex, Healthscope, Oil Search and Amcorreporting their FY results.

A banana thrown at Eddie Betts… The IOC apologies to the 10 athletes who were thrown in a Brazilian jail… The Aussie team’s “hit & misses”….

BHP’s $8 Billion loss is casting doubt on its CEO getting paid well over $10M in cash and incentives…

BHP had its worst half in over 50 years as the miner posted a “huge” loss ($6.4 billion) on write-downs in Brazil.

Another very busy day ahead for us with the RBA minutes and BHP, BKN, CGF and WBC to name some of the big names set to report…

The Olympics has certainly been entertaining and yes, the Hawks are still on top of the ladder (just).

It surely has been another busy weak, as the AUS reporting season has gathered steam….

Just like the stock market, the Americans are “hurting” us once again…

An eventful night for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) with the website down, following the Census due to “hacking” concerns?

China has had a big night in the medal tally, however, in about 20 minutes, our Aussie girls are going for Gold in the rugby 7s vs. New Zealand….

The AUS reporting season gathers steam with a number of the big names reporting….

So the Bank of England cut growth forecasts by the most ever and announced a large stimulus, as policy makers unveiled a stimulus package aimed at containing the fallout from the U.K.’s secession vote.