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Trending stories and market-moving news from the ASX small-cap sector
The Weekly Finger: Resource Wars and the Tungsten Trap
ASX resource stocks brace for a tungsten deficit, fueling a crunch in critical minerals; Tungsten '26 webinar and RIU Sydney coverage ahead.
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Aged Care Adding to Retirement Uncertainty
New aged care reforms force co-payments for home support, risking depleted super as eight funding tiers lift costs and complicate retirement planning.
Weekly Wrap: Market steps back from the brink with a rise
The Copper and Silver Miners You Can't Miss: SFR, DVP, AIS & More
Aeris Resources (AIS) slips ~32% YTD as investors rotate to cash-flow copper/silver miners; strong H1 earnings lift AIS valuation.
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How to Overcome Our Highly Concentrated Markets
Equal-weight ETFs enter ASX and US markets, reducing concentration risk as miners and banks dominate. MVW and QUS offer a smarter passive tilt.
Time Approaching to Judge the Budget Changes
As Budget 2026 looms, Australia weighs CGT reform, potentially ending the 50% discount, moving to inflation-based gains, and tweaking negative gearing.
Weekly wrap: ASX loses steam amid hairy chested war rhetoric
ASX slips as Trump-Iran tension persists; IGO sinks 18% on lithium gloom, while energy stocks rally; weekly loss about 1.8%.
How Australians Have Handed an Unnecessary $13.5b to the ATO
Australians pay $13.5b in tax as retirees stay in accumulation mode, paying 15% on earnings. Switch to retirement mode for tax-free income, says HESTA.
The Weekly Finger: Records, realities, and a two-headed beast
US bull market hits 3.5 years, up ~99% with fresh record highs; hidden small caps to watch as fuel shocks meet a looming global food crisis.
Listed Shares a Better Bet than Private Assets?
Illiquidity premium in doubt: Bloomberg finds public markets often outperform private assets, challenging private bets and pension fund allocations.
Market Wrap: Caution finally hits ASX to end three-week winning streak
Strategies to Climb the Property Ladder
Aussie first-home boost: super co-contribution, FHSS withdrawals, and 5% deposit scheme—could slash up-front property costs.
