Tim Treadgold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

History is repeating in the state’s nickel industry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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