Tim Treadgold

Hang on to your hat and lock up your cash. A record-breaking flood of 52 new floats is in the queue at the stock exchange and the chance of making money in that crush is close to zero.

The people of the world have re-embraced gold as something they trust more than government paper.

If your stockbroker is telling you to not buy bank shares because the Australian Government is attacking them over fees and charges - sack him immediately.

Falling property prices in WA won’t last as the resources boom gets into full swing.

Bye-bye Don. Hello John. We've heard the first bit, the planned departure of Woodside boss, Don Voelte. Soon we'll be greeting the new behind-the-scenes man, a human buy-signal called John Argenti.

Governments are prone to change their minds, but it’s often the consumers who pay the price.

Bank bashing is one of Australia's oldest blood sports and always worth watching because both sides lose -- banks for their greed, politicians for their fear.

The Aussie dollar may be enjoying rare strength against world currencies, but beware the downside.

Doomed from the day it was conceived, and rightly so. That's the verdict on Singapore's proposed takeover of the Australian Securities Exchange.

Artificial market manipulation most often leads to blowback, thanks to the immutable laws of supply and demand.

In calmer times Australia would not be asked to choose between friendship with China or the U.S. These are not normal times, and we might soon be asked that awful question.

It seems the BRICs aren’t in as strong a position as many would have hoped.

Most investors rely on their brokers for share tips, which a recent survey has shown could be a rather stupid thing to do.

The MRRT will alter the face of the mining sector.

Gold up. Dollar up. Oil up. Shares up. Last night's world market action sounds too good to be true, and it was.

The protracted sell-off of Alinta may be a glimpse into the future for Telstra.

Get ready for the pricking of the gold bubble.

The federal government is picking up where consumers left off pre-GFC by spending beyond its means.

Is a price of $US1300 an ounce high enough for the Australian Government to consider adding gold to its mining super-profits tax?

Are calls to stop proposed gas projects leading to an accident waiting to happen?

Diamond demand is rising, and gold is at a record high price -- either the boom is back, or investors are buying anything to dodge the crumbling U.S.

Recent form doesn’t provide much reason for enthusiasm when it comes to some upcoming floats.

Rural Australia almost cost Julia Gillard her job. Rural China could ensure that she keeps it for a very long time.

BHP Billiton’s $US40bn offer for a Canadian fertiliser maker has a few pundits scratching their heads.

The stock markets of the world have been in decline for the past month as investors fret about a double dip recession, while the official data says global recovery is underway.

Centamin’s move to the AIM in London last year has put it in the right place to attract British and European investment.

Property investment is supposed to be as safe as houses but two events in the past week point to that age-old belief being flushed around the S-bend in a wake-up call for anyone expecting a rapid recovery in the flat real estate market.

The common thread linking the raw ingredients of chocolate and stainless steel is an attempt by rich investors to corner the market in a commodity to control future prices - a development which, oddly, is good news for WA.

A Chinese carmaker is following the lead of the Japanese and South Koreans in the 1960s and 1980s.

It's a radical thought but the next official interest rate move in Australia could be down rather than up as most economists are predicting - and the next move for gold could be up, rather than down.

A close look overseas reveals a potential shortage of commodities.

No-one should invest on the strength of a handful of political opinion polls but enough evidence is emerging to cause smart money to start thinking about what Tony Abbott might do to your portfolio.