Andrew Hobbs

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Nicola Blackburn |Andrew Hobbs

Updated Apr 7, 2025 – 8.17am, first published at 8.04am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 7.48AMInvestors to wipe $114b from ASX as trade war swellsThe Australian sharemarket is poised for its biggest intraday fall since the pandemic after a global trade war dramatically escalated late last week, leading to concerns that a recession could take shape.

3 weeks ago | afr.com | Andrew Hobbs |Joanna Mather

Apr 4, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? The case for passive investing – buying assets that track an index and do not try to pick winners or losers – just got made again with new data from S&P Global showing another year of underperformance for actively managed funds in almost all investments from stocks to real estate. But it wasn’t a total victory.

1 month ago | afr.com | Campbell Kwan |Maxim Shanahan |Andrew Hobbs

Campbell Kwan, Maxim Shanahan and Andrew HobbsMar 4, 2025 – 9.07am or Subscribe to save article7 mins ago – 9.02AMRules of global trade have changed: SlatteryGeraldine Slattery, the president of BHP’s Australian operations, says the rules of international trade have changed since the election of US president Donald Trump, but that Australia is well-positioned to take advantage.

Dec 31, 2024 | afr.com | Andrew Hobbs

WealthPersonal FinanceInvestingLeading market strategists say it’s time to take a hard look at your portfolio and sell stocks that have been good to you. Dec 31, 2024 – 5.43pm or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? One thing dominates the year ahead for markets: Donald Trump.

Dec 18, 2024 | afr.com | Andrew Hobbs

Life & LuxuryTravelUKWe expected this to be a memorable time, but it was the workarounds and unknown unknowns that made it better than we hoped. Dec 19, 2024 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?