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Is Mr Market right about the iron ore price?
Andrew Macken
October 5, 2016
What a difference a year makes! Back in January, the iron ore spot price was languishing at US$42 per dry metric tonne. Today it’s around US$55. And the rising price has flowed straight to the bottom line – and share price – of producers like Fortescue (ASX: FMG). The question is: are these elevated share prices justified? continue…
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Going up! The rise and rise of Australia’s gas prices
Ben MacNevin
September 16, 2016
The laws of supply and demand would suggest that Australians, sitting on bountiful gas reserves, should be enjoying cheap gas prices. But that’s not the case. continue…
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The Revolution at Evolution Mining
David Buckland
September 15, 2016
Gold miners generally don’t meet our quality requirements at Montgomery. But there is one miner that has gone through a massive transformation over the past eighteen months – Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN). continue…
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Should you buy gold?
Roger Montgomery
September 6, 2016
A bubble blown large enough will inevitably pop. And as gold bugs pump up the price of the precious metal, we hasten to warn our readers that this, too, is a bubble that will, sooner or later, burst. Moreover, gold is not a long-term investment. Our advice is to heed the words of Warren Buffett and stay away from gold. continue…
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Fallout from the Perfect Storm
Ben MacNevin
July 7, 2016
Despite Australia’s comparative advantage in natural gas reserves, domestic residents are likely to pay higher prices due to large-scale export contracts. AGL Energy warned about this perfect storm in 2013. Three years later, the storm has arrived, and the company is now feeling its effects. continue…
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China’s steel production jumps 10 million tonnes
David Buckland
April 27, 2016
According to the World Steel Association, global production for the March Quarter 2016 was 385.7 million tonnes, down 3.6 per cent year on year from 400.3 million tonnes. China’s production for the March Quarter 2016 was 192.0 million tonnes, down 3.2 per cent year on year from 198.4 million tonnes. continue…
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What could blow up next?
Roger Montgomery
April 26, 2016
Experience in financial markets has taught us that while we cannot predict markets or prices we do know that they frequently move in a way that causes pain for the majority. Even Buffett and Munger observed this when they noted the stock market is designed to transfer money from the impatient to the patient. continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Energy / Resources, Foreign Currency, Insightful Insights
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World’s biggest goes bankrupt
Christopher Demasi
April 16, 2016
The world’s biggest privately owned coal producer officially went bankrupt on Wednesday morning in the US. The announcement that Peabody Energy had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection may represent the end of an era for a miner founded in 1883 with just $100, a wagon and two mules, but the fundamental pain in the coal industry will continue. continue…
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Can you trust a progressive dividend policy?
David Buckland
February 26, 2016
With the release of their interim results for the half year to 31 December 2015, the Board of Directors at BHP Billiton Limited suddenly realised they weren’t overseeing a toll road business, which typically raises its prices by a few per cent per annum, and finally disbanded their “progressive dividend policy”. After paying out US$0.62 per half-year in each of September 2014, March 2015 and September 2015, BHP’s upcoming interim dividend has been cut 74 per cent to US$0.16 per share. continue…
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Why are we bearish on the oil price?
Andrew Macken
February 16, 2016
In this blog, we describe the framework for how we think about commodities and use it to explain why we believe the oil price will likely stay lower for longer. Montaka has a number of positions in the portfolio that will profit from such a scenario, on behalf of clients. continue…
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