Identifying Companies on the ASX
- ASX. (2015). The Official List (Listed Companies). Retrieved June 14, 2015, from Australian Securities Exchange: http://www.asx.com .au/asx/research/listedCompanies .doView ASX listed companies sorted by company name. Alternatively, download the complete list. This list is updated at approx. 12am (midnight) after each trading day.
- ASX. (2015). Sector Index Overviews. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from Australian Securities Exchange: http://www.asx.com .au/products/sector-indices.htm# materials_indexFocus on Energy, Materials, and the Metals and Mining indexes.
Articles
- Norris, G. (2015, May 4). ASX 200 Lags Global Stock Rally as Mining Downturn Weighs on Market. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from Courier Mail: http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/asx-200-lags-global-stock-rally-as-mining-downturn-weighs-on-market/story-fniTHE ASX 200 is suffering from a mining downturn hangover that has left it lagging behind a rally in global markets from Germany to Japan.
- Sprague, J. (2015, April 18). Sun Sets on the West's Iron Ore Boom Years. Retrieved June 14, 2015 from Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/business/sun-sets-on-the-wests-iron-ore-boom-years-20150417-1mn22y.htmlThis is the human story behind the headlines as Pilbara miners slash costs and shed staff in a desperate bid to remain profitable as iron ore prices collapse.
- Saunders, A. (2015, April 1). BHP, Rio Iron Ore Push Backed. Canberra Times. p. 9. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.Australian investors in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto continue to back the iron ore majors' rapid expansions, saying the industry fallout is a process of "natural selection" and that Andrew Forrest's offer last week to cap production casts more doubt on Fortescue Metals Group than it does on the strategies of its rivals.
- Han, M. (2015, March 10). Eight Blue Chips That are Holding the ASX Back. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/eight-blue-chips-that-are-holding-the-asx-back-20150310-13qdwt.htmlThe global sharemarket bull run has just celebrated its sixth anniversary, but while Wall Street is trading around all-time peaks, the local market is still nearly 15 per cent shy of the highs it reached prior to the global financial crisis.
- Massive Drop in Mining Exploration Funding in Western Australia, Survey Finds. (2015, February 25). ABC Premium News. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.Mining companies in Western Australia have massively reduced their exploration budgets, a new survey has found.
- Wade, M. (2015, March 7). Growth in Australia's Know-How 'Worth More Than the Mining Boom'. Sydney Morning Herald, The. p. 7. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.The value of our collective know-how has never been higher.
- Schwarten, E. (2014, October 20). Ausdrill Takes Hit From Mining Downturn. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from Herald Sun: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/ausdrill-warns-of-earnings-slump/story-fni0xqe4-1227095905209SHARES in mining services business Ausdrill have slumped to a five year low after its second profit warning in just two months.
- Cycles in Non-mining Business Investment. (2014, December). Retrieved June 12, 2015, from Reserve Bank of Australia: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/dec/1.htmlGrowth in private non-mining business investment has been quite subdued over the past few years relative to the cyclical upswings seen in the 1980s and 1990s. Part of this weakness can be explained by cyclical factors that affect investment – such as a more moderate pace of growth in the output of, and demand for, non-mining goods and services.