Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
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Comments PolicyHow hopeless of you to include this comment today, when the market has bounced back up. Your standards of re[porting have slipped badly since the site changes. How disappointing.
IG analyst Evan Lucas said the only risk assets likely to see a bounce today were in the energy sector.
"As it is the end of the week, position reassessment will be in order, and after three days on the slide do not be surprised to see the Aussie market making it four in a row as investors cash out winning positions," he said.