Mateusz Brzeziński

Mateusz Brzeziński is a financial and technology journalist at Bez-kabli.pl, covering stocks, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and global market developments. He graduated from the Prague University of Economics and Business in the Czech Republic and previously worked in financial analysis before moving into business journalism. His reporting focuses on the companies, technologies and market trends shaping the global economy.

QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) close to year high after bond repricing lift
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QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) close to year high after bond repricing lift

QBE Insurance Group Ltd is set to open Tuesday just under its 52-week high. Shares added 1.54% Monday, closing at A$24.43. QBE bucked the downtrend as tech and resources names weighed on the market. Bond moves took the lead. MarketIndex tied the insurers’ sharp gains to a jump in short-term real yields, or yields after inflation, coming after last week’s repricing in the bond market. Insurers put premium money to work until claims hit, so rising yields feed through as income when near-term bonds mature and that cash is reinvested.
June 22, 2026
South32 (ASX:S32) share price steadies as investors weigh copper and rail upside against aluminium drag
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South32 (ASX:S32) share price steadies as investors weigh copper and rail upside against aluminium drag

South32 Ltd edged higher on Monday, bucking losses among larger miners as investors balanced firmer copper against weaker aluminium and a new sign that South Africa’s manganese transport bottleneck may ease. ASX:S32 finished at A$4.15, up 0.48%, after trading between A$4.10 and A$4.22. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1% to 8,816.1, while BHP fell 1.73% and Rio Tinto lost 0.78%. South32’s trading volume was about 15.7 million shares.
June 22, 2026
Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) steady at A$31.55 with partner capital backing A$2.65b deal
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Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) steady at A$31.55 with partner capital backing A$2.65b deal

Goodman Group held firm before the market opened Tuesday, finishing up five cents at A$31.55. Shares moved in a range from A$31.24 to A$31.84. The selling took a break, but buyers didn’t drive a real bounce yet. Goodman is speeding up its data-centre expansion as the market weighs its A$2.65 billion industrial real estate deal. The Brickworks acquisition piles more capital needs onto the group. But the structure of the transaction means the load isn’t clear-cut.
June 22, 2026
Santos (ASX:STO) steadies at A$7.30 as Brent drop puts Pikka finances in focus
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Santos (ASX:STO) steadies at A$7.30 as Brent drop puts Pikka finances in focus

Santos finished Monday at A$7.30. Shares moved from A$7.26 to A$7.39 during the session. The stock’s lackluster end comes as an overnight drop in crude hasn’t yet shown up in the Sydney close for Australia’s second-biggest independent oil and gas name. Brent slipped $3.11, or 3.86%, trading at $77.46 a barrel as of 1:57 p.m. EDT with U.S.-Iran talks making progress and the Strait of Hormuz staying open. Washington gave the green light for Iranian oil and product sales through August 21. UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo described those Iranian barrels as “additional supply for the market.”
June 22, 2026
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) shares move up on tighter China exports and Japan shortage
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Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) shares move up on tighter China exports and Japan shortage

Lynas Rare Earths gained 2.42% to A$18.62 on Monday, outpacing the broader Australian market, which slipped 0.14%. Investors looked at China’s new restrictions against U.S. rare-earth competitors and saw signs of worsening heavy-element shortages in Japan. The policy step wasn’t aimed at Lynas, but it did back up the value of the Australia's link to Malaysia in Lynas’s supply chain. Japan has locked up offtake for half of Lynas’s heavy rare-earth oxides and could take up to 75% of total output. That’s a stronger place for Japan, with Chinese customs data now showing zero dysprosium or terbium oxide sent to Japan since November.
June 22, 2026
Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) gains 1.6% with buyback pricing in upper limit
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Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) gains 1.6% with buyback pricing in upper limit

Northern Star Resources Ltd ended up 1.6% at A$21.20 on Monday. The company reported more share purchases as Australian gold stocks bounced, even as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1%. ASX:NST is facing pressure from Elliott Investment Management, which has taken more than a 4% stake and is calling for a strategic review and changes to the board. Elliott also wants the company to look at a possible sale. Every capital-allocation move now tests the board’s commitment to a stand-alone plan.
June 22, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) up 3% as buyback gives shares a boost
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Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) up 3% as buyback gives shares a boost

Aristocrat Leisure starts Tuesday trading after it closed up 2.95% at A$56.57 Monday. The stock has added 5.6% in two days, while the broader Australian market stayed quiet. Light & Wonder, which competes with Aristocrat in casino machines and online games, slid 2.98% on Monday. The drop stands out, as it makes it harder to blame a sector move for gains in Aristocrat. It doesn’t show the buyback caused Aristocrat’s rally, but focuses attention on company demand.
June 22, 2026
BHP (ASX:BHP) share price falls again as Jansen costs test capital discipline
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BHP (ASX:BHP) share price falls again as Jansen costs test capital discipline

BHP Group Ltd fell 1.73% to A$60.34 on Monday, extending the selloff triggered by its Canadian potash reset. Rio Tinto lost 0.78% and Fortescue 0.76%, while BHP’s New York depositary shares were down about 2.3% at US$85.85 in late-morning trade. The relative move matters. The S&P/ASX 200 ended just 0.1% lower at 8,816.1, yet State Street’s index-tracking fund put BHP at 11.61% of its holdings on June 19. A simple weight-times-return calculation suggests BHP alone cut about 0.20 percentage point from the benchmark — more than the market’s net fall. Gains elsewhere hid part of the damage.
June 22, 2026
Autotrader Group up in London as buyback plan and China brands fuel EPS hopes
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Autotrader Group up in London as buyback plan and China brands fuel EPS hopes

Autotrader Group climbed in late London trade Monday. Investors got a look at a new buyback filing from the online marketplace. Some fresh numbers on surging Chinese car makers were also in focus as both helped balance slower short-term revenue growth at the company. Autotrader shares changed hands at 484.9 pence, up 1.4%. The FTSE 100 added 0.55%. Monday’s move still leaves Autotrader down about 43% from its 52-week high at 844.4 pence. That’s driven focus on how much capital the company can return and how strong its position remains.
June 22, 2026
Diageo dips 1.5% on LSE as investors watch for cost-cut news
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Diageo dips 1.5% on LSE as investors watch for cost-cut news

Diageo dropped 1.5% Monday as markets watched for more on CEO Dave Lewis’s expected shake-up at the Johnnie Walker and Guinness company. Shares last changed hands at 1,507.5 pence at 1437 BST, off a session low of 1,498.5 pence. Diageo’s leaders face savings targets, but it’s not clear yet which teams will take the hit. The company hasn’t set a headcount number, and insiders expect an internal update on job cuts sometime this week, Reuters said June 17. Diageo said it is overhauling its operating model to sharpen its competitive edge.
June 22, 2026
GSK Stock Slips as Tivicay Priority Review Sets Up Busy FDA Calendar (LSE:GSK)
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GSK Stock Slips as Tivicay Priority Review Sets Up Busy FDA Calendar (LSE:GSK)

GSK plc shares traded lower on Monday even after its HIV unit secured an accelerated US regulatory review for a wider use of Tivicay. The stock, listed as LSE:GSK, was around 1,914 pence in afternoon dealings, roughly 0.6% below Friday’s close, while the FTSE 100 gained about 0.6%. The muted reaction reflects the size of the immediate opportunity. Extending Tivicay to newborns would close an important treatment gap, but it would not by itself offset the looming 2028 loss of US exclusivity for dolutegravir. HIV remains central to GSK: the division generated £1.8 billion in first-quarter sales, about 24% of the group total, and grew 10% at constant exchange rates.
June 22, 2026
Persimmon (LSE: PSN) lifts off 1,012p low; chart exaggerates selloff
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Persimmon (LSE: PSN) lifts off 1,012p low; chart exaggerates selloff

cc shares traded 0.24% up at 1,034p at 11:41 BST on Monday, after dropping to 1,012p earlier. Selling hit UK homebuilders after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would resign, with PSN and others losing more than 1%. PSN later bounced, but traders said the move looked technical as shares were back at May lows and there was no new trading news. The key point for traders is that last week’s charts look worse than reality: Persimmon’s 40p ex-dividend from the June 18 event explains much of the fall from 1,119p at Wednesday’s close. Persimmon saw a steep intraday swing on Monday. Shares bounced from 1,012p up to 1,034p, up about 2.2% and back over Friday’s close at 1,031.5p. The
June 22, 2026
Rio Tinto Stock (LSE: RIO) Gives Back 83% of Opening Gap as Bounce Loses Steam
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Rio Tinto Stock (LSE: RIO) Gives Back 83% of Opening Gap as Bounce Loses Steam

Rio Tinto plc inched up 12p, or 0.16%, to 7,406p on the London market at 10:04 BST on Monday, looking for footing after dropping 2.57% on Friday. Some help came from copper prices ticking up and other miners holding up in early trade. Still, the stock's bounce looked unsteady as iron ore slipped 0.87%. Rio pulled back after an early move to 7,463p before mid-morning. The tape tells more than the green numbers next to Rio Tinto. Shares started the session 69p higher at the open from Friday’s 7,394p close, but kept just 12p of that by the latest trade. So about 83% of that early lead disappeared as the FTSE 100 eased about 0.05%. Buyers stepped in but didn’t
June 22, 2026
BP shares claw back 2.8%, still down 5.7% for the week as Hormuz fears hit market
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BP Holds 500p Even as Oil Sheds 2%

KEY TAKEAWAYS BP shares edged higher Monday, bucking a weaker oil price. At 09:21 BST, BP PLC was at 505.4p, up 1.6p or 0.32% from Friday’s 503.8p close, after an open at 507.7p. Investors seem focused on fewer risks to BP’s operations and shipping after the latest US-Iran talks. Brent crude dropped 2.09% to $78.89 earlier. For BP, the diplomacy eases worries over supply through the Strait of Hormuz and chips away at oil’s geopolitical premium.
June 22, 2026
Atlas Arteria Stock Holds at A$5.10 Ahead of IFM Deal Deadline
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Atlas Arteria Stock Holds at A$5.10 Ahead of IFM Deal Deadline

Atlas Arteria is set to open Monday right at A$5.10, the price of IFM Global Infrastructure Fund’s takeover bid. Atlas shares closed flat at A$5.10 on Friday, holding steady as the rest of the market fell and the benchmark closed at 8,828.70. Acceptance levels have taken the spotlight over traffic or rates now. IFM’s Diamond Infraco said it has cleared all bid hurdles and was sitting at 38.83% voting power on Thursday. That's still around 11.2 points away from a majority.
June 21, 2026
Qantas Shares Up 7.6% for Week, Oil Prices in Focus
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Qantas Shares Up 7.6% for Week, Oil Prices in Focus

Qantas Airways heads into Monday up 7.6% for the week, but faces new fuel cost risk. The shares last closed at A$10.06 on Friday. Investors are watching for any extended trouble in Strait of Hormuz shipping, which could wipe away some of last week’s gains from falling oil. Fuel is still the main swing factor for Qantas’ near-term profits. The airline said back in April its second-half fiscal 2026 fuel bill could hit between A$3.1 billion and A$3.3 billion. Qantas has hedged nearly 90% of its crude-oil exposure, but is still exposed to volatility in jet-fuel refining margins — the premium paid to turn crude into aviation fuel. The airline also paused a planned A$150 million share buyback and reduced
June 21, 2026
Paladin Energy joins ASX 100, broker warnings meet index flows
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Paladin Energy joins ASX 100, broker warnings meet index flows

Paladin Energy is set to join the S&P/ASX 100 on Monday, lining up with index-driven flows for the uranium producer. The move lands as new broker reports raise concerns that Paladin’s valuation is outpacing the actual results from its mines. Timing is key. Index funds that track benchmarks have to buy or sell when a stock enters or leaves. That move drives some quick demand for Paladin, but the addition leaves the company’s production, expenses and cash flow unchanged.
June 21, 2026
Woolworths Close to 52-Week High Before Australian Inflation Data
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Woolworths Close to 52-Week High Before Australian Inflation Data

Woolworths hovers near one-year high as ASX awaits open Woolworths Group trades close to a one-year high going into Monday. Shares held up on Friday, even as the broader market fell. The ASX cash market is still closed, with trading set to start at 10 a.m. Woolworths’ investor page keeps its April 30 third-quarter sales numbers up as its most recent update. That brings Woolworths back to a known squeeze. The group has to hold prices low to keep shoppers coming, but that can eat into profit. In April, Woolworths cut its forecast for Australian Food earnings growth, saying it would miss the top of its earlier range. The company cited higher fuel costs and spending to hold on to
June 21, 2026
Telstra Drops to Start the Week After Buyback Wraps, Network Issues Loom
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Telstra Drops to Start the Week After Buyback Wraps, Network Issues Loom

Telstra Group shares are set to open soft Monday after falling 0.4% Friday and dropping 2.9% over the week. That compares to a 0.3% weekly rise for the S&P/ASX 200. Telstra’s A$1.25 billion buyback has wrapped up. The company bought 245,892,740 shares between A$4.78 and A$5.40. Now that the buyback is over, there’s less demand for the stock in the market. That leaves earnings and dividend growth under more pressure to support the valuation. The share price fell this week, but that doesn’t prove the end of the buyback triggered the selling.
June 21, 2026
Cochlear shares rally 14% in a week as rebound faces Monday test
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Cochlear shares rally 14% in a week as rebound faces Monday test

Cochlear Limited heads into Monday’s Australian session with momentum that has been absent for much of 2026. The hearing-implant maker rose from A$103.75 on June 12 to A$118.14 on Friday, while its latest listed price-sensitive disclosure remains the April 22 trading update rather than a fresh earnings revision. That is the central issue. The rebound looks large, but it follows an almost 41% one-day collapse to a decade low after April’s profit warning. Investors are testing whether that selloff overshot the likely earnings damage; they are not responding to new operating data.
June 21, 2026
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