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On Monday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was out of form and dropped into the red. The benchmark index fell 0.45% to 7,206.3 points.

Will the market be able to bounce back from this on Tuesday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to edge lower

The Australian share market looks set to edge lower on Tuesday ahead of the key Reserve Bank meeting. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is poised to open the day 8 points or 0.1% lower. On Wall Street the Dow Jones edged higher, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.4%.

Reserve Bank meeting

It is the first Tuesday of the month, which means the Reserve Bank of Australia will be meeting this afternoon to decide on the cash rate. According to the latest Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) weekly economic report, its team are expecting the central bank to increase the cash rate by 40 basis points from 0.35% to 0.75%. It notes that this “would be fully unwinding the emergency rate cuts we saw in 2020 during the Covid crisis.”

Oil prices edge higher

Energy producers such as Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) and Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) will be on watch after oil prices edged higher overnight. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is up slightly to US$88 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price has risen 0.1% to US$119.88 a barrel. Oil prices after Saudi Arabia lifted its crude prices for the month of July.

Gold price drops

Gold miners Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) could have a subdued day after the gold price dropped overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is down 0.3% to US$1,844.8 an ounce. A stronger US dollar weighed on the precious metal.

Domino’s rated neutral

The Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) share price could be a hold according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. This morning the broker has responded to the pizza chain operator’s Asian update by retaining its neutral rating and $89.90 price target. Goldman notes that no outlook changes were announced. It continues to target 2,000 stores in Japan, 400 in Taiwan, and 6,650 globally.

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ASX 200 tech shares are starting the week in the red, following a similar trend to the United States.

The S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX) dropped 1.75% today to finish at 2043.2 points. In comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fell 0.45% today.

Zooming in on the ASX tech sector, we see that Wisetech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) was 2.33% lower at the close of trade today. The same story played out for Block Inc (ASX: SQ2), Altium Ltd (ASX: ALU) and NEXTDC Ltd (ASX: NXT), down a respective 3.18%, 2.01% and 1.99%.

So why did ASX 200 tech shares have such a bad day?

US tech shares slide

Tech shares in Australia have followed in the footsteps of their US counterparts. The Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index (NASDAQ: NDXT) dropped 2.81% in the US on Friday, its most recent day of trading.  

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares fell 1.66%, while Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) dropped 4.06%. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares plummeted a whopping 9.22%, and the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price shed 3.86%.

Investors in US tech stocks appear to have reacted after high-profile Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed he had a “super bad” feeling about the economy.

Further to this, the US job market tightened, fuelling speculation of further rate hikes, the Canberra Times reported. Chief ADP economist Nela Richardson was quoted as saying:

The market is trying to funnel its response through what the Fed may or may not do.

Meanwhile, back home, former technology darling Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) was booted out of the ASX 200 index today. The company’s share price dropped 3.28%.

Share price snapshot

The All Technology Index has dropped 24% over the 12 months, while it is trading 32% higher year to date.

The index has shed nearly 10% in the past month, and it has dropped 1.59% in the past week.

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Investors keep winding up the commodity trade in 2022 with several ASX mining shares surging more than 20% during Australian market hours on Monday.

Despite the S&P/ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index (ASX: XMM) sliding more than 109 basis points today, these three ASX miners outpaced the rest of the pack.

Culpeo Minerals Ltd (ASX: CPO)

Shares in Culpeo Minerals exploded into the green on Monday, clipping a gain of more than 193% to finish the day. Investors bid up the miner’s share price after a company announcement on its Lana Corina Copper Project.

Culpeo advised it has intersected a record 173 metres at 1.05% copper and 50 parts per million of molybdenum. Results also confirmed the mineralisation continues at depth.

“The intersection of 173 metres of copper mineralisation at a grade of 1.05% is the highest-grade intercept to date from the ongoing drilling program,” CEO Max Tuesley said.

Copper has spiked back north in recent weeks and is now more than 5% higher on the month at US$4.41/lbs.

Firetail Resources Ltd (ASX: FTL)

The Firetail share price spiked more than 21% higher on Monday and closed the session at 36.5 cents. Despite no market-sensitive news for the company, investors bid up its share price at pace today.

The price of copper has raced higher in recent weeks as well, helping to drive shareholder returns for the company. Meanwhile, the gold price has stabilised at US$1,855 per troy ounce, after incurring heavy losses in recent weeks.

After making its debut in April, Firetail has traded off its IPO price and slipped 6% into the red this past month of trade.

However, investors appears to be buyers at these price levels, with today’s gain occurring on a trading volume more than three times the four-week average.

Encounter Resources Ltd (ASX: ENR)

Shares in Encounter Resources were also net winners today, securing a 29% lift at the closing bell.

Despite trading down in recent weeks, investors rallied the Encounter Resources share price after an update at its Sandover project in the Northern Territory.

The company said on Friday:

Additional surface sampling and field reconnaissance completed at Sandover in April 2022 confirmed further areas of surface copper oxide mineralisation.

The potential for lithium and other critical metals will be investigated in conjunction with copper exploration activities [at the site].

News of the update have sent Encounter shares well into the green with investors still looking to capture gains as part of the wider commodity and energy trade.

In the last 12 months, the company has secured a 14% gain after spiking more than 16% this year to date.

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Experts are always on the lookout for ASX shares that could be opportunities. June 2022 could be a good month to go looking for some of those potential ideas.

Businesses that are expected to achieve profit growth over the long-term could be good picks. Brokers often like to assign a price target to businesses – that’s where they think the share price could be. The bigger the price target, the more that potential business could rise, if the broker is right.

Companies aren’t necessarily going to do well just because a broker thinks it’s good value, but the long-term could be promising with the plans the companies have.

Let’s look at a couple of these beaten-up ASX shares that could be opportunities.

Accent Group Ltd (ASX: AX1)

This business is one of the largest footwear retailers in Australia. It owns some brands and acts as the distributor for others.

Some of the brands that the business sells include The Athlete’s Foot, CAT, Dr Martens, Glue Store, Hoka, Kappa, Merrell, Skechers, Stylerunner, Trybe, Timberland, and Vans.

The broker UBS is one of the brokers that rates the Accent share price as a buy with a price target of $2.50. That suggests a possible rise of more than 80% over the next year.

UBS thought the recent trading update was better than expected and the profit margin may be improving.

The ASX share noted in its business update that sales performance from late February 2022 had improved compared to the 10% fall of like for like sales in the first eight weeks of the second half of FY22.

Accent also said that it has continued to focus on a full price, full margin sales strategy, which has driven an improved gross profit margin, which was ahead of both expectations and last year.

The company is taking a number of actions to grow profit, including growing its store network and growing online sales.

According to UBS, the Accent share price is valued at 9 times FY23’s estimated earnings with a potential grossed-up dividend yield of 14% in FY23.

City Chic Collective Ltd (ASX: CCX)

City Chic is another ASX share that has seen a significant decline in recent months.

This business owns a variety of brands that are targeted at plus-size women. Australia, the UK and the US are three key target markets for the business with its City Chic, Evans and Avenue businesses.

One of the brokers that really rates City Chic is Macquarie, which has a price target of $6.70 on the business. That implies a possible rise of over 200%, though many other brokers have lower (but still positive) price targets.

Macquarie points out that City Chic’s sales growth remains strong, partly as a result of the company ensuring a good inventory position. The broker thinks the business can keep growing.

At the end of April 2022, the ASX share said that in the second half to date it had achieved total sales growth of 25%, with USA total sales growth of 47%. Global partner sales growth was 465%.

The ASX share pointed out that the plus-size market is forecast to grow by around 7% per annum.

According to Macquarie, the City Chic share price is valued at 12 times FY23’s estimated earnings and it could pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 9.1% in FY23.

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The Aussie Broadband Ltd (ASX: ABB) share price has slumped this year, but could it have better days ahead?

The broadband provider’s share price has slid 20% year to date. At the close of trade on Monday, the company’s shares finished down 4.77% at $3.79.

So what is the outlook for Aussie Broadband?

Could the Aussie Broadband share price go higher?

Aussie shares climbed 17% from the first trading day of the year to 29 April before plunging dramatically at the start of May. They shed 28% alone on 2 May after the release of the company’s quarterly results.

Despite this, some analysts predict the company’s share price could take a turn for the better.

Ord Minnett recommends shareholders buy Aussie Broadband and has placed a $5.10 price target on it. This is a nearly 34.5% upside on the current share price.

Analysts claim industry data shows the company has increased its market share, as my Foolish colleague James reported.

The team at Jeffries also rates the Aussie Broadband share price as a buy with a $5 price target in early May. However, the broker cut its total broadband subscription forecast from 595,000 to 586,000.

In recent news, Aussie Broadband has opened a new national warehouse in Perth to deliver services faster across Western Australia. Managing director Phillip Britt noted this would save the company time and money:

It’s also cheaper to send items directly from the Perth warehouse to our customers in WA, rather than from our Morwell distribution centre in regional Victoria.

In the third quarter of FY22, Aussie Broadband reported a 47% year-on-year increase in broadband services to 548,911. Total services lifted 42% to 697,083, including voice, mobile and Fetch.

However, the company downgraded the guidance on its full-year earnings to between $27 million and $28 million. Previously, the company had forecast an earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of between $27 million and $30 million.

Share price snapshot

The Aussie Broadband share price has rocketed nearly 36% in the past year, but it is down 5.5% in the past month.

For perspective, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has lost 1.2% in the past year.

Aussie Broadband has a market capitalisation of $945.74 million based on its current share price.

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The Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) share price has struggled over the last 30 days while that of its S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) travel peer Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) has outperformed.

The Flight Centre share price is currently 1.6% lower than it was this time last month, trading at $20.63.

In that time, stock in Webjet has gained 6.7% to trade at $6.14.

For context, the ASX 200 has traded relatively flat over the last 30 days, gaining just 0.16%.

So, why have the ASX travel shares – which both recently announced their return to profitability – traded in such different directions lately? Let’s take a look.

Is this going wrong for the Flight Centre share price?

There are a few possible reasons behind the differing performances of the Flight Centre share price and that of Webjet.

Firstly, the companies currently have varying short positions.

Flight Centre shares are trading with a 16.2% short position, according to the most recent data available.

That’s fallen by nearly 1% over the last month. However, the dip isn’t nearly enough for the company to shake its title of the ASX’s most shorted share.

Of course, such high short interest means many market participants are effectively betting against the company’s COVID-19 recovery.

Meanwhile, Webjet has a smaller – though, still meaningful – 9.4% short interest.

Thus, more short sellers appear dubious of Flight Centre share price’s future. Could that be due to brokers’ outlook for the respective ASX travel stocks?

What do the experts say?

Back in February, The Motley Fool Australia reported that Goldman Sachs believed Webjet was a better buy than Flight Centre.

The broker saw growth potential in the former’s business to business (B2B) and business to customer (B2C) markets.

And now, an equity analyst from Citi has reportedly expressed similar sentiments.

Citi’s Samuel Seow believes Webjet is the best ASX 200 travel buy while Flight Centre is the worst, The Australian reported.

The analyst is said to like Webjet’s business model and B2B segment. Meanwhile, Flight Centre was reportedly tipped to face headwinds from a slow uptick in Australian international volumes and ‘visiting friends and relatives’ travel.  

Citi reportedly has a $15.55 price target and a ‘sell’ rating on Flight Centres shares. Meanwhile, it’s said to have delivered Webjet’s stock a $6.94 price target and a ‘buy’ rating.

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The silent killer of purchasing power, inflation, has been on full display in recent months. As rapidly ascending prices for goods and services push inflation to multi-decade highs, the remedy of higher interest rates has weighed on ASX shares. Although, a company featuring in the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) might buck the trend.

Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: BST) is a value-oriented clothing retailer in Australia. Shares in the company have struggled since listing on the ASX last year. On a year-to-date basis, the Best & Less share price is down 36%.

However, there are hints that perhaps an inflationary environment can be a positive for companies like Best & Less.

Inflation-fighting within the ASX All Ords

Unlike other ASX-listed retailers, Best & Less focuses on value-conscious consumers. This strategy has proven well for the company over recent years, generating more than $600 million in revenue. But, this could be primed for a boost.

In November last year, data from Facteus indicated a 65% increase in discount store spending compared to the same time last year. Since then, inflation has worsened — hitting a 41-year high of 8.5% in March in the United States. Meanwhile, Australia reached its highest level since 2009 with an annual increase of 5.1%.

Furthermore, US discount giants Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) and Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) released positive earnings results in May. Both companies enjoyed double-digit increases in their respective share prices following the news.

In an interview with the US’s National Public Radio, Harvard business professor Willy Shih explained the phenomena, stating:

I think it says that a lot of people in this country are feeling the effects of inflation and they are looking for lower prices. And when you’re looking for lower prices, that’s one of the places you go, especially a place like Dollar Tree, where you now know that everything costs $1.25. So if I’m trying to save money, that’s probably a good place to go.

It is possible Best & Less is an ASX All Ords share that could similarly benefit. On 4 May 2022, the company revealed sales were ahead in the fourth quarter compared to the prior corresponding period. If more consumers look to cut household costs, a value apparel option such as Best & Less might see increased spending.

What else?

As my colleague Tristan Harrison covered, Macquarie is expecting Best & Less to dish out a decent dividend. If analysts at the investment bank are right, shareholders could land a dividend that equates to a grossed-up yield of 16%.

The Best & Less share price is currently fetching $2.64 per share.

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The Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) share price is stuck in reverse today after it was downgraded by a top broker.

Shares in the toll road operator skidded 1.94% to $14.41 in the last hour of trade on Monday. In contrast, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) recovered some of its early losses to trade 0.47% lower at the time of writing.

The underperformance of the Transurban share price comes after it zoomed ahead by around 20% since late January.

Transurban share price offers little inflation protection

Its shares have been well supported in this environment due to its relatively dependable earnings and dividends. Some have also jumped into the shares for its inflation protection properties.

But Transurban may not offer as much protection as investors might believe, according to Credit Suisse.

The broker downgraded the Transurban share price to “neutral” from “outperform”, noting the correlation between the group’s tolls and inflation is weak.

Outside the comfort zone

This is particularly in a higher consumer price index (CPI) environment where Atlas Arteria Group (ASX: ALX) offers a better inflation hedge, according to the broker.

Credit Suisse said in a note released today:

In a CPI range of 0-4%, there is only a 33% link of toll prices to CPI, and a 60% link when CPI is greater than 4%. At Atlas Arteria’s APRR toll network in France, the tolls increase at 70% of CPI. The toll formulas for Transurban’s roads tend to be optimized for CPI at 1-2% and are less optimal in 2-5% CPI range.

Rising debt costs drags on Transurban’s share price

Meanwhile, rising interest rates will put the squeeze on the company’s earnings too. The average cost of its Australian debt is 4%. When the debt is refinanced, it will likely rise, noted Credit Suisse.

Around 12% of Transurban’s debt will mature in FY23 with a similar amount due in the following three years.

While the broker increased its revenue forecast for the Transurban share price by 1.3% and 1.8% in FY23 and FY24 respectively, it cut its free cash flow expectations due to the rising cost of debt. This also means lower dividend per share (DPS) in the coming years.

Dividend pressure building

The broker explained:

We assume maturing debt is refinanced at a 5.0% rate. This raised debt cost by ~4%, ~10%, and 15% in FY23, FY24, and FY25, respectively. Free cash flow (excluding capital releases) and DPS forecasts fall 1.4% and 2.6% in FY24 and FY25, respectively.

Credit Suisse is telling investors to consider taking profits after the strong run in the Transurban share price. Its 12-month price target on the shares was cut to $13.60 from $14.60 a share.

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One month ago today, on 6 May, the first cracks began to emerge in Terra’s stablecoin, TerraUSD (CRYPTO: UST), and the token that was meant to help it remain pegged to US$1, Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA).

At the time the algorithmic stablecoin, UST, was among the leading tokens pegged to the US dollar. And Luna had a market cap of some US$28 billion.

By 12 May the collapse of the tokens and the blockchain that supports them was well underway. UST was down 70% and Luna had dropped 97%.

With the cryptos entering what’s called a ‘death spiral’ as crucial investor confidence evaporated, things only got worse from there.

Unable to rescue the original tokens, Terra co-founder Do Kwon and his supporters have pressed through with the launch of a new Terra blockchain, supported by two new tokens.

Namely TerraClassicUSD (CRYPTO: USTC) and Luna 2.0 which is called, well, Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA). Rather than rebrand the new Luna 2.0, the company changed the name of the original to Terra Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC).

UST itself is no more, and its blockchain has been officially halted. As for LUNC? It’s gone from US$86 this time last month to 0.0081 US cents.

Can Terra’s Luna 2.0 avoid another ‘death spiral’

As part of the rescue plan, Terra ‘airdropped’ the new Luna tokens to existing holders.

But according to Thomas Dunleavy, senior analyst at crypto research firm Messari (quoted by Bloomberg):

The airdrop was really poorly structured. It rewarded equity holders – LUNA holders – over savers or bond holders – Anchor depositors or UST holders. Any network in crypto is built on trust, by not only users but also builders who commit their time and capital to grow the network.

So, can Terra’s Luna 2.0 avoid a repeat of what happened to 1.0?

Time will tell.

But it’s not off to a great start.

According to data from CoinMarketCap, the Terra Luna 2.0 price currently stands at US$5.11. That’s down 74% from the US$19.54 the token was worth on 28 May.

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The potential for share price growth in tandem with generous dividends is a rare proposition to find in the share market. Yet, one broker believes that is exactly what the Accent Group Ltd (ASX: AX1) share price could be for investors.

Despite earnings slipping in the second half of last year, the team at Bell Potter believes the ASX-listed footwear retailer has a leg up on the competition. While Accent has returned 163% (including dividends) over the past five years, there could be more still on the table.

Let’s take a closer look at the case being made by the Australian broker.

Big opportunity for the Accent share price?

To set the scene, we have shares in Australia’s eleventh-largest listed retail company down 52% from a year ago. Concurrently, Accent has managed to grow its total revenue by 23% for the trailing 12-month period — surpassing $1 billion in revenue for the first time in its history.

The disposal of aged inventory, as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns, took a toll on the company’s bottom line in the first half of FY22. Specifically, net profit after tax (NPAT) tumbled 72% to $14.76 million for the six-month timeframe.

However, analysts at Bell Potter have not been repelled by the recent results. Instead, the team sees the current Accent share price as buying opportunity.

Importantly, the footwear company has been building upon the fundamentals of the business. In the first half, Accent opened 104 new stores. The company also recorded digital growth of 47.9% and signed a 10-year distribution agreement with Reebok.

Additionally, Bell Potter’s confidence is boosted by Accent’s ~30% market share in the Australian footwear market. That industry segment is currently worth $3 billion. The analysts also think the Aussie company can make reasonable headway in the $5 billion apparel market.

For these reasons, the broker is tipping a $2.20 price target on Accent shares, suggesting a 65% upside from here. Sweetening the company’s potential is an estimated 5.8 cents per share in fully franked dividends in FY2022, projected to increase to 10.7 cents per share in FY2023.

The Accent share price is currently trading at $1.33, representing a dividend yield of 6%.

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