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0141 GMT - Macquarie likes Woodside Energy's new approach to its dividend. Woodside now aims to return 20%-40% of adjusted operating cash flows to shareholders. The company previously sought to return at least 50% of underlying net profit as dividends, with a target payout ratio of 50-80%. Macquarie had been hoping that Woodside would overhaul its dividend policy at its investor day on Thursday, and considers the result to be a significant improvement. "A new cashflow based dividend introduces more predictability and, ultimately, a higher dividend yield (5-7% fully franked)," Macquarie says. It rates Woodside at neutral. (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)
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Gold Continues to Rise Amid Better Risk Sentiment -- Market Talk
0021 GMT - Gold is rising in early Asian trade amid better risk sentiment. There are increased hopes that a Democratic-led Congress will be able to fight inflation more effectively, say ANZ Research analysts in a note. Central banks added a net 321 tons of gold to their reserves in 3Q, according to the World Gold Council. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs maintains a long-term constructive view on the structurally strong central bank demand, but lowers its end-2026 gold forecast to $4,150 an ounce from $4,650 an ounce on the implications of the Fed's hawkish shift in recent months for positioning. Spot gold is up 0.4% at $4,101.80 an ounce. (sherry.qin@wsj.com)
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