Today
ASX to drop as Morgan Stanley slashes price forecast
The ASX is set to drop on Tuesday with Morgan Stanley warning that global tensions will weigh on earnings but Wesfarmers, Coles and Amcor will outperform.
This Month
Why the RBA won’t cut interest rates in May: economists
Judo Bank’s Warren Hogan is the latest to tip a rate cut in May because of Trump’s hefty tariffs on China, Australia’s top trading partner. But some still say rates will stay on hold.
Rebound or mirage? Aussie dollar faces global storm
The escalating US-China trade war and concerns about a global recession will weigh on the Australian dollar and could push it back below US59¢.
Fundies say the ASX is too expensive (but they’re buying some stocks)
Investors are snapping up technology shares such as WiseTech and others in energy and healthcare, but remain cautious on expensive banks such as CBA.
China hits back at US with 125pc tariffs
Beijing escalated the trade war with the United States by again raising tariffs and accusing the Trump administration of “unilateral bullying and coercion”.
Bond markets left reeling as epic week scars traders
The wild swings across bond markets this week were reminiscent of the biggest crises in modern history. Battered traders are now moving to more reliable havens.
Calm descends on bond markets, but tariff war will push yields higher
Bond yields dropped after Trump stunned the market by pausing most of his reciprocal tariffs, but analysts warn that US Treasuries face higher borrowing costs still.
Five circuit breaks that can stop the market turmoil
Trade negotiations, central bank action and government stimulus are among the options being discussed by economists and strategists that would restore calm to financial markets.
Bond rout shakes investors as world’s safe haven loses its appeal
The turmoil in US government bonds overshadowed deep losses on the sharemarket, as traders were left wondering if this was “the end of exorbitant privilege”.
$A tipped to keep tumbling as superpowers ‘collide’
The Australian dollar hit a fresh five-year low below US60¢ and traders ramped up bets the RBA will slash the cash rate next month as fears of a global recession grow.
Traders eye up to five RBA rate cuts amid market turmoil
The Aussie tumbled below US60¢, its lowest level since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the bond market ramped up expectations of bigger interest rate moves.
Fast and deep RBA rate relief on the way, say economists
Tariffs will force central banks to ease policy further than expected just a week ago, The Australian Financial Review’s quarterly economist survey has found.
Traders temper rate cut bets for May after RBA holds its nerve
The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate on hold at 4.1 per cent, but remains “cautious about the outlook” amid an escalating trade war.
March
As defence stocks rocket fund managers rethink ethics
Amid a global ramp-up in security spending bolstered by Donald Trump, fear of missing out is prompting some of the biggest fundies to reconsider war shares.
Traders temper bets on RBA rate cuts after pre-election budget
Bond investors are concerned about Australia’s spending plans as the government’s financing arm unveiled the biggest annual funding program outside the pandemic.
Super funds pile into disaster bonds as cyclones, floods rage
Catastrophe bond portfolios are paying juicy returns to protect against disaster risks, prompting big super funds and wealthy Australians to invest.
Here are four ASX stocks that are tipped to go on a tear
Deana Mitchell at Australian Ethical is not worried about US President Donald Trump’s frantic policies and is instead busily deploying cash into the market.
ASX to slip before budget, US tariffs jitters
Australian shares are set to defy a small rebound on Wall Street, as investors are wary of the national accounts and their implications for the RBA’s cash rate.
Investors cheer as traders dial up Fed rate cut bets
Equities rallied around the world as bond markets priced in the possibility of two rate cuts from US Federal Reserve this year and in Australia.
Here’s how our biggest investors are trading the deep market sell-off
From resources to European stocks and Asian tech, fund managers see plenty of opportunities – and risks – amid a lengthy slump on the ASX and Wall Street.