August 2017
Markets Live: Korean tensions spark $23b selloff
The escalating war of words between the US and North Korea has taken its toll on the local market, pulling the ASX below 5700.
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Markets Live: CBA trumps geopolitics
CBA's bumper profit boosts local confidence, after Trump's 'fire and fury' speech on North Korea spooked Wall Street.
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CBA weighs, but ASX ends first week of earnings higher
A large slump in CBA held the sharemarket back, but the ASX still managed to end the first week of earnings season slightly higher.
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Markets Live: CBA hit by laundering claims
A slump in the ASX's biggest stock weighs but the market has fought back from early lows, while Lend Lease jumps on an 'inadvertent' earnings release.
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Aussie dollar strength a ‘phantom menace’ for overseas earners
The recent surge in the dollar has led to a selloff in stocks of overseas earners, but Macquarie reckons the falls have been overdone.
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Miner retreat keeps ASX stuck in range
Shares remain on a roller-coaster ride, keeping the ASX below 5800 points as losses in miners and banks weighed.
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Markets Live: ASX stuck below 5800
Losses in miners and the big banks lead the market lower, but global sentiment remains upbeat.
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July 2017
ASX stunned by Australian dollar's breakneck rally
Shares inched higher, buoyed by another rally in the big miners, but a surprise surge in the Aussie dollar kept a cap on gains.
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Pimco's Joachim Fels says Donald Trump is winning the cold currency war
The Trump administration may have little to show in the way of legislative success, but one key area where it can book a victory is in exchange rates.
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Commodity rally propels ASX higher
The sharemarket enjoyed a rousing mid-week session, as climbing commodity prices boosted mining stocks.
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Is this as good as it gets for the Aussie dollar?
The Australian dollar is holding near two-year highs despite the RBA cooling speculation of an impending rate hike, but a jump above the US80¢ hurdle is looking more elusive.
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Stronger dollar, weaker inflation could check rate hawks
Consumer price growth is likely to remain subdued, quietening rate rise talk, while a spike in the Aussie dollar could push out the Reserve Bank's timeline for a lift in inflation.
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Bank rally fades in topsy-turvy week for ASX
Bank stocks lost steam on Friday as investors booked profits after two days of strong gains, weighing on the overall market.
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Smiles galore as bank rally drives ASX
Banks again led the ASX higher in a session full of corporate action, while solid job numbers briefly lifted the Aussie dollar to a fresh high.
Big bank relief rally drives ASX 0.8pc higher
Big banks shares enjoyed their best day in eight months, gaining $14 billion in value on relief that new capital requirements weren't as tough as many had feared.
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Markets Live: Banks in $14b relief rally
Shares in the big banks rocket higher as investors bet they won't need to raise capital to meet APRA's new requirements.
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Markets Live: Bank capital fears fuel ASX selloff
Losses on the ASX accelerate, pulling the index below 5700 points, while the Aussie rallies to a fresh two-year high.
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Australian dollar soars to two-year high on RBA minutes
The RBA may remain reluctant to follow other global central banks in pulling the rate rise trigger, but that's not preventing forex traders from piling into the Aussie dollar.
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Telstra slide offsets strong China data to pull ASX down
Strong data out of China failed to motivate the local sharemarket, with Telstra's worst day in three months weighing on the ASX.
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Markets Live: Aussie on a rampage
Shares trade flat and the Aussie dollar trades close to two year highs, supported by better-than-expected Chinese economic data.
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