Yesterday
Wall St rallies late, paced by megacap techs
Another whipsaw session in New York ended with a flourish and the S&P 500 snapped a four-week losing streak.
This Month
ASX records best week this year, Woolworths up 6pc; iron ore sinks
Shares lift as Woolworths, Coles soars on ACCC report; Nanosonics downgraded; iron ore below $US100; record Peter Alexander sales boost Premier.
ASX rises 1pc as banks, tech rally; Nanosonics soars 14pc
ASX’s best day in six weeks, job numbers boost rate cut hopes; copper hits record; NAB downgraded; Nanosonics rallies; Fed sees “transitory” tariff impact.
ASX drops in volatile session, iron ore sinks; Helia slumps 15pc
Shares lower; Fed growth outlook awaited; gold soars, iron ore drops; JB Hi-Fi upgraded; MinRes closes iron ore network road; Helia trades ex-dividend.
ASX lifts; gold at fresh record, New Hope jumps 9pc
ASX closes higher; Contact wind farm project blocked; copper, gold soar; Woolworths upgraded; New Hope jumps, unveils buyback, iron ore sinks.
Wall Street rallies broadly in oversold rebound
The S&P 500 closed 2.1 per cent higher, after having confirmed a correction the previous session, helped by Nvidia, with all 11 industry sectors advancing.
ASX snaps losing streak, miners rally; A2 Milk soars
ASX higher; Fortescue jumps 2pc, A2 milk rallies on China stimulus hopes; RBC gloomy on lithium stocks; Myer hires ex-David Jones CFO; iron ore higher.
ASX drops as BHP, Rio and banks weigh
Shares down; Nine confirms Matt Stanton as CEO; Macquarie cuts coal forecasts; ACCC concerned by Silk deal; Boss buys Laramide stake; gold stocks shine.
ASX drops 1.3pc; Trump steel, aluminium tariffs take effect
Shares extended losses; no exemption for Aussie steel, aluminium US exports; major banks and mining giants sell-off; European Union to impose counter tariffs.
ASX wipes $25b as tech stocks weigh, Xero sinks
Shares lower; tech weighs after Nasdaq slumps; Morgan Stanley cautious on DigiCo; block trade sinks Nickel Industries; bitcoin, oil lower.
S&P 500 rises, paring weekly loss on Trump uncertainty
US equities rallied after Fed boss Jerome Powell reassured anxious investors that the US economy is “in a good place” and the Fed can respond as needed.
ASX slumps to six-month low, CBA drops 3pc; Insignia leaps
Shares fall; CBA at four-month low; partial tariff delays; Star confirms rescue talks; battle for Insignia resumes; another exec exits Westpac; bitcoin slumps.
ASX at December low as energy, CBA drag; Star bags rescue deal
Shares hit December low; oil slips below $US70, Woodside trades ex-dividend; Hong Kong investors save Star; Air NZ CEO resigns; Amcor’s exec shakeup; $A lifts.
ASX sinks to lowest level this year; Trump talks reciprocal tariffs
Shares at year-to-date closing low; Trump talks tariffs; gold miners rally; China dramatically boosts deficit; Virgin’s new CEO; MinRes debt downgraded.
ASX drops on tariff talks; China retaliates with levies on US goods
Shares slide; China slaps up to 15pc levies on US goods; RBA minutes released; iron ore below $US100; oil at 2025 low; Healthscope misses rent payments to HMC.
February
ASX wipes year-to-date gains on tariff fears; WiseTech, Star slump
Shares slide; China tariffs higher from next week; Star hangs in the balance; WiseTech at 7-month low; Endeavour drops dividend; bitcoin below $US80,000.
ASX lifts, Qantas up 5pc, brings back dividend; Perpetual slumps
Shares higher; Coles, Qantas jump; Perpetual down 9pc; Ramsay brings in Goldman; Nvidia tops forecasts; Nissan-Honda deal collapses; bitcoin nears $US85,000.
Miners drag on ASX, Woolworths slips 4pc; Platinum tumbles
Shares close lower; Woolworths profit drops 20pc; White ‘here for the long haul’ at WiseTech; Light & Wonder profit jumps; bitcoin below $US90,000.
ASX retreats, Domino’s slumps 11pc; CBA, NAB drop
Shares close lower; NRW’s Whyalla update; WiseTech upgraded; Domino’s sinks 7pc; Viva lowers full-year payout, shares drop 26pc; Woodside doubles profit.
S&P 500 drops as Trump 2.0 hits business, consumer optimism
US equities fell sharply, as did bond yields, as investors repositioned for slower growth. Report of a new health threat from China also hit sentiment.