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Wall Street is sharply lower on Monday in New York.

Trump has successfully blown up the global trading system

The volatility so far this month might be just a reaction to Trump’s tariffs. It might also reflect a structural threat.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Silicon Valley Bank was the biggest bank failure since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

Why investors are worried about banks

Two separate groups of academics released papers in the past week estimating that banks faced at least $US1.7 trillion in potential losses.

  • Christine Zhang, David Enrich and Karl Russell
At least 10,000 jobs are likely to go if UBS does takeover its struggling rival Credit Suisse.

If UBS acquires Credit Suisse 10,000 jobs may go

UBS is seeking $US6 billion costs to be covered by the Swiss government, if it buys rival Credit Suisse.

  • Stefania Spezzati, Oliver Hirt and John O'Donnell
Global markets will be watching to see whether US Fed chief Jerome Powell lift rates or pauses, this week as instability grips the US banking sector.

Nervous wait ahead of US Federal Reserve next move

The US central bank has to balance inflation and a resilient labour market with concerns about the health of the financial system, which will determine the path forward for rates.

  • Liz Capo McCormick and Michael MacKenzie
With the COVID sugar hit fading, global markets are in a sorry state.

Echoes of the dotcom crash as COVID sugar hit shakes markets

The sugar hit of pandemic spending is plainly over, and markets - from equities to crypto - are feeling the pain.

  • Dominic Powell and Nick Bonyhady
The benchmark index suffered its second-biggest sell-off of the year on Tuesday.

‘Sea of red’: Ukraine crisis wipes more than $70b off ASX

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spooked global markets and raised fears of a spike in the price of oil.

  • Clancy Yeates and Charlotte Grieve
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Atlassian co-founders Scott Farquhar, left, and Mike Cannon-Brookes, described hiring as the company’s top priority in a letter to investors.

Atlassian defies tech stock nosedive

Better than expected revenue will aid the company’s ambitious plan to hire 5000 more staff in Australia.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Don’t look up - look down

Why investors are selling first and asking questions later

Now is not the time for negative news - investors are taking no prisoners in the current market as the hammerings of Adairs and Netflix shows.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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