ASX 200 rises after RBA minutes; St Barbara tanks
Domestic shares closed higher after the release of minutes from the RBA’s last meeting for 2024, which received some support from the IMF overnight. SBM hit with PNG tax bill.
Domestic shares closed higher after the release of minutes from the RBA’s last meeting for 2024, which received some support from the IMF overnight. SBM hit with PNG tax bill.
Struggling Aussie homeowners could get a rate cut sooner rather than later as the Reserve Bank says it is “increasingly confident” about a reduction.
The sharemarket closed 1.7 per cent higher, with gains across the board, led by the heavyweight financial sector. News Corp found strong support after its mega $3.4bn Foxtel deal.
A leading bank is expecting a spike in electricity prices until July 2025 putting further pressures on Australians.
A major bank has apologised to thousands of its customers who were impacted by an error that led to them being massively overcharged.
The ASX has tumbled to a new low after markets continued to sell off, with investors factoring in a less-than-favourable decision in the US.
Utilities, energy stocks the only bright spots as index falls to three-month low. CBA tops large-cap declines. Mesoblast down on profit-taking. Japan’s Nippon Sanso to buy Wesfarmers’ Coregas.
The global economy has been hit hard by a huge call in the US and Australia has been firmly in the firing line.
The ASX cratered after a major decision on a US rate cut, with all 11 sectors trading in the red.
The ASX 200 suffered its worst day in three months, as investors dumped tech, bank and mining stocks. The Australian dollar also hit a two-year low after big falls on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve’s weak rates outlook.
Australia’s collective household wealth has soared over the last 12 months driven by one key thing.
The Aussie dollar has collapsed during this morning’s trading as the US Federal Reserve says the rate cutting cycle will slow down.
The ASX 200 traded slightly down ahead of a major decision by the US Federal Reserve, just after the market hit a four-day high.
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