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Bank shares are known for their dividends, but some analysts say these payments are unsustainable.

The $23 billion question: Can our banks sustain their rivers of gold?

Bank dividends are prized by small investors. But experts say it’s getting harder for banks to maintain the payments at current levels, and some expect cuts.

  • Clancy Yeates

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Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn

CBA boss tips interest rate cut next week; bank reports $2.6b profit

As a key Reserve Bank board meeting looms, chief executive Matt Comyn says Australia is in a good position to handle uncertainty in the world economy.

  • Clancy Yeates
The announcement of Trump’s first trade deal stoked optimism on Wall Street.

Week ends flat for ASX as investors brace for US-China talks

The Australian sharemarket edged higher on Friday, buoyed by solid company results and optimism for easing global trade tensions.

  • Angus Delaney
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott is bowing out after close to a decade in the role.

‘Better to be boring’: The secret to this long-serving bank boss’ success

As ANZ Bank chief Shayne Elliott prepares to hand over to his successor Nuno Matos, he says banks should be ready for a more volatile world.

  • Clancy Yeates
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine has warned that global economic uncertainty sparked by the Trump administration’s policies is likely to continue for some time,

‘Single biggest issue’: Bank boss says Labor needs to deliver on housing

“Economics 101” suggests that if demand for homes increases and supply doesn’t, it will simply result in higher home prices, NAB boss Andrew Irvine says.

  • Clancy Yeates
The first $500 million capital penalty came in 2019 in a crackdown on all the major banks after poor risk self-assessments.

Australians are getting on top of their mortgages, says Westpac boss

The country’s second-largest mortgage lender says the strong jobs market is helping more borrowers to stay on top of their repayments.

  • Clancy Yeates
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Half-year results from the banks are

$10.4 billion test looms for ‘safe haven’ Australian banks

The big four banks have gained a reputation as a relatively safe investment in volatile times. This idea faces a litmus test this week.

  • Clancy Yeates
Woolworths.

Woolworths sales fall behind Coles as price battle rages

Australia’s two biggest supermarkets are in a battle to lower prices in the cost-of-living crisis and win back the trust and dollars of customers.

  • Jessica Yun
Elon Musk’s close alliance with US President Donald Trump is hurting Tesla, he says he will spend less time at DOGE from May.

Elon Musk’s DOGE backdown won’t put Tesla back on track

The Tesla brand is damaged and the Trump tariffs are going to sting, but Musk’s fixation to serve the MAGA agenda remains the biggest threat facing the company.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Elon Musk’s close alliance with Donald Trump and his MAGA movement is hurting Tesla’s profits.

Tesla’s profits plummet to five-year low as Musk pays the price of Trump

Tesla’s profits have plunged as the electric car maker counts the cost of the billionaire’s alliance with the US president and his trade war.

  • Chris Price, Alex Singleton and Matthew Field

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