ASX ekes out small gain as JB Hi-Fi hits high note
Well received profit numbers from the likes of JB Hi-Fi, Ansell and Aurizon helped offset the drag from miners after a further steep fall in the iron ore price.
- by Patrick Commins
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Trump's trade war may force RBA's hand
The renewed US-China trade war will dominate markets this week and even lift the odds of an imminent RBA rate cut should Thursday's jobs data disappoint.
- by Patrick Commins
COMMENT
Opinion
Stocks plunge as investors ponder the end of Goldilocks
Sharemarkets are getting punished because investors finally may be acknowledging that the good times can't roll on forever.
- by Patrick Commins
Wall Street's VelocityShares fund crashes 80 per cent as volatility strikes back
The $US2 billion VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX short-term exchange-traded note crashed in after-hours trading.
- by Patrick Commins
Reality bites as bond rout upsets complacent investors
The unnatural calm that has blanketed financial markets showed signs of cracking as Friday's sell-off on Wall Street shuddered through Asian markets on Monday.
- by Patrick Commins
BAEP tops Mercer survey of the best Australian share funds of 2017
The latest Mercer survey reveals the roosters and feather dusters among Aussie equity managers in 2017.
- by Patrick Commins
Aussie dollar tops 80 US cents to hit four-month high
The local currency extended its recent run to push above US80ยข for the first time since September.
- by Patrick Commins
ASX at 6000: The long and winding road
The ASX 200 sharemarket index achieved a key milestone on Tuesday when it closed above 6000 points for the first time since the GFC.
- by Patrick Commins
RBA holds rates steady at 1.5%
The RBA has kept rates steady at their historical low of 1.5 per cent, as widely expected, while offering little to encourage talk the central bank will hike in 2018.
- by Patrick Commins
COMMENT
Altair's 'sell everything' call brave or reckless?
Was Philip Parker's decision to get out of the market a principled and brave decision, a cop-out, or something else altogether?
- by Patrick Commins
Inflation up in March quarter, but below expectations as 'pain spend' bites
Prices for essentials jump as wages barely lift and debts are high - boding ill for consumer spending.
- by Mathew Dunckley and Patrick Commins
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