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Wall Street is on track to extend its winning streak.

‘We need a clear victory’: Why the ASX doesn’t want a minority government

The Australian sharemarket has built on its positive gains from the morning after China announced it was evaluating a request from the US to open trade talks.

  • Jessica Yun

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It was another day of wild swings on the New York Stock Exchange.

ASX closes higher after another manic session on Wall Street

Wall Street continued its wild swings overnight as evidence builds that the US economy is buckling under the weight of Donald Trump’s trade war.

  • Gemma Grant
Wall Street’s benchmark index entered a correction this week as fears over Donald Trump’s trade war escalated.

Money is flowing out of Wall Street, so where is it going?

As Donald Trump’s tariff wars throw US markets into a pit of uncertainty, the Australian sharemarket is shaping up as a safe haven.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
US President Donald Trump has sent sharemarkets into a spin.

‘Trump is doing permanent damage’: What’s got global market leaders spooked?

The meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this past week have been dominated by the future of a key building block of globalisation.

  • Colby Smith
The misinformation has left traders flummoxed.

‘Trading off tweets’: Trump’s U-turns keep markets on edge

Any other time, it would have been a signal that the worst of the sharemarket’s slide is nearing an end, setting off buy signals at trading desks across Wall Street. But not now.

  • Alexandra Semenova, Esha Dey and Carmen Reinicke
It’s been another strong session on Wall Street overnight.

ASX closes week on a high as Trump’s softer tone sparks global rally

The Australian sharemarket extended its gains on Thursday on the back of miners, banks and tech stocks.

  • Nick Newling and Gemma Grant
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Trump’s “Liberation Day” now seems like an aeon ago.

The Trump administration is just making it up as it goes

Donald Trump’s backflips on his astronomical China tariffs and firing Fed chair Jerome Powell show that markets can protect the world from his worst instincts – to some extent.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Jerome Powell and his officials hold rates steady as they resist Donald Trump’s calls to cut borrowing costs.

Regulators warned the US bond market was vulnerable. Trump is proving them right

The world’s traditional havens in times of stress have themselves become sources of stress.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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
Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

ASX closes in the red after Wall Street tumbles on US-China tensions

The Australian sharemarket finished a turbulent week in the red, with miners falling after Wall Street slumped overnight.

  • Gemma Grant

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