ASX 200 climbs 1.4pc, AUD down after RBA
RBA board considered a rate hike, ‘not ruling anything in or out’. Inquiry wants steps to combat supermarket giants’ power. Earnings upgrade lifts AGL. ANZ profit down, $2bn buyback ahead. Sims tanks.
RBA board considered a rate hike, ‘not ruling anything in or out’. Inquiry wants steps to combat supermarket giants’ power. Earnings upgrade lifts AGL. ANZ profit down, $2bn buyback ahead. Sims tanks.
Bourse has best weekly gain in five weeks, up 0.7 per cent. McDonald’s Australia annual sales up 7 per cent. Wesfarmers hits record high. Path to low inflation ‘not yet’ secure: ex-RBA boss. Macquarie falls. Block jumps.
Major banks gain after NAB results, buyback. Pexa jumps on NatWest deal. Investors dump Bapcor after profit warning. Woolworths sales disappoint, boss says Coles ‘out-traded us’. US investigation hits Block.
Rabobank sees two RBA rate hikes in 2024. Qantas rules out app cyber breach. Amcor up on results beat. Endeavour falls after Woolworths selldown. Inquiry head criticises Star’s slow reform.
The sharemarket extended its gains, closing up 0.4 per cent. Origin, NSW in talks to extend Eraring by four years. CBA pushes back rate cut call. Weak retail data hits Aussie dollar. ASIC sues Magnis and chair. Worley falls.
Share market rises on US futures gains. Crown Resorts job cuts. WA nickel mine closure. Lawyers claims Super Retail board knew of CEO affair. New Star chair says David Foster ‘had to go’.
The local sharemarket closed down 1.4 per cent on Friday. Anglo American rejected BHP’s takeover bid. Scott Farquhar stepping down as Atlassian co-CEO. Super Retail Group faces $30m-$50m workplace claim.
Richard Goyder survives as Woodside chair but investors reject climate plan. Westpac, AMP, Citi and UBS push back rate cut timing after CPI data. Kogan dives. Star ex-CEO felt ‘under attack’ from NICC.
Chair says Star may need further supervision by regulator. Crown Sydney granted full gaming licence. Brambles falls amid ongoing inventory, price strain. Ramsay Health Care lifts on Wesfarmers ‘interest’.
Asian equity markets rattled by escalating Middle East tensions. AUD around US64c. Gold and oil rise. ASX 200 down 2.8 per cent this week. Star inquiry ends with allegations of ‘misleading’ regulators.
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