RBNZ begins easing with first rate cut since 2020. ASIC sues ASX over CHESS statements. APRA orders review into CFMEU-linked super funds. CBA profits slip. Seven Group underlying profit jumps, Seven West Media earnings sink.
Wages growth at its slowest pace in two years, but no rate cut yet. CSL’s FY25 guidance disappoints. Orora rejects Lone Star’s ‘opportunistic’ $4.3bn offer. Seek dives after swing to loss. Temple & Webster soars on trading update.
RBA’s Hauser warns on ‘overconfidence’ on rate forecasts. JB Hi-Fi buying e&s, reports lower profit but beats forecasts. Aurizon flags $150m buyback, strong FY25 after missing consensus estimates. Beach Energy slumps to loss.
Stocks rise after strong US gains in response to lower-than-expected jobless claims data and commodities rise on China CPI beat. Super Retail boss ‘used company funds to further affair’: court docs. News Corp flags ‘external interest’ in Foxtel. Life360 shares jump as much as 20pc after revenue rise.
The local sharemarket ends slightly in the red, as investors ditch property, mining and energy stocks. RBA ‘won’t hesitate’ to life rates if necessary, Bullock says. ACCC can appeal CFMEU/Hutchinson court decision.
Local shares extend gains for a second day, with nearly all 11 sectors in the black. Property and energy stocks found strong support following a rebound in the US. Nikkei up 4.3 per cent on Bank of Japan news it won’t raise rates while markets unstable.
Local shares finish higher after major sell off. RBA governor Michele Bullock says there will be no interest rate cut in the next six months. Wall Street bled overnight amid a global sell-off.
Bloodbath across the board as the local sharemarket plunges with the ASX 200 down 3.7 per cent to a two-month low of 7649.6 in its worst day since May 2020. Global investors dump shares after US falls. Tokyo plunges 14 per cent in its worst day since the 1987 crash. Woodside buying OCI Clean Ammonia for $US2.35bn.
‘People were making good money for good effort. But it wasn’t egregious’: Luke Sayers. Mercer to cough up $11.3m for greenwashing. ASX has worst day in almost two years. JB Hi-Fi falls on downgrades. Afterpay owner among top gainers on strong guidance.
Tech, property sectors lead gains. CBA fades from record intraday high. Albemarle’s Kemerton expansion halt weighs on Monadelphous. Star dives as licence suitability laid bare. ACCC ex-chair knows why Rex failed. US futures soar on Meta. Apple, Amazon results due.
RBA unlikely to hike rates next week with core inflation heading south. CBA shares reach intraday record of $137.34. Rio Tinto lifts on first-half profit jump. Telix, Origin among losers. Asian buyer circles Rex.
Super Retail ex-exec alleges bullying, harassment. Fortescue crashes after mystery stake sale. BHP, Lundin bid $C4.1bn for Filo Corp. Ramsay taps Woolworths Supermarkets boss as next CEO. Credit Corp’s top gainer. Rex halts 737 bookings amid financial woes.
CBA hits new record high. NIB’s long-time CEO Mark Fitzgibbon flags retirement amid battle with St Vincent’s Health. Rex halts trade as Deloitte experts fly in. Viva interim earnings rise amid ‘soft’ conditions.
Investors welcome MinRes cash gains, price wins. Bellevue Gold downgraded on discounted equity raise. Inflation uptick may force RBA hike. Key exit triggers Cochlear executive rehaul.
Senate committee to grill PwC CEO Kevin Burrowes, former bosses again. Commodities sink despite China rate cut. Fortescue misses guidance. ANZ suspends, sacks staff as market manipulation probe continues. Macquarie’s flat first quarter.
Flight Centre trims guidance. Treasurer announces “faster, stronger” draft merger reform legislation. Perpetual hit by $9bn outflows. Telix slumps on bonds, regulatory updates. ASIC concerned over private market pump-up.
Tech sector leads ASX turnaround. Woodside reveals subdued quarter, upped Scarborough cost. Lynas suffers low output, falling prices. Warehouse NZ confirms Adamantem bid.
The sharemarket has closed in the red for a third day, hurt by US losses and profit fears. Woodside snaps up Tellurian. NZ retail chain The Warehouse buyout potentially on horizon. Iress jumps on updated guidance. South32 smashed on $500m-plus impairment.
CrowdStrike chief executive George Kurtz said late on Friday a ‘defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts’ caused the outage that struck millions of people across the globe and dozens of Australian companies.
Domino’s Pizza sinks on store closures. SkyCity to close NZ casino for five days, lose $NZ5m in deal. Telix falls despite guidance upgrade. Unemployment rate rises to 4.1pc. RBA should ‘rip band-aid off’ and hike rates: VanEck.
Gas like ‘life insurance’ in Labor plan: Bowen. BHP’s record WA iron ore shipments. Maintenance fails cause of Callide tower collapse. Qantas Super to merge with ART. DroneShield dives again. Zip’s debt raise.
DroneShield shares hit an all-time high before a 22 per cent drop after negative report. AEMO chief warns nuclear will take too long. Rio preps for $US6.2bn Simandou spend. IGO flags up to $295m nickel blow. Ex-RBA boss Lowe turns ASX punter.
China GDP slows more than expected. Aussie Broadband dives. CBA’s new intraday record: $133.30. Lifestyle Communities tanks on VCAT allegations. Rio, BHP rise on Canadian dealmaking reports.
CBA’s new intraday record: $131.70. Glencore ‘monitoring’ WA nickel operations as Lynas, Alliance Aviation assess ripple impact of BHP suspension. ACCC sifts through Brookfield’s $10bn Neoen play. Turmoil on board at Rex Airlines. Cettire jumps.
BHP suspends nickel operations, citing global oversupply. Telix Pharma lifts on US payment changes. CBA breaks record price. Insignia boss overhauls executive ranks. White knight found for HS Fresh Food. Synlait soars as China rescue plan sails through.
Incitec’s $900m buyback after Indonesian takeover fails. Insignia down after dismissing private equity interest speculation. China inflation tepid amid lacklustre demand. Reserve Bank of NZ holds cash rate, sees inflation back to target by December.
Australia’s sharemarket rebounds strongly on light volume as US futures add to slightly positive offshore leads, Telstra surprises with hefty price increases and banks soar with CBA hitting a record high.
Indonesian group lobs $393m Rex Minerals bid. Premier-Myer tie up a winner: Citi. Ramelius’ record FY24 gold haul. Suncorp downgraded on La Nina risk. A2 Milk yet to back Bright lifeline: Synlait.
Saudi Aramco dismisses ‘inaccurate’ Santos takeover report. Samsung flags 15-fold profit jump. Bitcoin down. NIB reassures on cover amid public St Vincent’s brawl.
Middle East takeover talks may lure other Santos bidders. $1bn Lendlease, Stockland deal hits ACCC hurdle. Magellan June flows mixed, funds under management slip. Seven’s retention bonus for Boral CEO.
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