We may be trade war collateral damage
The nation’s businesses and the Labor government have been warned that Donald Trump sees trade tariffs as an ‘end in themselves’ rather than a negotiating tool.
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ASX 200 hammered on Trump tariffs
Nearly $50bn was wiped off the Australian sharemarket on Monday as fears of a trade war led by US President Donald Trump tariffs ripped through the local market.
ASX Ltd shares down Monday, underperforms the Financials sector
Here is the latest company close update for ASX Ltd, ASX.
Fisher & Paykel costs to climb on Trump’s Mexico tariffs
The medical device manufacturer was the first ASX-listed company to warn of a hit to earnings from Donald Trump’s decision to place tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports.
ASIC launches investigation into ASX settlement outage
The corporate regulator is probing whether ASX’s settlements arm broke the law when it was unable to process batch settlements.
Aussie dollar, stocks, crypto smashed as trade war starts
Aussie shares retreat heavily along with the Aussie dollar and cryptos as Trump orders tariffs. A$ hits five-year low. Tariffs biggest trade shock since 1930s: RBC. Cettire “assessing” US tariff changes. Anna Bligh to vacate ABA’s top job.
ASX, dollar to dip as shock Trump tariff move unsettles markets
The Australian share market is expected to fall from near-record highs following President Donald Trump’s shock move to immediately forge ahead with tariffs.
Local bourse enjoys best January trading in two years
Australia’s sharemarket has broken records this week all while its US counterpart takes a deep breath to recover from the shock of China’s AI capability.
ASX rises to new record high
Friday’s rally in mining, real estate and technology stocks pushed the ASX 200 to a new record high.
ASX 200 rises 0.5pc to record close; Origin down
A strong day for Aussie shares as the ASX 200 rises 0.5 per cent to a record high close at 8532.3. Origin cuts APLNG guidance. Citi upgrades BlueScope. Rinehart lifts Lynas stake. Broker upgrade for Zip. Lendlease selling Capella. US probing if DeepSeek used Nvidia chips. Trump advisors hunt for deals as Canada, Mexico tariffs loom.
$250m-plus: Explosives giant to offload huge Brisbane facility
Incitec Pivot Limited has put its mega Gibson Island property in the Brisbane River, touted as the largest industrial sale of its kind on the eastern seaboard, on the market.
ASX soars to record high on tech, rate cut hopes
The sharemarket has jumped to a record high of 8515.7 points, amid positive leads from Wall Street after big tech reports and Reserve Bank rate cut hopes. DeepSeek will not derail Microsoft’s $US80bn AI investment this year. Zip and MinRes drop.
The $34bn chemist merger sealed over lasagne
The Chemist Warehouse founders were back in suburban Melbourne to vote in its huge merger with ASX-listed Sigma. The celebrations were a typically low-key setting for some of Australia’s richest entrepreneurs.
ASX soars on fresh rate cut hopes
The Aussie sharemarket soared on Wednesday as markets factor in the likelihood of a rate cut in February.
How Chemist Warehouse passed the pub test
The founders of the retail juggernaut have got bigger by sticking close to their market. Now Chemist Warehouse faces the ultimate test.
What DeepSeek says about Tiananmen Square, Xi and human rights
China’s answer to ChatGPT has plenty to say about Australia – labelling its human rights record a ‘mixed picture’ – but draws blanks when asked about the Tiananmen Square massacre, Xi Jinping, or China’s own record on human rights.
ASX rises as CPI undershoots forecasts
Underlying inflation hits lowest number since early 2021. Rate cut expectations brought forward. Aussie shares a sea of green after US rebound. Sigma in trading halt pending shareholder meetings over Chemist Warehouse merger.
ASX 200 trades flat as Wall Street falls
A smaller tech sector exposure and a strong performance from consumer discretionary stocks saw Australia finish marginally in the red, despite a sell off on Wall Street.
Magnis gigafactory goes bankrupt
The ASX-listed former market darling may lose the $99.5m invested in its gigafactory IM3NY.
‘Woke nonsense’: AUKUS blamed for renaming of HMS Agincourt
Don’t mention the Hundred Years’ War: Britain’s Labour government has been attacked by the defence establishment for decision to rename submarine.
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