ASX Ltd higher Wednesday, outperforms the Financials sector
Here is the latest company close update for ASX Ltd, ASX.
Here is the latest company close update for ASX Ltd, ASX.
After the asbestos scandal, building materials giant James Hardie is in hot water again, this time with shareholders who have been frozen out of a controversial takeover of US rival Azek.
It was another day of extreme volatility as the effects of a massive hike in US tariffs continued to be felt even after Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause.
The ASX 200 trimmed a big intraday fall as US stock index futures and US Treasuries reversed early losses. Asian stocks are mixed with the Nikkei 225 down 3 per cent and the Hang Seng index turning up 1.3 per cent. Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia next week for a response to Trump’s 145 per cent tariff war.
Trump’s deal-making leaves US consumers worse off and has shaken confidence across the rest of the economic world. Then there’s the big unknowns to come.
Advisers say don’t change your investment settings, but this does not mean bargain-hunting won’t pay handsomely — and this week it’s been very profitable.
Australian stocks soared on Thursday with the ASX 200 index rising as much as 6.3 per cent after a significant backdown by the US administration on tariffs.
US President Donald Trump’s wild backdown on tariffs has lifted Wall Street and sent the Australian sharemarket shooting up.
US President Donald Trump’s wild backdown on tariffs has lifted Wall Street and sent the Australian sharemarket shooting up.
Technology and mining stocks lead surge on local bourse. US futures point down after Wall Street’s historic session as Chinese leaders meet to respond to Trump’s 125 per cent hit.
Northern Star, the biggest gold miner on the ASX, has pleaded guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to safety breaches which left a worker with spinal and leg injuries.
Takeover target Gold Road has been forced to retract details about the underground potential of the jointly run Gruyere mine after a complaint was made to the ASX.
Markets remain extremely volatile, with risk aversion growing as bond yields record a disturbing rise before Trump’s biggest tariffs even get under way.
The ASX resumed its sell-off on Wednesday with investors selling off the major miners as commodity prices slump.
Donald Trump’s tariffs are stripping trillions from global share markets. Not only are ultra-cheap shipments to the US under $US800 no longer tariff-free, they now incur duties of 90 per cent.
The ASX 200 continued its sell-off during early trading on Wednesday, following the latest tit-for-tat tariff measure.
The ASX 200 continued its sell-off during early trading on Wednesday, following the latest tit-for-tat tariff measure.
$47bn wiped off ASX as markets react to Trump’s latest tariffs, including a 104 per cent hit on China . AUD has hit new 5-year low below US60c.
Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised concerns that some company floats will struggle to get up and running on the ASX as funding for going to market gets scarcer.
The ASX 200 soared during Tuesday’s trading, but investors are worried it is just a dead cat bounce.
The Australian dollar and industrial commodities recovered as investors paused to catch-up on the global equities fire sale.
Aussies have been warned of scammers trying to deceive people with too-good-to-be-true investment opportunities after a big hit to super funds.
The ASX 200 has bounced back after suffering its biggest one-day fall since the start of the Covid pandemic.
ASX roars back to life in best day since November 2023. $A rose over 1 per cent after Monday’s meltdown. China slams Trump’s 50pc more tariff threat as Hong Kong hits out at ‘bullying’. Bets rise on 0.5pc RBA May rate cut.
It’s well-worn but it is worth repeating Warren Buffett’s market advice to be greedy when others are fearful and to be fearful when others are greedy.
The ASX 200 was smashed again on Monday as investors fear the worst of Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy.
Nothing unites fund managers like a market storm and the worst sell-off since 2020 has the bulls running to the history books.
Virgin Australia’s owner is pushing ahead with its plan to relist the airline on the ASX, even as the sharemarket endures a bloodbath.
Trump’s aggressive tariff policy may have shaken global markets, but superannuation members have been urged to do one thing to avoid ‘locking in losses’.
$112bn was wiped off the ASX on Monday with China retaliating against US tariffs and the Trump administration defiant while global markets crashed.
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