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Miners, banks lift ASX after Wall Street rises; Santos surges
The Australian sharemarket surged on the back of Wall Street’s record-breaking rally, following weak reports on the US economy which kept the door open for possible interest-rate cuts.
- by Millie Muroi
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Opinion
US Votes 2024
Donald Trump’s dangerous ideas have these ‘vigilantes’ worried
With Donald Trump favoured to regain the US presidency, a group of investors is starting to focus on the implications of his core economic policies. They’re concerned.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Shares
ASX retreats after Reserve Bank minutes; Coal miners jump again
Miners and consumer discretionary companies kept the Australian sharemarket in the red on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank’s latest meeting minutes.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Big four
Why the CBA share price continues to defy gravity
A bunch of short-seller investors who last year placed expensive bets that CBA share price would fall are licking their financial wounds.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Federal Reserve
ASX retreats as tech firms slide; coal miners surge after mine fire
Eight out of the 11 ASX sectors ended Monday’s trading session in the red, with a surge in the shares of coal miners helping to temper some of the losses as the benchmark index fell 0.2 per cent.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Australian economy
Why we’re going into the new financial year carrying last year’s problems
It is difficult to see anything much that will stimulate corporate profits in the remainder of this calendar year.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Interest rates
Why interest rate speculators should get back in their box
The future of interest rates needs more brainpower and a lot less idle speculation.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
IPO
Should you join the Guzman y Gomez fiesta?
Investors should be wary of piling into initial public offerings (IPOs) because for every Nvidia, Google, Apple or Microsoft that turns out to be a big winner, there are thousands of losers.
- by William Bennett
Opinion
Opinion
US presidential debate and inflation update could rock the markets
The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump comes just ahead of the release of a key inflation measure for the world’s largest economy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Online shopping
Hot luxury to bargain bin: The red flag that should have warned investors
A lot of naysayer told-you-sos were around when Cettire spectacularly missed profit expectations this week. Now its shares and luxury clothes are discounted.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Shares
Utilities and energy firms lift ASX; Kathmandu drops
The Australian sharemarket staged a major turnaround in the latter half of the trading session to finish on a high, after Wall Street equities backed away from recent records.
- by Millie Muroi
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