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Market retreats, healthcare, currency boost, Metcash upgrades

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s aggressive pursuit of a neutral interest rate policy setting has offered a challenging backdrop to the sharemarket this...

Rate Rises the New Normal

After a positive start, the local market turned tail after the Reserve Bank board lifted the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35 per cent, its highest...

Energy woes power local market

Energy powered the Australian market higher on Monday, with a 4 per cent rise in the S&P/ASX 200 Energy index at the heart of market sentiment, as oil, gas...

Miners push market to poor week, financials bounce on Friday, AMP loses contract

The local market capped off the worst week in several months, falling another 0.3 per cent and taking the weekly loss to 3.9 per cent. On Friday it was the...

Market weakness continues on bond yields, Suez Canal blocked again, BHP goes ex

The local sharemarket continued its recent weakness, falling another 2 per cent for the first day of spring. Australia’s largest...

Market rallies despite energy weakness, Harvey Norman sales improve, toll road recovers

The S&P/ASX200 almost turned around a sharply weaker start to trading on the final day of August, falling just 0.2 per cent on Wednesday. In a reverse of...

Australian Super's fee plan needs a second look

Fee raises at the nation's biggest super fund have raised questions about the benefits of scale. If Australian Super has to increase fees, what chance do...

ASX jumps as Woodside delivers bumper profit, building approvals tank, as energy prices surge

The local market managed to overcome another weak global lead, gaining 0.5 per cent on Tuesday, with the energy sector a key support. Gaining 1.4 per cent on...

Powell comments send market lower, Fortescue beats guidance, retail strength continues

The local market followed an increasingly negative global lead, ultimately finishing 2 per cent lower. The sole driver was commentary from Federal Reserve...

Two down, three up for the local market

After two solid falls to start the week, the Australian market put three straight rises together by the end of Friday, to get itself back into the green for...

Resources plays boost local market

The Australian share market took a positive lead from US markets into Thursday and was also buoyed by Asia-Pacific news and earnings results. The benchmark...

Earnings results flow in apace

After a two-day drop caused by interest rate jitters in global markets before the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium this weekend, the S&P/ASX 200...

Skittish market heads lower

With a nervous mood prominent in the markets ahead of the Federal Reserve symposium this week, and earnings results pouring in, it was a difficult session for...

Banks, miners lead market lower

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Monday down 67.6 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 7046.9, in its worst session since July 11, while the broader...

Holding the line - the real adviser challenge

The tendency to relent to client commentary, which in many cases is driven by headlines and sentiment, is one of the biggest detractors from long-term returns.

'Whole portfolio liquidity' takes on the alternatives challenge

Alternatives don't have to be African coal mines; in many cases they're just normal assets like equity or business loans wrapped up in a private market...