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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s aggressive pursuit of a neutral interest rate policy setting has offered a challenging backdrop to the sharemarket this week, with the S&P/ASX200 falling 1.4 per cent on Wednesday. It wasn’t rates alone, however, with the oil price falling to levels not seen since January 2022 as concern grows about the…

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 level since December 2014, at its meeting yesterday. The central bank has now raised interest rates for five months in a row, in its most aggressive…

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 financial sector leading the way on hopes that the economy may remain strong, bounced 0.7 per cent, with the more defensive healthcare and real estate…

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 the back of a strong inaugural report by Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) the sector was second only to technology, which gained 1.8 per cent. Renewed conflict in Libya…

The local market followed an increasingly negative global lead, ultimately finishing 2 per cent lower. The sole driver was commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from the Jackson Hole summit, which suggested aggressive central bank action was unlikely to slow any time soon. The result was just four companies posting increases on the day,…

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 the week – but only just. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 eased 10.4 points, or 0.2 per cent, for the week, to end at 7,104.1. while the…

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 S&P/ASX200 index gained 50 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 7048.1, while the broader All Ordinaries was up 49.6 points, also 0.7 per cent, to 7291.9. The gains followed news of…

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 index ended Wednesday 36.3 points, or 0.5 per cent, higher at 6,998.1 points, while the broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index gained 43.1 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 7,242.3. Earnings results…

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 the local market on Tuesday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 85.1 points, or 1.2 per cent, to a nearly three-week low of 6961.8, while the broader S&P/ASX…

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 S&P/ASX All Ordinaries lost 71.5 points, or just under 1 per cent, to 7287.2. The market is in a state of flux as June 30 earnings results flood-in, and also ahead…