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Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Rate cuts by mid-year as 'little victories' chart the path to disinflation: Invesco
The tailwinds for disinflation are starting to coalesce across the globe, which should give some central banks the 'anchoring' required to start dropping rates...
AI boom supports ASX, Block Payments profit jumps, Next DC hits all-time high
The Australian sharemarket posted a positive finish to the week, gaining 0.4 per cent, but with the S&P/ASX200 still managing to lose 0.2 per cent across...
ASX weakness on earnings, Woolies CEO to step down, CSR in European takeover bid
Both Australian benchmarks fell 0.7 per cent on Wednesday, as weakness in the consumer staples sector, which fell 4.3 per cent, offset gains in technology,...
ASX retreats amid CSL outlook gloom and US inflation data jitters
The ASX extended its decline today, succumbing to a second consecutive session of losses. Investor sentiment was dampened by a weaker-than-anticipated outlook...
Market (ASX:XJO) falls on RBA call, technology sinks, retailers surge despite sales hit
Both Australian benchmarks fell on Tuesday for the second straight day, with the S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) down 0.6 per cent with the energy sector, up 0.4 per...
7-Up for Aussie market
The Australian sharemarket climbed for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday, its longest winning streak since June, led by sharp gains across growth...
Expect volatility bumps in the 'last mile' of disinflation road
It’s a narrow path to a 'Goldilocks' economic outcome with steep drops on either side. Any easing of inflation is likely to come with real market disruption,...
Oil and gas lifts local market on Monday
Energy stocks carried the Australian sharemarket on their back on Monday, enabling a sixth consecutive rising, as escalating tensions in the Middle East fed...
The ASX rises buoyed by Australian Big Banks and Technology
The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.8% higher on Monday aligning with a surge in US equities that propelled the S&P 500 to new record highs last week. However,...
ASX pushes higher, spurred on by optimism in US Markets
Australian stocks surged on Friday, breaking a four-day losing streak, following a robust US labour data report that instilled optimism in the economy and...
Australian sharemarket slides across the board
It was a comprehensive setback for the Australian sharemarket on Tuesday, with all sectors ending the session in the red. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200...