Investment
Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Local market marks time ahead of US jobs figure
The Australian sharemarket rebounded from 11-month lows on Thursday, notching a small gain as markets braced for the official US jobs data on Friday night...
Banks lead Aussie market lower
The Australian sharemarket closed at its lowest point in 11 months on Wednesday, hampered by a weak lead-in from Wall Street, and its interest-rate worries....
Share market feels the rates heat
Share market feels the rates heat The Australia share market retreated to a six-month low on Tuesday, as global markets felt the pressure from surging bond...
Traders stay on sideline ahead of October rates call
It was relatively quiet on the ASX on Monday with traders eyeing the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest interest-rate decision, to be announced today (and a...
What makes a good financial advice client?
When a client posed the question to Wattle Partners adviser Drew Meredith it caught him off guard: "Am I good client?" they asked. "How could I be better?"
Materials, Energy, and Technology fall.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index closed lower -0.6 percent on Wednesday, primarily driven by a sell-off in materials and energy stocks. The energy sector suffered...
Local market slides ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
The local share market fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, ahead of a flurry of central bank meetings, and following the release of a set of minutes...
Federal Reserve meeting weighs on stocks
The local share market started the week lower, ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, which begins on Tuesday. The betting is that the Fed...
Miners lead positive week for local market
A positive mood on Friday lifted the benchmark Australian index, the S&P/ASX 200, by 92.5 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 7,279 points, in its best day since...
Local market trades lower ahead of US inflation print
A tech slide dragged the ASX indices lower on Wednesday, ahead of the US inflation data coming in overnight. Consensus expectations were for the US headline...
Australian market higher on Tuesday, but barely
The Australian share market moved higher on Tuesday, as investors assessed conflicting data releases, one showing weakening consumer sentiment but the other...