Investment
Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
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...
Major Banks and Iron Ore Miners bolster the S&P/ASX200 on Tuesday.
The S&P/ASX 200 finished the day higher, up 0.5 percent after initially falling by 0.2 percent earlier in the trading session. The...
Iron ore hits market (ASX:XJO), AMA tumbles on raising, Platinum remains under pressure
Both benchmarks weakened into the close, as both the S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) and All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) fell 0.2 per cent on Friday. The weakness was...
All Ords (ASX:XAO) sinks on China, rates weakness, Liontown surges again
Both local benchmarks, including the S&P/ASX200 fell 1.2 per cent on Thursday, as pressure continues to build from poor global economic data. A surge in...