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Wall Street
ASX extends losses after Wall Street’s worst day since April
The local sharemarket slipped for a second day after Wall Street tumbled to its worst drop in months as its rally lost momentum.
- by Millie Muroi
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Opinion
Opinion
The $2.8 trillion question: America is hunting for cash, but there’s a bit of a problem
The US is going to put trillions worth of new debt up for sale before the end of the year as it tries to rebuild its cash reserves. There is an issue, however.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Wall Street
ASX ends lower, following losses on Wall Street
The Australian sharemarket slid lower on Wednesday, as utilities and a negative lead from Wall Street weighed on the index.
- by Millie Muroi
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Wall Street
RBA interest rate pause lifts ASX as miners and tech stocks rise
The Australian sharemarket lifted all sectors into the green after the Reserve Bank held interest rates at its August meeting.
- by Millie Muroi
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Shares
ASX edges higher ahead of key RBA rates decision
The Australian sharemarket lifted on Monday as Wall Street’s rally got back on track following more encouraging profit reports and signs of easing inflation.
- by Millie Muroi
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Shares
ASX slumps as miners, real estate investment trusts weigh
The ASX lost ground on Friday even as retail trade data pointed to a higher possibility of the RBA keeping interest rates on hold next week.
- by Millie Muroi
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Shares
ASX rises despite slide in mining and energy stocks
The Australian sharemarket lifted on Thursday, even as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to their highest level in more than two decades.
- by Millie Muroi
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Global economy
The US just left Australia and the rest of the world hanging
There are two big questions that the US Federal Reserve didn’t answer. It means interest rates might stay higher for longer than we feared.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Shares
ASX jumps as inflation surprise raises hopes of RBA rates rise pause
The Australian sharemarket has built on its morning gains amid news that inflation is cooling.
- by Jessica Yun
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Shares
ASX closes higher as shares in mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto rise
The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.5 per cent higher, helped by gains in materials and energy stocks.
- by Jessica Yun
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Shares
ASX declines as big miners and banks retreat
Local shares lost early momentum to close 0.1 per cent lower on Monday.
- by Emma Koehn