Live updates: AUD touching 70 US cents, Wall Street dips on AI stocks, ACTU pushes above-inflation wages
2h agoWed 4 Feb 2026 at 8:39pmMarket snapshotASX 200 futures: +0.2%Australian dollar: -0.4% at 69.95 US centsWall Street:…
Markets live: ASX to fall as tech sell-off drives Wall Street lower, bitcoin crashes below $US73,000
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Live updates: Australian share market to rise ahead of RBA interest rate decision, Wall Street rallies
2h agoMon 2 Feb 2026 at 8:35pmMarket snapshotASX 200 futures: +1% to 8,815 pointsAustralian dollar: -0.2% at 69.45…
If the Reserve Bank starts the year with a rate hike you can’t say it didn’t warn us
If you walk away from a central banker unsure whether they are leaning towards hiking or holding interest…
Live updates: Gold price plummets as markets prepare for Fed chair announcement
8m agoFri 30 Jan 2026 at 5:38amMarket snapshotASX 200: -0.6% at 8,869 pointsAustralian dollar: -0.1% at 69.99 US…
Markets live updates: Australian dollar jumps to three-year high of 70 US cents, ASX rises as gold prices hit another record
8m agoTue 27 Jan 2026 at 11:18pmMarket snapshotASX 200: +0.4% at 8,973 pointsAustralian dollar: -0.2% to 69.99 US…
Business news updates: Australian share market up, Australian dollar hits 15-month high — as it happened
2h agoFri 23 Jan 2026 at 5:08amMarket snapshotASX 200: +0.1% at 8,860 pointsAustralian dollar: +0.01 at 68.47 US…
Markets live: ‘Sell America’ trade in full swing as Trump’s Greenland threats send Wall Street and US dollar lower
The Australian dollar has had a boost from the US dollar sell-off overnight, rising 0.3% to 67.36 US…
Live updates: Wall Street rallies on Taiwan chips, AUD almost to 67 US cents
44m agoThu 15 Jan 2026 at 9:36pmUpdate Market snapshot ASX 200 futures:Â +0.1%Â Australian dollar: +0.2% to 69.97 US centsWall…
Live updates: Microsoft signs AI deal with ACTU, ASX to rise after Wall Street slides
2h agoWed 14 Jan 2026 at 8:57pmMarket snapshotASX 200 futures:Â +0.1%Â Australian dollar: flat to 66.83 US centsWall Street: Dow…
Markets live: ASX to slip, RBA governor Michele Bullock in ‘full solidarity’ with Fed chair Powell in Trump fight
39m agoTue 13 Jan 2026 at 10:33pmTrump unleashes again on ‘that jerk’ Powell Donald Trump has doubled down…
Market updates: Glencore and Rio Tinto back in merger talks, ASX to rise after choppy Wall Street trade
28m agoThu 8 Jan 2026 at 10:35pmMarket snapshotASX 200 futures: +0.3%Â Australian dollar: flat at 66.98 US centsWall Street:…