Live updates: Local market slightly down following Wall Street, oil above $US107, AUD gains
20m agoThu 19 Mar 2026 at 11:34pmMarket snapshotASX 200: -0.3% to 8,475 pointsAustralian dollar: Flat at 70.84 US…
Live updates: Qantas settles class action for $105m over COVID flight credits as oil hits $US100 again
9m agoFri 13 Mar 2026 at 12:31amUpdate Market snapshot ASX 200: +0.1% to 8,641 points Australian dollar: +0.1% at…
Market updates: Westpac quarterly profit hits $1.9b, AUD below 71 US cents again, ASX and Wall Street down
37m agoFri 13 Feb 2026 at 12:50amMarket snapshotASX 200: -1.24% to 8931.3Australian dollar: +0.1% to 70.83 US centsWall…
First Light News – A Tale of Two Labour Markets: Headline Strength Masks Underlying Weakness
The large revisions help rationalise the lacklustre market reaction following the announcement. Take the USD/JPY, for example. We…
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:…
Panic selling hits gold as analysts warn of potential ‘regime change’ in financial markets
After surging to historic highs, gold and silver prices have come crashing back down to earth. Gold reached…
Donald Trump triggers a gold rush as investors flee the United States
What is that old line from the New York Yankees star Yogi Berra? “It’s tough to make predictions,…
Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As floods ravage Mozambique, crocodiles are appearing in submerged towns and responsible for at…
BHP gaining ground as CBA loses its shine in market power struggle
The year is barely underway but already there’s a power struggle between our biggest corporations as they battle…
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…
Rio Tinto in merger talks with Glencore, takeover could create world’s biggest miner
Mining giant Rio Tinto is in talks to take over Swiss group Glencore, in a move that could…