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Australian shares edge higher after shaky start

Australian shares edge higher after shaky start

The Australian share market continues to trade at 11-week highs after a shaky start to the day ahead of a likely interest rate cut.

Aussie shares edge higher for sixth session of gains

Aussie shares edge higher for sixth session of gains

Aussie shares edge higher for sixth session of gains

Aussie shares edge higher for sixth session of gains

The Australian share market has edged slightly higher after a quiet trading session with a relative lack of news capping market volatility.

Aussie shares gain ground after US-China trade truce

Aussie shares gain ground after US-China trade truce

Aussie shares gain ground after US-China trade truce

Aussie shares gain ground after US-China trade truce

A de-escalation in trade tensions between the world's two largest economies has sparked a stock market rally, pushing Australian shares higher.

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Aussie shares pare gains ahead of US-China deal detail

Aussie shares pare gains ahead of US-China deal detail

Australian shares have edged slightly higher amid trade talks between the world's two largest economies, but a deal on tariffs is yet to come.

Jobs and wage data in focus ahead of interest rate call

Jobs and wage data in focus ahead of interest rate call

Most analysts are asking not if, but by how much, the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates - and upcoming jobs data could be pivotal to that decision.

Flat week for Australian shares ahead of US-China talks

Flat week for Australian shares ahead of US-China talks

A tariff deal between the US and UK has provided the first off-ramp for Donald Trump's trade crusade, but uncertainty continues to weigh on investor sentiment.

Australian shares edge higher on trade deal talk

Australian shares edge higher on trade deal talk

Hopes of a potential trade deal between the US and UK have helped Australian shares rebound from an early dip, but investors remain cautious.

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Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

The Australian share market has lifted on the back of US-China trade talks and stimulus announcements from Beijing, but investors remain apprehensive.

Australian shares ease slightly in subdued trade

Australian shares ease slightly in subdued trade

Australian shares ease slightly in subdued trade

Australian shares ease slightly in subdued trade

The Australian share market has edged lower as investors digested market updates and de-risked ahead of key macroeconomic events.

Aussie shares see red as energy, banks snap winning run

Aussie shares see red as energy, banks snap winning run

Aussie shares see red as energy, banks snap winning run

Aussie shares see red as energy, banks snap winning run

A continued fall in the oil price and an underwhelming result from Westpac have weighed on the Australian bourse, ending a seven-day green streak.

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Australian investors and markets will keenly monitor how Donald Trump's tariffs impact the US Federal Reserve's outlook for future interest rate cuts.

'Beast mode': ASX posts best weekly gain in two years

'Beast mode': ASX posts best weekly gain in two years

'Beast mode': ASX posts best weekly gain in two years

'Beast mode': ASX posts best weekly gain in two years

Australian shares have had their best week since 2023, rallying for a seventh straight session as light appears on the horizon of US-China trade tensions.

Australian shares edge higher for sixth day of gains

Australian shares edge higher for sixth day of gains

Australian shares edge higher for sixth day of gains

Australian shares edge higher for sixth day of gains

An early sell-off wasn't enough to derail a multi-day streak for Australian equities, which are in the green for a sixth session in a row.

Rate-cut talk, banks help push share market higher

Rate-cut talk, banks help push share market higher

Rate-cut talk, banks help push share market higher

Rate-cut talk, banks help push share market higher

The Australian share market has risen for a fifth day as cooling inflation opens the door to an interest rate cut, which could bolster business investment.

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Australian shares hit seven-week high as streak goes on

All but one sector finished higher on the Australian share market that is trading on an almost two-month high after days of gains, as tariff turmoil eases.

Australian shares gain more ground as tariff talk eases

The Australian share market has gained for a third straight session as hopes of US trade deals help investor sentiment settle after weeks of uncertainty.

Australian shares finish short week on a high note

Australian shares have posted a second consecutive week in the green, as cooling rhetoric from the Trump administration over tariffs lifted investor confidence.

Australian shares trade up to pre-Liberation Day levels

The Australian share market has rallied alongside its Asian counterparts as glimmers of hope appear on the horizon of the US-China trade war.

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Gold shines as share safe haven after Trump Fed threat

Local shares have recovered to finish slightly lower as a US sell-off sends the Aussie dollar to its highest level against the greenback in four months.

Australian shares grind back losses from US trade war

The Australian share market has continued its march higher and is within reach of its value before "Liberation Day" US tariff announcements.

Banks help Australian share market trim losses

The Australian share market has given up a modest amount after spending most of the day in the green, as investors weighed up latest trade war developments.

Shares edge higher as Trump mulls auto tariff relief

The Australian share market has finished higher, after one of the calmest sessions of a turbulent April, amid signs of softening US trade policy.

Tech tariff pivot helps Australian shares take a breath

A development in the US-China tariff war has nudged Australian shares higher with the White House carving out smartphones, computers and other electronics.

Uncertainty the only sure-thing as market chaos reigns

Equities and commodities have whipsawed at the whims of erratic US trade policy but worrying signs are emerging in the plumbing that holds markets together.

Aussie shares lower as uncertainty trumps confidence

The Australian share market has finished the week down after a tariff delay wasn't enough to offset worries over an escalating US-China trade war.

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