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Banks help Australian shares rebound after weak start

Banks help Australian shares rebound after weak start

Investors have bought the dip after a shaky start to the week, with early jitters giving way to risk-on sentiment and a rotation into financials stocks.

Australian shares retreat from highs as caution returns

Australian shares retreat from highs as caution returns

Australian shares retreat from highs as caution returns

Australian shares retreat from highs as caution returns

The ASX has sold off but finished up for the week after its record-breaking run gave way to jitters about the global backdrop.

Wall Street ends down, US-China trade tensions remain

Wall Street ends down, US-China trade tensions remain

Wall Street ends down, US-China trade tensions remain

Wall Street ends down, US-China trade tensions remain

Salesforce rises after strong forecast; US-China trade tensions remain front and centre' S&P 500 -0.63 per cent, Nasdaq -0.47 per cent, Dow -0.65 per cent.

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Renewed rate-cut hopes fuel Australian shares record

Renewed rate-cut hopes fuel Australian shares record

A lift in expectations of an interest rate cut have provided a springboard to send Australian equities to new highs, after weeks of consolidation.

Wall Street ends higher after strong bank earnings

Wall Street ends higher after strong bank earnings

US stocks have closed higher as investors backed shares of computer chipmakers.

Australian shares eye record as banks and miners rally

Australian shares eye record as banks and miners rally

Australia's share market is within striking distance of its highest close after its best day in two weeks, as investors look past US-China trade jitters.

Australian shares edge up as miners forge path forward

Australian shares edge up as miners forge path forward

The Australian share market has closed higher after a choppy session as miners and energy stocks helped dig the broader bourse out of trouble.

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Young Australians buy shares as property dream fades

Young Australians buy shares as property dream fades

Young Australians buy shares as property dream fades

Young Australians buy shares as property dream fades

Australia's wealth landscape is changing, and younger Australians are increasingly looking to markets to secure their financial future.

Australian shares fall amid new chapter in trade woes

Australian shares fall amid new chapter in trade woes

Australian shares fall amid new chapter in trade woes

Australian shares fall amid new chapter in trade woes

A renewed US-China trade stoush over rare earths minerals has spooked markets, and investors aren't holding their breath for a speedy resolution.

Australian shares end week lower as miners tumble

Australian shares end week lower as miners tumble

Australian shares end week lower as miners tumble

Australian shares end week lower as miners tumble

A slump in Australian miners has dragged the bourse lower heading into the weekend, as investors took profits after a run up in commodity prices.

Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally

Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally

Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally

Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally

US shares are down as investors take a wait-and-see approach ahead of third-quarter earnings reporting, putting the brakes on an AI-driven rally.

Australian share market snaps three-day losing streak

Australian share market snaps three-day losing streak

Australian share market snaps three-day losing streak

Australian share market snaps three-day losing streak

The stock market has staged a modest comeback, clawing back some value after three straight sessions of losses as miners dig the bourse out of trouble.

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher amid Fed concerns

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher amid Fed concerns

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher amid Fed concerns

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher amid Fed concerns

US-listed shares of gold miners jump; Joby Aviation descends on pricing stock offering; Indexes: Dow flat, S&P 500 up 0.58 per cent, Nasdaq 1.12 per cent

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

As investors look for a catalyst to send equities markets to new highs, safe haven inflows into gold have helped the precious metal pierce yet another record.

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Wall Street retreats from record closing highs

Wall Street’s record-breaking rally is running out of momentum, with the S&P 500 dipping 0.4 per cent from its record high.

Gold shines, equities lose lustre in tired trading day

Only Australia's raw materials sector has managed to close higher as the local bourse faded in a sluggish trading session.

Australian shares edge lower in subdued start to week

Strong commodity prices have counterbalanced other losses in a sluggish start to the week, which is set to be a quiet one for macroeconomic events and data.

Australian shares charge to best week in six months

Ideal market conditions have helped Australian shares surge to their best week since rebounding from the Liberation Day tariff announcement earlier in 2025.

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Australian shares surge as banks, miners rally

The local bourse has had its best trading day since July as mining stocks and banks helped lift their respective sectors to multi-month highs.

Aussie shares trade flat amid BHP ore shipping worries

Australia's materials sector weighed on the bourse on reports of a trade stoush between China's iron ore buyer and BHP, while gold surged to a fresh record.

Caution urged on supposedly 'balanced' super funds

A financial planner believes many industry super funds' balanced options are in fact heavily weighted towards growth assets, which could create severe risks.

Wall Street gains even as US government shutdown looms

US stocks have closed higher despite investors bracing for a government shutdown that would delay economic reports and muddy the Fed's interest rate outlook.

Drone-zapping firm shooting lights out on stock market

DroneShield's shares are up nearly sixfold so far in 2025, but that doesn't hold a candle to the gains of one Sydney-headquartered mining company.

Aussie shares fade after Reserve Bank's hawkish hold

Concerns about sticky inflation have delayed forecasts for Australia's next interest rate cut, buoying the Aussie dollar but prompting a retreat in equities.

Wall St climbs as investors brush off shutdown talk

US stocks closed higher with investors shrugging off government shutdown concerns and looking past hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve.

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