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Wall Street ends on muted note ahead of retail earnings

Wall Street ends on muted note ahead of retail earnings

Talks at the White House between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy failed to move the market significantly.

Aussie shares edge higher in cautious session

Aussie shares edge higher in cautious session

Aussie shares edge higher in cautious session

Aussie shares edge higher in cautious session

Australia's share market has started the week tentatively, with live geopolitical issues, incoming global macroeconomic data and reams of local earnings ahead.

Aussie shares in record close, break $2.9 trillion mark

Aussie shares in record close, break $2.9 trillion mark

Aussie shares in record close, break $2.9 trillion mark

Aussie shares in record close, break $2.9 trillion mark

Australia's top 500 publicly traded companies are now worth more than $2.9 trillion, as major benchmark indexes closed at their highest ever levels.

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Wall Street ends mixed as interest rate cut bets waver

Wall Street ends mixed as interest rate cut bets waver

US stocks have closed little changed as investors digested a producer prices report from the government's Labor Department.

Australian shares notch new high as financials rebound

Australian shares notch new high as financials rebound

The local bourse continues to chip away at record highs, as strong earnings and cheaper borrowing costs buoy investor sentiment.

Wall Street rises amid September rate cut hopes

Wall Street rises amid September rate cut hopes

US stocks have closed higher as investors pinned their hopes on an interest rate cut next month.

Banking heavyweights take shine off Aussie share market

Banking heavyweights take shine off Aussie share market

The Australian share market came off its record highs as major bank stocks took a tumble, led by the biggest of the four.

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Australian shares higher as central bank cuts rates

Australian shares higher as central bank cuts rates

Australian shares higher as central bank cuts rates

Australian shares higher as central bank cuts rates

Discretionary, banking and utilities stocks have given the local share market a boost as the central bank resumes its easing cycle.

Wall Street stocks end down, China trade in focus

Wall Street stocks end down, China trade in focus

Wall Street stocks end down, China trade in focus

Wall Street stocks end down, China trade in focus

July's consumer inflation report is due on Tuesday and investors anticipate that the Fed will lower borrowing costs by about 60 basis points by December.

Miners forge path as Aussie shares reset record

Miners forge path as Aussie shares reset record

Miners forge path as Aussie shares reset record

Miners forge path as Aussie shares reset record

Australian shares have kicked off the week on solid footing, notching a new record with help from miners and hopes of an incoming interest rate cut.

Australian shares wobble as banks weigh on strong week

Australian shares wobble as banks weigh on strong week

Australian shares wobble as banks weigh on strong week

Australian shares wobble as banks weigh on strong week

A five-day rally for miners could not lift the local bourse beyond its record high this week as Australia's pricey banking stocks ran out of buyers.

Aussie shares edge lower as buyers take a breather

Aussie shares edge lower as buyers take a breather

Aussie shares edge lower as buyers take a breather

Aussie shares edge lower as buyers take a breather

Investors have taken a step back following the local share market's run to record-highs, with banks and health care stocks pushing the bourse lower.

Wall Street ends higher, led by Nasdaq, as Apple jumps

Wall Street ends higher, led by Nasdaq, as Apple jumps

Wall Street ends higher, led by Nasdaq, as Apple jumps

Wall Street ends higher, led by Nasdaq, as Apple jumps

A pledge from Apple to boost US manufacturing along with a string of positive earnings reports have pushed US stocks higher.

ASX faces listing competitor after damaging TPG blunder

ASX faces listing competitor after damaging TPG blunder

ASX faces listing competitor after damaging TPG blunder

ASX faces listing competitor after damaging TPG blunder

Financial regulator ASIC is considering approving an ASX rival to launch a competitor listing market, which the treasurer hopes will boost investment.

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Banks, miners lead Aussie share market to record highs

Continued strength in the mining sector and hopes of incoming interest rate relief have helped lift the Australian stock market to fresh highs.

Wall St ends lower as investors consider tariffs impact

July's ISM non-manufacturing PMI slipped to 50.1; Indexes: Dow down 0.1 per cent, S&P 500 down 0.5 per cent, Nasdaq down 0.7 per cent.

Sea of green as Aussie shares notch highest-ever close

Investors have shrugged off the previous week's gloom to send Australian equities to their best-ever close as rate-sensitive stocks led the bourse higher.

Indexes end higher as investors ramp up rate-cut views

US stocks opened higher with investors looking to scoop a deal after the last session's sell-off and rate cut hopes gaining more traction.

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Australian shares close flat as miners fill early dip

Australian shares have recovered from an early sell-off as strength in materials and consumer staples offset weakness in banks and energy stocks.

Aussie shares fall as Trump imposes sweeping tariffs

The ASX200 has fallen 0.8 per cent after the US imposed higher tariffs on more than 60 of its trading partners, while the Aussie dollar has hit a two-month low.

Equities stall on Wall St as early enthusiasm ebbs

US stocks closed lower after a bumper earnings report from Microsoft sent shares rocketing.

Australian shares slide as tariff shockwaves hit copper

The ASX200 has fallen 0.16 per cent as copper prices plummeted following a surprise tariff decision by President Donald Trump's White House.

Wall St ends mixed as Fed dampens September cut hopes

US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors digested comments from the chair of the country's central bank.

Aussie shares near all-time high as inflation eases

The ASX200 rose 0.6 per cent after quarterly inflation came in slightly under expectations, paving the way for an August rate cut.

Wall Street slips as earnings results released

US stocks have closed lower as investors monitor corporate earnings results and a Federal Reserve meeting.

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