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Wall Street rises as Fed minutes put rate cuts in focus

Wall Street rises as Fed minutes put rate cuts in focus

Indexes up: Dow 0.49 per cent, S&P 500 0.61 per cent, Nasdaq 0.95 per cent; Nvidia first company to hit $US4 trillion ($A6.1 trillion) market value.

Australian shares drop as Trump's tariffs target copper

Australian shares drop as Trump's tariffs target copper

Australian shares drop as Trump's tariffs target copper

Australian shares drop as Trump's tariffs target copper

The ASX200 fell 0.6 per cent, with goldminers and uranium miners under pressure and retirement living operator Lifestyle Communities plunging sharply.

Wall St edges lower as investors await tariff clarity

Wall St edges lower as investors await tariff clarity

Wall St edges lower as investors await tariff clarity

Wall St edges lower as investors await tariff clarity

US stocks closed lower as President Trump's latest tariff announcement failed to allay fears of a global crisis.

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Global shares steady after US issues tariff letters

Global shares steady after US issues tariff letters

The latest instalment in US President Donald Trump's tariff saga has been met with a guarded response by world share markets.

Aussie shares finish flat after RBA's shock rates call

Aussie shares finish flat after RBA's shock rates call

The Australian market initially dropped after the Reserve Bank's surprise move to stand pat on interest rates, but shares later made up the losses.

Aussie shares dip as Trump shifts tariff deadline again

Aussie shares dip as Trump shifts tariff deadline again

The ASX200 has finished 0.2 per cent lower as the Trump administration again pushes back the timing for new tariffs to come into effect.

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at records on jobs data

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at records on jobs data

US stocks closed enjoying record highs after a stronger-than-expected jobs report pointed to a resilient labour market.

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Aussie market finishes above 8,600 for first time ever

Aussie market finishes above 8,600 for first time ever

Aussie market finishes above 8,600 for first time ever

Aussie market finishes above 8,600 for first time ever

The ASX200 rose 0.1 per cent for the day to finish the week one per cent higher amid hopes the Reserve Bank is about to cut interest rates.

Australian shares flat as banks slip, miners dig in

Australian shares flat as banks slip, miners dig in

Australian shares flat as banks slip, miners dig in

Australian shares flat as banks slip, miners dig in

The ASX200 recovered from its early losses to finish basically unchanged as the All Ordinaries recorded its highest ever close.

Local shares rally to highest finish as rate cut looms

Local shares rally to highest finish as rate cut looms

Local shares rally to highest finish as rate cut looms

Local shares rally to highest finish as rate cut looms

The Australian share market has risen 0.7 per cent to close at its highest level on the back of strong gains for nine of the 11 sectors

Aussie dollar hits seven-month high as shares flatline

Aussie dollar hits seven-month high as shares flatline

Aussie dollar hits seven-month high as shares flatline

Aussie dollar hits seven-month high as shares flatline

The ASX200 has traded basically unchanged, while the Australian dollar rose to its highest level since November against its weakening US counterpart.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have ended the quarter with double-digit gains amid hopes for trade deals and the prospect of possible rate cuts.

Australian shares enjoy best quarter since late 2020

Australian shares enjoy best quarter since late 2020

Australian shares enjoy best quarter since late 2020

Australian shares enjoy best quarter since late 2020

The ASX200 climbed 0.3 per cent to finish the June quarter with an 8.9 per cent gain, its best quarterly performance since the fourth quarter of 2020.

Mining sector surges but Australia shares lose ground

Mining sector surges but Australia shares lose ground

Mining sector surges but Australia shares lose ground

Mining sector surges but Australia shares lose ground

The mining sector rose 2.3 per cent in its best day in 11 weeks but overall the ASX dipped, while the Australian dollar climbed to a seven-month high.

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Wall St up, some indexes near records, on rate cut hope

US stocks closed higher, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close to record highs, with investors buoyed by optimism regarding rate cuts.

Aussie shares slip as tech firm Xero suffers big fall

The ASX200 dropped 0.1 per cent, as Xero fell more than five per cent following the Kiwi cloud accounting firm's $1.9 billion capital raising.

Wall St ends mixed amid cooling Israel-Iran tensions

US stocks have closed mixed as investor concerns about the conflict between Israel and Iran eased.

Local shares flat as Commonwealth Bank hits record high

Commonwealth Bank shares have broken $190 for the first time but weakness in the mining sector has kept the bourse overall little changed.

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Australian shares rally on Iran-Israel ceasefire deal

The ASX energy sector fell 3.9 per cent as oil prices plunged on word of a truce in the Middle East but most other sectors finished higher.

Wall St gains as rate cut hopes offset Iran war fears

US stocks have closed higher as investors continue to monitor developments in the Middle East.

Aussie shares trim losses amid Iran bombing fallout

The ASX200 was down one per cent in early trading but finished just 0.4 per cent lower after Iran pledged a "proportionate response" to US aggression.

Oil tumbles, stocks rebound after Trump Mideast pause

Asian and European share markets have risen and oil prices are down after President Donald Trump delayed a decision on the US joining the Israel-Iran conflict.

Australian stock market snaps five-week winning streak

The ASX200 has retreated from last week's record highs as tariffs, conflict in the Middle East and global economic headwinds weigh on investors.

Banks bounce on rate cut hopes but investors still wary

A financial sector rebound hasn't been enough to lift the Australian share market out of its holding pattern as investors await developments in the Middle East.

Miners weigh on shares as iron ore continues decline

Australian shares have continued to slip, as global growth concerns push miners lower and the ongoing Middle East conflict weighs on investor confidence.

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