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The Australian stock market is lower as fears of an escalation of the Ukraine conflict and a potential move by the US Federal Reserve to increase interest rates impacts the local exchange. The mark..
The Australian share market has opened lower following negative leads from Wall Street and fears the conflict in Ukraine is set to worsen. US stocks fell sharply overnight with investors also selli..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Aug 6: COH - COCHLEAR - up $6.46, or 10.3 per cent, at $69.00 Shares in hearing implants maker Cochlear have climbed almost seven p..
The share market has fallen for a third consecutive trading day despite the US and Europe providing positive leads. The falls have come after the market last week climbed above 5,600 points - its h..
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. Growth in the global economy is continuin..
Figures on Tuesday cast doubt on hopes that foreign trade is driving economic growth. The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the trade deficit narrowed in June, after seasonal adj..
The share market has fallen as investors remain cautious ahead of the release of corporate earnings reports. The falls come despite a positive session on Wall Street, with the local resource and ba..
The Australian dollar is higher after good trade figures were overshadowed by other events affecting currency markets. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the local unit was trading at 93.21 US cents, up from..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, Aug 5: AGO - ATLAS IRON - up six cents, or 9.2 per cent, at 71 cents Atlas Iron boss Ken Brinsden has hosed down takeover speculation..
A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have recovered some ground lost last week when the S&P 500 notched its biggest weekly decline since mid-2012 and all three majo..
The share market closed weaker but performed better than expected after heavy opening losses. The market closed 0.28 per cent weaker after opening with losses of nearly half a per cent. A rocky ..
Another month of solid jobs growth is not expected to be enough to bring the unemployment rate down from its highest level in 10 years. Official labour force figures to be released on Thursday are ..
It would easy to interpret a rise in retail spending in June as a recovery from the blow to confidence from the federal budget. Easy and a tad simplistic. As far as recoveries go, it was a very ..
The Australia share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. Declines in the base metals and oil prices overnight, combined with further falls in US..
Inflation appears to be off to a soft start in the September quarter, allowing the Reserve Bank to remain in wait-and-see mode on interest rates. The TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly infla..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, Aug 4: KMD - KATHMANDU - up 10 cents, or 3.31 per cent, at $3.12 A colder than expected July has saved adventure clothing retailer Kat..
The Australian share market has retreated on the eve of Australia's company earnings season. The market is down by around 1.36 per cent, breaking a three-day winning streak after US stocks plummete..
Inflation figures on Friday added some weight to expectations that inflation will ease back over the coming year. They weren't the high-profile consumer price index (CPI) figures - they were releas..
Dividends, dividends, dividends - it's a mantra Australia's boardrooms might want to take up as they look to keep investors happy this earnings season. Analysts say shareholders will be looking for..
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower. At 1011 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 66.4 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 5,566.5, while the broader All Ordinaries..
New NAB boss Andrew Thorburn has shaken up the bank's executive team in his first day on the job. NAB's chief risk officer, Bruce Munro, will retire after 40 years with the company while business b..
Manufacturing activity has recorded its first positive result in eight months, helped by increased activity in the food, beverages and tobacco sub sector. The Australian Industry Group's (Ai Group)..
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says that net profits more than tripled in the second quarter, boosted by asset sales and higher oil prices. Earnings after taxation soared by 206 per cent t..
The Australian share market has continued to hold above the 5,600-point mark - its highest level since the global financial crisis in 2008. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said..
The Australian share market is slightly higher after a flurry of mixed quarterly production data and weaker-than-expected building approval data. Early trade was quiet as investors digested the eff..
