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European stocks close mixed and Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors assess renewed Middle East hostilities
8 Sep 2026
European stocks ended Monday’s session in mixed territory after Asia-Pacific markets broadly rose, with investor attention focused on the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 benchmark closed just below the flatline. France’s CAC 40 led…
Read moreSantos boosts stake in $19.5b Papua LNG project
8 Sep 2026
Santos will proceed later this year to build a $19.5 billion LNG project in Papua New Guinea after its French partner TotalEnergies announced a suite of deals that include Australian second-largest oil and gas company…
Read moreTime to reassess the Goldilocks scenario driving markets
For months, I’ve described a persistent Goldilocks backdrop: solid growth, easing inflation, and supportive liquidity. So far, that view has been vindicated as global equities keep setting all-time highs and credit spreads remain historically tight.…
Time to buy the dip? The dumped ASX stocks on investors’ radar
For investors chasing a recovery story, some of the S&P/ASX 200’s most battered stocks are starting to look quite tempting, with big names like CSL, Domino’s Pizza, and Treasury Wine Estates all trading at prices…
Miran says half-point cut ‘appropriate’ for December, but Fed should at least reduce by a quarter point
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Monday advocated for further interest rate cuts as a way stave off a potential economic softening ahead. In a CNBC interview, the central bank official held to his belief…
Top Wall Street analysts favor these 3 tech stocks for their growth outlook
E-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon (AMZN) recently impressed investors with its upbeat Q3 results. Accelerating growth in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud unit confirmed the Street’s faith in Amazon’s expansion into artificial intelligence. In reaction…
AGL Energy closes in on sale of 19.9pc stake in Tilt Renewables
AGL Energy has agreed terms to sell its 19.9 per cent stake in Tilt Renewables to Future Fund and QIC, in a deal expected to be announced this week. Street Talk understands AGL, advised by…
The Fed chair’s F-word swirls around the market and spells trouble
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s F-word is really catching on. Ten days after the central banker said, “What do you do if you’re driving in a fog? You slow down”, talk about fog is everywhere in…
ASX to rise but investors brace for extended US shutdown uncertainty
The Australian sharemarket will open higher on Monday as apprehensive investors hope that signs of an impending budget deal in Washington will end a lengthy government shutdown that has left traders with little data to…
Nasdaq closes lower, capping its worst week since April
The Nasdaq Composite closed lower Friday, pressured by more losses in artificial intelligence stocks, to post a losing week as new economic data added to investors’ fears of a slowdown. The tech-heavy index shed 0.21% to finish…
Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains, as AI-linked stocks rebound
Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.34% to close at 50,883.68, while the Topix index climbed 1.38% to end at 3,313.45. Japanese…
APA Group faces Beetaloo climate backlash from international investors
Some of the world’s biggest pension funds have thrown their weight behind a resolution to force APA Group to justify how building new gas pipelines aligns with its climate goals, as the infrastructure company prepares…