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Vance says Fed should lower interest rates: ‘Would be nice to have some help’
4 Sep 2026
The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates to make homes more affordable, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, adding to the pressure President Donald Trump has placed on the central bank to cut borrowing costs. The remarks came days after Trump’s handpicked Fed…
Read moreThe one thing that caught Goldman Sachs’ notice this earnings season
4 Sep 2026
After the relentless barrage of ASX earnings announcements during the August reporting season, the one thing that stood out the most for Goldman Sachs was the number of companies that rallied on better-than-expected results only…
Read moreThe Australian investors who hit the jackpot in 2024
It was a battle between stock pickers and cryptocurrency crusaders late last year with just one equity manager managing to beat the meme-coin mania to take the crown of Australia’s best-performing investment fund in 2024.…
Will bank stocks continue to run hot this year?
The surge in bank shares – especially Commonwealth Bank and Westpac – took investors by surprise in 2024 given already lofty valuations, restrained lending growth and concerns around higher bad debts as borrowers struggled amid…
Stocks close higher, S&P 500 touches fresh record, bolstered by Trump optimism: Live updates
Stocks climbed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 hitting a fresh all-time high, as technology shares such as Oracle and Nvidia rallied on artificial intelligence optimism and President Donald Trump’s new term in office. The S&P 500 advanced 0.61% after hitting…
David Einhorn says we have reached the ‘Fartcoin’ stage of the market cycle
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn thinks speculative behavior in the current bull market has ascended to a level beyond common sense. “We have reached the ‘Fartcoin’ stage of the market cycle,” Einhorn wrote in an investor…
Santos puts massive West Australian oil and gas project on ice
Santos has put plans for a $3.2 billion oil and gas project in Western Australia on ice as it works on increasing shareholder returns ahead of growth, sending the share price of its minority partner…
Investors bank on iron ore saving dividends in 2025
Income investors are banking on the strong start for the iron ore price in 2025 to bolster returns from the ASX’s mining giants amid an otherwise lacklustre outlook for shareholder payouts this year. While Aaron…
ASX to rise on US equities’ cautious advance
The Australian sharemarket is poised to rise, tracking gains for US equities as traders digested the impact of a flurry of measures President Donald Trump signed off on in his first day back in the…
Dow surges 500 points as Wall Street wagers that Trump’s approach on tariffs won’t be as harsh as feared: Live updates
Stocks advanced on Tuesday as Wall Street viewed President Donald Trump’s comments and first-day actions around international trade as a bit softer than initially believed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 537.98 points, or 1.24%, to finish…
Bitcoin touches new all-time of $109,000, then reverses in volatile session on Trump inauguration day
Bitcoin spiked to a new all-time high early Monday but pulled back following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by more than 2% at $103,558.38, according to Coin Metrics, in what…
Cheap satellite calls could soon be coming to a phone near you
Everyday mobile calls could soon be made over satellites – such as those launched into space by Elon Musk’s Starlink – within two years, transforming phone use and challenging major telecoms groups like Telstra and…