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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 moreBond turmoil won’t derail RBA’s rate cut plan
A global bond rout is complicating the task of central banks trying to cut interest rates, but analysts say it is unlikely to derail the plan of the Reserve Bank of Australia to lower borrowing…
ASX futures, US equities swing in choppy session
Australian shares are poised to edge up after having fluctuated back and forth between positive and negative overnight in line with Wall Street as investors await the release of US December CPI early on Thursday…
Dow rises more than 200 points on Tuesday after wholesale inflation report comes in light: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Tuesday as traders weighed a lighter-than-expected producer price index report. The 30-stock Dow gained 221.16 points, or 0.52%, to close at 42,518.28. The S&P 500 advanced 0.11% to 5,842.91, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.23% to end…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, quantum computing stocks, Moderna and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Quantum stocks — Quantum computing stocks dropped after Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the latest high-profile executive to ease expectations for the technology. Rigetti Computing dropped 27%, while D-Wave Quantum shed…
Telstra moves to overtake Optus in race to plug into Musk’s Starlink
Telstra is doubling down on its partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, signing a new deal to let its customers in the bush send text messages via the billionaire’s Starlink satellite technology. The telco announced on…
ASX, $A to rise, bitcoin slumps to two-week low
The Australian sharemarket is poised to open modestly higher, rebounding from a two-week low. Futures predicted that the S&P/ASX 200 Index would open 0.5 per cent, or 37 points higher, on Tuesday after the gauge…
ASX to edge up, Nasdaq hit by megacap tech selling
Australian shares are poised to open modestly higher, reversing earlier weakness. Nvidia and Apple each dropped sharply on company-specific news, before some buyers began to step in. Iron ore and oil rose. Gold was lower.…
Dow adds more than 350 points, but Nasdaq closes lower as investors rotate out of tech: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed Monday, outperforming the market, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped as traders continued to sell off major tech stocks that have powered the bull market. The 30-stock Dow rose 358.67 points, or 0.86%, to close…
Top Wall Street analysts like the growth opportunities for these three stocks
The new year has only just started, but macro uncertainty is already hanging over investors, with Federal Reserve officials raising concerns over inflation and its impact on the rate-cutting path. In these shaky times, investors…
ASX to drop as markets fret currency slump will put off rate cut
A plunge in the Australian dollar to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic is complicating the task of the Reserve Bank of Australia as it prepares to meet next month to decide whether to…