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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 moreHow this $159b fund is profitably riding the ‘untethered’ sharemarket
Colonial First State’s head of investments Al Clark says a sharemarket bubble is brewing. But rather than selling, it is staying invested and ready for “damage control”. Al Clark once sat through a lunch with…
Veteran financial crash survivor warns of 2025 Wall Street bubble
One of Australia’s best-known contrarian investors Willy Packer warned against jumping into US shares this late in the cycle arguing the risk of loss is simply too big to chance at current prices. Mr Packer, who…
S&P 500, Nasdaq post back-to-back gains on Monday as Nvidia shares rise: Live updates
The S&P 500 climbed alongside the Nasdaq Composite on Monday for back-to-back wins, as Wall Street rebounded from a losing week and chipmakers surged. The broad market index advanced 0.55% to end at 5,975.38, and the Nasdaq Composite added…
Why it’s time to tweak your investments after lofty stock returns in 2024
Stocks soared in 2024. Congratulations! After taking a victory lap, it may be time to adjust your portfolio — because those heady returns likely threw your investment allocations out of whack. The S&P 500, a stock index…
ASX to rise, Australian dollar under pressure
A sinking Australian dollar could drive petrol prices higher and rekindle domestic inflationary pressures, putting Reserve Bank interest rate relief potentially further out of reach. Coming off a 9 per cent annual decline in 2024,…
ASX to rise; Insignia mulls fresh bid from CC Capital
Australian shares are poised to rise at the open after Wall Street reversed a five-session losing streak on Friday that had shaved almost $US1 billion ($1.6 billion) off the greenback’s market capitalisation. ASX futures predicted…
Investors probe ASX laggards as hunt for 2025 winners begins
Traders raced to snap up Australia’s most unloved shares as the new year ticked over, seeking out bargains after a lacklustre year for the sharemarket in which mining and energy companies took a beating. Australian…
S&P 500, Nasdaq snap five-day losing streak, but still close lower on the week: Live updates
Stocks closed higher Friday as Wall Street recovered following a shaky start to the new year. The S&P 500 closed up 73.92 points, or 1.26%, at 5,942.47, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 339.86 points, or 0.8%, to…
5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
The meme stock moments that gripped Australian investors in 2024
A little-known ASX defence stock and the return of a former finance darling captured the attention of Australian retail investors in 2024, a year that also marked the revival of the meme stock mania that…