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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 CPI report Wednesday is expected to show that progress on inflation has hit a wall
A key economic report coming Wednesday is expected to show that progress has stalled in bringing down the inflation rate, though not so much that the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates next week. The…
PNG PM’s big hopes for delayed LNG project
The cost of Santos’ proposed Papua LNG venture blew out by 50 per cent to $US18 billion before it was paused earlier this year to rework the design, according to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister…
ASX to slip, ASIC sues collapsed Rex for lack of disclosure
Australian shares are poised to open lower, reflecting weakness in New York as investors await key US inflation data, which could disrupt expectations of a quarter point rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week.…
Bond traders eye back-to-back rate cuts
Bond traders have aggressively ramped up bets for back-to-back rate cuts early next year after the Reserve Bank of Australia said it was gaining some confidence that inflation was moving sustainably towards its target. At…
Dow falls more than 150 points to notch four losing days as year-end rally takes a breather: Live updates
Stocks fell on Tuesday as traders digested a year-end rally to record levels. They also awaited new U.S. inflation data set for release this week. The S&P 500lost 0.3% to end at 6,034.91, and the…
Amazon is bringing Intuit QuickBooks software to its millions of third-party sellers
Amazon’s millions of third-party sellers will be able to bring their sales and inventory data into Intuit QuickBooks through a new integration.The companies are targeting mid-2025 to bring the product to market, starting with sellers…
There’s a compelling case for RBA reducing interest rates on Tuesday
Australia’s growth in output and real income per person since 2013 has been close to the bottom of the developed democracies. This follows more than two decades near the top. My new book, Let’s Tax…
ASX to rise on prospect for bolder China stimulus, Wall St slips
Australian shares are poised to edge higher with commodities advancing on plans by China to do more to bolster flagging growth. The US listed shares of BHP and Rio Tinto each surged more than 4…
This US bank makes a bold call on the $A
Morgan Stanley says investors should be buying up the Australian dollar and dumping the greenback because the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates more aggressively than expected and American trade tariff concerns are overblown.…
Dow drops more than 200 points, S&P 500 pulls back from record as Nvidia slides: Live updates
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back from record highs Monday, with tech shares struggling and investors looking ahead to key inflation data due out this week. The broad market index fell 0.61% to close at 6,052.85, and…