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Trump turns up the heat on Warsh as Fed rate hike looms
7 Sep 2026
Ten days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt the hike in its tracks. In the past week,…
Read moreBetMakers chair bought shares after Tabcorp takeover talks began
7 Sep 2026
BetMakers chairman Matt Davey increased his stake in the wagering technology developer by more than 1 million shares in the months leading up to a $267 million buyout offer, including a 750,000-share purchase a month…
Read moreWholesale inflation measure rose 0.1% in July, less than expected
A key measure of wholesale inflation rose less than expected in July, opening the door further for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates. The producer price index, which measures selling prices that producers…
S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out small gain Monday as investors gear up for big tech earnings this week
The S&P 500 ticked higher Monday as Wall Street geared up for a busy week of corporate earnings and looked ahead to a key policy announcement from the U.S. central bank. The broad market index…
‘Risks elevated’: APRA holds banks’ mortgage rate buffer at 3pc
The prudential regulator will not relieve borrowers of the 3 per cent interest rate buffer they must absorb before qualifying for a home loan because the economy faces too much uncertainty from inflation, geopolitics and…
The price rises creating a big dilemma for the RBA
Higher inflation for items that interest rates have little control over, such as education, healthcare and insurance, will force the Reserve Bank of Australia to consider squashing harder on the prices of other items to…