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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 seven ASX stocks leaving short sellers $1b out of pocket
Against the odds, seven of the Australian sharemarket’s most-shorted stocks – from a pharmaceutical group and an intellectual property company to a data centre operator – have left hedge funds staring down $1 billion in…
S&P 500 futures rise as Micron surges after earnings; Wall Street awaits key inflation reading: Live updates
U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday night, boosted by a blowout Micron Technology earnings report, as traders looked ahead to the release of a key inflation reading from May. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.5% and 1.9%,…
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: FedEx, Cerebras, KB Home & more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: FedEx — Shares shed about 6% after revenue in the fourth quarter narrowly beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company posted revenue of $25.01 billion, slightly higher than…
Orora shutters Middle East bottle plant and warns of big profit hit
Orora says earnings from its major Saverglass division will be up to a third lower than expected, and stop production at a facility in the UAE as it adjusts to the fallout from six weeks…
Lingering RBA rate rise bets keeps Aussie dollar afloat
The Australian dollar is holding firm above US70¢ despite an unexpected hawkish pivot from the US Federal Reserve, thanks to a lingering bet in the bond market that the Reserve Bank of Australia will have…
ASX to rise, semis hit by selling wave
Australian shares are set to open higher amid volatile trading on Wall Street as selling pressure hit the tech sector, in particular semiconductor stocks. The Australian dollar fell sharply, in line with a surging greenback…
Oil prices edge lower as market monitors tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices ticked lower Tuesday as investors monitored tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, fell 82 cents to close at $77.08 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures declined 65 cents to settle at…
S&P 500 futures are little changed after tech sell-off drags down broad market index: Live updates
S&P 500 futures traded near the flatline on Monday night after a sell-off in tech giants dragged down the broad market index. S&P 500 futures lost 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.2%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
Metcash boss sees confidence returning, but Victoria remains a drag
Shoppers have reopened their wallets this month, says Metcash boss Doug Jones, as signs of an imminent resolution to the Middle East conflict boost confidence, but he bemoaned unfavourable tax settings in Victoria as a…
‘Uninspiring’: Investors lose patience with ASX as money goes offshore
Australia’s sharemarket is expected to remain in the doldrums for the rest of this year as strategists warn that high interest rates, steep equity prices, and recent government tax changes will leave the bourse trailing…