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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 moreASX to rise
Australian shares are set to edge higher at the open, tracking modest gains in the Dow Industrial Average amid optimism over the US-Iran peace talks which helped push oil lower. However, SpaceX tumbled as did…
Nvidia’s stock struggles as Kalshi traders bet chip prices are coming down
Shares of Nvidia have been faltering recently — and Kalshi traders predict that what the company can charge for chips is also declining. While the artificial intelligence chipmaker is up about 12% in 2026, shares…
AI buildout gives tech investors new reasons to watch bond market
Artificial intelligence is giving tech investors an entirely new reason to pay attention to the Federal Reserve. For years, megacap tech companies with hefty balance sheets have been able to shrug off rising rates, which…
Australians turn to crypto exchanges to bypass prediction market ban
Australians keen to play the prediction markets that have drawn millions of users across the United States are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency exchanges as a way to bypass a local ban on the popular online…
Big super has distorted the ASX, brave investors are starting to speak out
Australia’s old-headed fund managers can be paper tigers – they love giving it to management teams and directors behind closed doors, yet can disappear or just leave it to someone else when it comes to…
ASX on edge as Iran’s Strait of Hormuz closure halts oil price drop
Iran’s claim that it has closed the Strait of Hormuz has cast doubt over a peace deal with the United States and threatens to trigger a fresh jump in crude prices, stoking fears that inflationary…
S&P 500 closes higher, Nasdaq climbs nearly 2% as chips fuel comeback from Fed sell-off: Live updates
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, staging a comeback after the Federal Reserve indicated the possibility of a rate hike this year — a move that sparked a sell-off in equities during the previous session. The S&P 500 added 1.08%,…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sandisk, Intel, Enphase Energy, Accenture, Exxon Mobil & more
Enphase Energy — Shares of the global energy technology company jumped 10%. Enphase announced that it began production shipments of its IQ9S microinverters. Barclays also upgraded the stock to equal weight from underweight. Artificial intelligence plays — Investors…
RBA and APRA put banks on ‘war footing’ over geopolitical risk
The nation’s top financial regulators have warned banks they are operating in a new era of heightened geopolitical risk, urging them to bolster their defences against foreign interference and cyberattacks. The prudential regulator has written…
What’s eating Australia’s largest listed sharemarket funds?
Everyone seems to hate the Australian sharemarket at the moment. Last week, broker Morgan Stanley told its wealthy clients to cut their holdings in favour of global shares, where there is greater exposure to the…