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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 dangerous delusion behind the oil market’s ‘creepy calm’
Oil futures have settled below $US100 a barrel and Australia’s pumps are full. So, is the worst of the Gulf oil crisis over? Ampol boss Matt Halliday, responsible for one of Australia’s two big oil…
ASX to drop as Fed fears send Asia’s tech giants tumbling
The Australian sharemarket is set to tumble on Tuesday after investors dumped technology stocks from Wall Street to South Korea over fears the US Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates by the end…
$A hits two-month low as global shockwaves trigger rate rise warning
Investors dumped the Australian dollar and bonds on Monday after renewed fighting in the Middle East and a strong US jobs report raised the spectre of higher interest rates in both America and Australia in…
Stock futures slip after chip rebound lifts S&P 500 to winning day: Live updates
S&P 500 futures were slightly lower Monday night after a rally in chip stocks boosted the index. Futures tied to the broad market index were off 0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 84…
Dow surges nearly 900 points for record close as investors rotate away from tech names: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a fresh all-time high on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite underperformed as investors appeared to rotate out of chip names in favor of non-tech stocks. The 30-stock Dow…
ASX to rise, Goldman buys the dip
Australian shares are set to close the week on a positive note. In New York, the Dow leapt 1.7 per cent to reset its record high, propelled higher by UnitedHealth, Goldman Sachs and Merck. ASX…
Aussie bond market lures AI borrowers from Canberra to Dallas
The Australian bond market has established itself as a key source of funding for global companies. Now it’s enthusiastically feeding the AI funding frenzy. We were told it was coming and now it has truly…
New budget twist denies investors choice on CGT offsets
Tax specialists have uncovered a sleeper clause in the federal budget legislation that will inflate tax bills by stripping investors of the right to cherry-pick how they offset capital losses against gains. The provision forces…
S&P 500 futures tick lower as Wall Street awaits May jobs report: Live updates
S&P 500 futures ticked lower on Thursday night as traders looked ahead to the release of May’s jobs report. Futures tied to the broad market index slipped about 0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.5%.…
Thursday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
Record streaks at risk Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/thursdays-big-stock-stories-whats-likely-to-move-the-market.html