News & Insights
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 slide as investors await crucial RBA decision
The Australian sharemarket is set to slide on Monday ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest board meeting, where investors have tipped a third consecutive cash rate rise and will be watching for clues on…
Stock futures are little changed as investors monitor latest in U.S.-Iran developments: Live updates
U.S. stock futures traded close to the flatline Sunday night as investors closely eyed the latest developments in the Middle East. S&P 500 futures added 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures were near flat. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Robinhood, Booking Holdings, Starbucks, Visa & more
Robinhood — The maker of the trading app saw shares tumble about 6% after first-quarter results fell short of expectations. Robinhood posted earnings of 38 cents per share on revenue of $1.07 billion. LSEG consensus estimates…
Aussie dollar to fly as RBA goes it alone on rates
The world’s biggest central banks are expected to hold fire on raising interest rates when the boards gather this week, which strategists say leaves the Reserve Bank of Australia an outlier that will generate fresh…
‘Market became fed up’: MLC owner leaves ASX after 23 turbulent years
Insignia Financial lost the trust of public market investors following years of governance failures and business missteps, says chief executive Scott Hartley, as the MLC owner prepares to delist from the ASX following its acquisition by…
ASX in the doldrums but month-end rebalancing offers some respite
The Australian sharemarket has tipped into negative territory for the year despite Wall Street continuing to reset its record highs as US investors shrug off the Iran war to pile back into artificial intelligence stocks. But…
Here’s everything to expect when the Fed issues its latest interest rate decision Wednesday
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/fed-meeting-preview-april-2026.html
Prediction markets prepare to invade one of crypto’s biggest and riskiest trades
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/prediction-markets-prepare-to-invade-one-of-cryptos-biggest-and-riskiest-trades.html
The AI trade is back and providing a boon for uranium stocks
As the Iran conflict drags into its ninth week, war-weary investors are piling back into the artificial intelligence trade with a vengeance that is providing a boon for ASX-listed uranium stocks. Paladin, Bannerman, and Silex Systems have…
Amazon rides data centre boom to nearly $12b in local revenue
The global tsunami of investment in artificial intelligence powered Amazon to almost $12 billion in revenue in Australia last year, as the e-commerce, cloud computing and streaming juggernaut cashed in on a huge surge in…