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European stocks close mixed and Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors assess renewed Middle East hostilities
8 Sep 2026
European stocks ended Monday’s session in mixed territory after Asia-Pacific markets broadly rose, with investor attention focused on the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 benchmark closed just below the flatline. France’s CAC 40 led…
Read moreSantos boosts stake in $19.5b Papua LNG project
8 Sep 2026
Santos will proceed later this year to build a $19.5 billion LNG project in Papua New Guinea after its French partner TotalEnergies announced a suite of deals that include Australian second-largest oil and gas company…
Read moreTelstra, Vodafone bosses hauled before Triple Zero inquiry
The chief executives of Telstra and TPG Telecom, which owns the Vodafone network, will face senators in person this week as the crisis over Australia’s Triple Zero capabilities spreads beyond Optus to the entire telecommunications…
Fed-RBA rate divide spells good news for the $A
The diverging interest rate outlook between the Reserve Bank of Australia and the US Federal Reserve has catapulted the Aussie dollar to the highest level in three months after the US central bank cut its…
Costco tops Wall Street’s sales and revenue expectations
Costco on Thursday surpassed Wall Street’s quarterly expectations as its sales rose 8.2% year over year. The warehouse club does not share a full-year outlook. The company is expected to share more details about the quarter…
Fed still forecasts just one rate cut for next year
The Federal Reserve still sees just one rate cut in 2026, unchanged from its last forecast about three months ago. The central bank’s so-called dot plot, which anonymously shows 19 individual members’ expectations, indicates a median estimate…
The world’s biggest investors are split on who wins from AI spendathon
Vanguard and BlackRock, the world’s two largest asset managers, have outlined diverging views of how billions of dollars being invested in artificial intelligence will drive the market and which companies stand to benefit. The two…
Top female fund managers share their stock picks
Top performing female fund managers have revealed their best stock picks for Future Generation Woman for 2026, spotlighting companies that back female safety, digital inclusion and long-term economic opportunity. Minotaur Capital’s Armina Rosenberg, ECP Asset…
Dow closes nearly 500 points higher after Fed cuts rates: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates once again this year and as traders bet more easing was ahead next year. The 30-stock average gained 497.46 points, or 1.1%,…
Private credit is beginning to look like the bond market — and that comes with red flags
Private credit is starting to resemble the public bond market, as the rapid growth and development of the asset class blurs lines that have separated two financing channels. Once restricted to a niche corner of…
Supercharging financial advice to meet demand
Tackling the issue of unmet demand for financial advice in Australia has spurred a superannuation fund to harness the power of AI to boost productivity to free up time to get more customers in front…
ASX to lift as US stocks waver; Australia set for 3m ETF investors
Australian shares are poised to open higher after markets swung from negative to positive following the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision, and Governor Michele Bullock warning that cuts are unlikely in future. SPI futures were…