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Fed holds rates steady despite concerns over inflation
29 Oct 2026
The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep benchmark interest rates on hold, opting to take a patient approach in its fight against inflation despite mounting evidence that price pressures are proving more nettlesome than policymakers…
Read moreASX to lift after Fed rates call
29 Oct 2026
Australian shares are set to tick higher after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. S&P/ASX 200 futures were up 22 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 8882 near 6am (AEDT). Fed chairman Kevin…
Read moreTesla makes a move on Southeast Asia’s largest EV market. A homegrown giant awaits
Tesla is laying the groundwork to enter Vietnam, setting its sights on a fast-growing electric vehicle market where a formidable homegrown rival is already deeply entrenched. The U.S. electric vehicle maker registered a local entity,…
Investment bankers set for $215m fee bonanza in Firmus float
Firmus Technologies’ float is set to deliver investment bankers a $215 million payday, making it the most lucrative ASX listing for advisers ever. The company, which rents out its specialised processing chips to large technology…
As bond yields rise, investors need to play the long game
Despite short-term volatility, bond and equity markets are still likely to generate positive returns over the next 12 months, backed by long-running themes. The sharp rise in long-term government bond yields is an important development…
The big one is rumbling in the bond market
Government borrowing costs are their highest since the eve of the global financial crisis 19 years ago, and rising at a pace not seen since long before then. The tectonic plates of the global economy…
S&P 500 falls Wednesday despite softer-than-expected inflation data; index posts losing September
The S&P 500 slid on Wednesday, the final day of September, even after new U.S. economic data showed inflation slowed last month. The broad-market index dropped 0.25%, giving up its gains from earlier in the…
The Fed’s main inflation measure will be released Wednesday.
If anyone at the Federal Reserve is looking for evidence arguing against another interest rate hike, they’re unlikely to get it in data due Wednesday that is expected to show ongoing price pressures and consumers…
Telstra’s fibre chief expects speed bumps in $150b data centre rollout
Australia’s $150 billion data centre rollout will hit speed bumps that kill some projects, warns the chief of Telstra’s national fibre and subsea cable network, but will still deliver a windfall to those underpinning the…
Dollar hits two-month lows as traders temper RBA rate rise bets
The Australian dollar hit a two-month low as traders pared back the chance of further interest rate rises after Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock appeared less hawkish on inflation than anticipated. The dollar…
ASX to slip, US rate bets pared
Australian shares are set to open modestly lower in line with Wall Street. US bond yields pared an initial move higher after a key policymaker said there was “no urgency” to lift interest rates. S&P/ASX…
Dow jumps more than 470 points Friday; stocks notch winning week despite Treasury yield surge
U.S. equities rose on Friday as Wall Street wrapped up a volatile week of trading, with a surge in Treasury yields rippling through financial markets. The S&P 500 climbed 0.51% to close at 7,743.41, while…