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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 moreRegal sees a world where BHP and CBA both trade at $100
Regal Partners says it expects Commonwealth Bank stocks to slump over the next five years and BHP’s to surge, with the ASX’s largest companies both trading at about $100 a share in a major shift…
Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts best day since early August
U.S. equity futures traded near the flatline on Monday night following a rally driven by stocks tied to artificial intelligence. S&P 500 futures added 0.02%, while Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.2%. Futures tied to the Dow…
Leaked NSW inquiry says PEXA and banks deliberately hinder competition
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into PEXA and its practices is expected to conclude that the company and the country’s major banks deliberately hindered efforts to open the property title transfer system to competition. That is…
Ramsay warns hospital upgrades at risk if profits stay squeezed
Ramsay Health Care, the country’s largest operator of private hospitals, says lower margins are making it more difficult to invest in upgrading and modernising medical facilities as it pushes for the Albanese government to reconsider…
A break in the global bond market is coming for Australian home prices
The breaking bond market is in the headlines daily as yields surge to multi-decade highs while the world’s most influential central banks are nudging their cash rates higher. Naturally, the prospect of elevated interest rates…
‘Two strongmen in the playground’: What to watch when Trump meets Xi
hen Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet this week, their long list of lingering frictions – from trade disputes to the perennial flashpoint of Taiwan and the still smouldering war in Iran – could easily…
ASX to resume sell-off as traders eye three RBA rate rises
The Australian sharemarket is set to be hit by a wave of selling on Monday as investors adjust to the increasing likelihood that the Reserve Bank will lift interest rates thrice to stave off stubborn…
Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia reportedly offers more crude via Hormuz after pipeline attack
Oil prices fell Thursday as Saudi Arabia shifts some crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz to compensate for the closure of a key pipeline, easing market fears that the outage will cause another major…
Markets gain confidence in US Federal Reserve’s resolve to curb inflation
The US dollar and government bond prices rallied on Thursday as investors grew increasingly confident that the US Federal Reserve was prepared to act aggressively to bring high inflation under control. The Fed, as expected,…
What the US Fed raising rates means for Australia
The Fed and RBA are marching in lockstep on rates, according to the bond market. But traders can’t work out which economy will break under the pressure first. The US Federal Reserve has its hiking…