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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 moreAustralia ranks behind 90 nations for foreign investment hurdles
Australia has been exposed as having one of the world’s most restrictive foreign investment regimes for the fifth straight year, as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calls out the Albanese government’s new public…
ASX to fall as Wall Street slides
Australian shares are poised to open lower after Wall Street fell on renewed concerns about the outlook for the artificial intelligence trade and a fresh jump in oil prices. S&P/ASX 200 futures were down 21…
Nasdaq falls more than 2% for worst day since June as AI spending woes, oil prices spark sell-off: Live updates
Stocks mostly slid Thursday on renewed concerns around spending by artificial intelligence companies, while oil prices jumped amid rising geopolitical tensions. The Nasdaq Composite pulled back 2.6% to 26,008.86, while the S&P 500 shed 1.21%…
Pacific Podcast | Pacific Flagship Ep 2: Beyond AI
Overview When Do Higher Yields Start to Hurt Stocks? Executive Summary Bond investors have had a rough few years. Since the 2020 lows, 10-year government yields have climbed roughly four and a half percentage points…
Tesla beats on earnings and sales even as auto revenue declines
Tesla reported better-than-expected third-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, even as automotive revenue dropped. The stock was little changed in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by…
Oil price tipped to hit $US150 if Iran war drags on
Westpac has warned clients that oil prices could surge towards $US150 a barrel in the first half of next year if the Iran conflict continues to intensify, despite a recovery in exports in recent weeks.…
Instability comes for big super governance advisor ahead of AGM season
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ key governance advisor has abruptly left on the eve of annual shareholder meeting season, leading to disquiet among major retirement savings funds as the group’s chief executive refuses to…
PEP says wary public investors stand in the way of more ASX floats
Pacific Equity Partners says listed equities investors’ demands for steep discounts are making ASX floats harder, particularly for companies too small to enter major sharemarket indices. Rohan Wolfers, a managing director at the Sydney-based private…
CoreWeave’s market confidence erodes as bond yields spike and stock sinks
CoreWeave is facing a crisis of confidence on Wall Street that’s playing out in real time among equity and bond investors. With interest rates spiking and AI buildout concerns mounting, debt-heavy neoclouds like CoreWeave are…
Musk says Tesla and SpaceX formed special committees to discuss merger
SpaceX shares climbed about 5% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported 161% revenue growth for the third quarter, beating Wall Street estimates, with its artificial intelligence business growing ninefold. On the earnings…