Today
ASX to slip, Wall St rally runs out of fuel
Australian shares are set to open lower. Iron ore slid. The S&P 500 was modestly lower. Sweden cuts rate; BoE expected to hold.
- 2 mins ago
- Timothy Moore
European stocks hit new record high on flow of solid earnings
European stocks have added 2.1 per cent already this month. Separately, the FTSE 100 also hit a fresh record, lifted by commodities outperformance.
- 1 hr ago
- Macarena Muñoz
Yesterday
Companies tap offshore money as IPO drought deepens
A dire environment for capital raising is seeing a rise in dual listing activity between Canada and Australia as companies look to raise more money overseas.
- Joshua Peach
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘I’m not Buffett’: Druckenmiller on Nvidia, Trump and the Fed’s error
Wall Street legend Stan Druckenmiller has profited from the Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot, though he says it could get harder for investors to time AI’s boom.
- James Thomson
Shares flat; Perpetual shares sink on KKR deal, Pinnacle jumps
Shares pare gains. ANZ sticks to Nov rate cut call. Dow rises for five straight days. Goodman lifts guidance. IPH lobs Qantm takeover bid. Leo Lithium sells $US343m tenement stake. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joanne Tran and Cecile Lefort
ASX to rise, Wall Street rally loses momentum
Australian shares are set to edge higher, the S&P 500 extend ever so slightly its rally into a fourth day. Commodities were modestly lower.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore
This Month
Investors pull money from Wall Street in favour of Asia, Europe
Fund managers are reallocating money away from Wall Street betting that ‘US exceptionalism’ has run its course.
- Ishika Mookerjee, Charlotte Yang and Sagarika Jaisinghani
ASX has best day in three months on RBA rate call; banks rally
Shares jump 1.4 per cent at the closing bell as CBA climbs; Reserve Bank revises inflation forecast; ANZ records 7 per cent cash profit decline in first half results. Copper breaches $US10,000. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
ASX to rise, Wall St extends rally into third session
Australian shares are poised to gain, bolstered by the S&P 500’s advance as investors reset their bets on US rate cuts.
- Timothy Moore
Investors return to Chinese stocks on housing policy hope
Battered Chinese assets are getting a second look as a combination of earnings recovery, policy support and cheap valuations lure investors.
- Charlotte Yang and Iris Ouyang
ASX tipped to hit 8300 by year-end defying rate talk
Brokers and investors have all turned more positive on the outlook for the sharemarket, despite traders pushing out interest rate cut expectations to early next year.
- Joanne Tran
ASX rises ahead of RBA cash rate decision; Westpac rallies
Real estate and technology stocks push shares higher; Qantas agrees to pay $120 million to resolve ACCC dispute; Westpac announces $1 billion buyback; GrainCorp downgrades profit guidance. Follow here for more.
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- Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Macquarie guru Viktor Shvets says mind the generation gap
The pro-Palestine protests at university campuses around the world are a symbol of the generational transition under way. Investors should be ready.
- James Thomson
How Sage Capital is making money from other investors’ panic
Veteran hedge fund manager Sean Fenton has no qualms going against the crowd, buying ResMed after its collapse in 2023.
- Joanne Tran
ASX to lift as RBA is urged to decide amid push for more tightening
Futures indicate the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is poised to rise 0.3 per cent at the start of trade on Monday, before the RBA’s May rates decider.
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- Joanne Tran
- Analysis
- Due diligence
Time for Rio Tinto dual-listing rethink with Anglo American in play
Trading the spread between the value of Rio Tinto’s dual-listed London and Australian shares is usually the province of specialist arbitrage funds. But BHP’s tilt at Anglo American has it back in focus.
- Jemima Whyte
- Opinion
- Investing
The succession wisdom of an iconic value investor
Fund manager Richard Pzena has made some tricky decisions during his career. But one he is particularly proud of is to act early on succession: his.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro
Wall Street surges as jobs report shows hiring slowdown
Stocks are rising on Wall Street following a government report showing job growth rose modestly in April.
- Alex Veiga and Damian J. Troise
Father-son duo make $16.7b in 3000pc stock rebound
The shares of Phoenix-based online used-car dealer Carvana have surged from historic lows, but the company still faces challenges.
- Diana Li
ASX climbs a tech share rally; Pro Medicus hits record
Miners, tech lift shares 0.4pc. Afterpay grows sales 25pc. New car sales hit record in April. Apple lifts dividend, buyback to record $US110b. Follow here.
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- Tom Richardson, Natasha Rudra, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
