Soft financials end ASX winning streak
Australian shares snapped a five-day winning streak due to a disappointing AMP trading update and Westpac trading ex-dividend.
'The market will reward growth'
Macquarie's head of research says investors will reward companies if they start investing for growth, even if it comes with risk. Here's his top picks.
Is this the shortest bubble of all time?
The latest frenzy among Chinese investors has been betting on recovery by trading commodities futures, but it could already be over.
Bonds' allure helps arrest $A decline
Some say the Australian dollar's fall towards US70ยข has run out of steam as yield-hungry bond investors and a commodities bounce stop a further decline.
Start-ups must clear $20m bar for ASX listing
Companies with a market value of under $20 million and less than $5 million in net tangible assets will no longer be eligible for an ASX listing.
Gold at the mercy of the greenback
Gold has made an astonishing comeback this year, and most of the rally is due to weakness in the US dollar, says S&P; Dow Jones Indices' glob...
Oil higher on unexpected US inventory drop
Brent surged more than 4 per cent, after the US government unexpectedly said crude inventories fell the first time since March.
ASX futures point to lower open
Local shares are poised to open lower as Wall Street sinks on retailers. Base metals bounce. Oil advances.
Gold higher, Goldman lifts price forecasts
Gold climbed as assets in bullion-backed funds rose to the highest since December 2013 and Goldman Sachs raised its price forecasts.
ANZ, Westpac face new rate rigging salvo
The stoush between giants ANZ Banking Group, Westpac Banking Corp and the corporate regulator will reach boiling point in the next week.
