NSW Premier Mike Baird says negative gearing should be considered.

Gearing curbs 'should be considered'

NSW Premier Mike Baird has backed his planning minister telling the National Press Club that curbs on property tax breaks ought to be considered.

Investors have done well out of the election of Donald Trump earlier this month.

Markets Live: Vocus shares smacked

Shares reverse early losses to trade higher, led by buying in the big banks, while Vocus's earnings guidance is poorly received.

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Kiefel takes top High Court role

High Court judge Susan Kiefel will become chief justice in the new year, the first woman to take the job, and Justice James Edelman, 42, wil...

'Old school macro is back'

The rotation out of bonds and into stocks has only just begun as the obsession with Fed-speak fades, says former UBS analyst James Aitken.