Mining rally outweighs trade jitters
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The sharemarket took news of the US quitting TPP in its stride, rising strongly on the back of rallying iron ore futures.
The sharemarket took news of the US quitting TPP in its stride, rising strongly on the back of rallying iron ore futures.
The Australian sharemarket is forecast to rise this year at its fastest pace since 2013, fuelled by a recovery in Australian company earnings.
Brambles led the ASX's decline to a one-month low on the first trading day following Donald Trump's inauguration.
IBM wants to lead in artificial intelligence. It might turn its fearsome machine brains on earnings.
The sterling's slide has a created a dividend windfall with UK payouts increasing by a record £5.2 billion in the fourth quarter.
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Joel Thickins has taken the reins at TPG and his first port of call is Alinta Energy's float.
Investors shifted into haven assets after Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation's 45th president, with Treasuries rising.
The ASX erased all its 2017 gains to close in the red for a second straight week, as global markets digested the 'hard Brexit'.
One unlikely industry enjoyed some of the largest gains during Obama's tenure as did the S&P; 500.
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