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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 0.7 per cent to 5654.8 on Friday, and 1.2 per cent over the week, following cues from Wall ...

ASX falls for second week

The ASX erased all its 2017 gains to close in the red for a second straight week, as global markets digested the 'hard Brexit'.

China's economy has grown a bit faster than predicted, as retail sales jump.

Markets Live: Aussie bounces on China data

The dollar has hit a two-month high, following stronger than expected Chinese GDP growth, while stocks are lower as investors remain cautious ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Dollar gains were underpinned by a rise in Treasury yields that followed US data showing stronger-than-expected economic ...

US dollar erases weekly drop

The US dollar recouped its losses for the week ahead of the Trump inauguration, supported by a rise in Treasury yields.

"It's incomprehensible why I wasn't informed early and unambiguously," ex-VW chief Martin Winterkorn.

I knew nothing: ex-VW chief tight-lipped on scandal

​Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn refused to tell German lawmakers when he first learned about systematic exhaust emissions cheating but said it was no earlier than VW has officially admitted.

The wait is nearly over.

8@eight: Calm before the storm

Overnight markets seem to be reverting back to the mean following a few days of uncertainty around Theresa May's hard Brexit speech while the wait for the Donald Trump White House is almost over.

Rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange eased 0.9 per cent to 3256 yuan per tonne, slipping further from Monday's ...

Iron ore restocking wanes

​Chinese steel and iron ore futures fell for a second session as demand for the commodities turned tepid.

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