'Back to the drawing board' on trade after Trump dumps TPP

• 38 mins ago

The government is being urged to revisit bilateral trade deals with Australia's big Asian trade partners, after Donald Trump's move to pull the plug on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Hunter Hall fund rebuffs Wilson's call for buy-out

• 1 hr ago

Fund manager Geoff Wilson's call for Hunter Hall Global Value to allow all investors to sell-out of fund  at the asset value of the shares has been rebuffed, with

BlueScope shares surge on surprise profit upgrade

• 1 hr ago

BlueScope shares surged Tuesday thanks to a surprise profit upgrade as steel prices remained stronger than anticipated

New York Times opening Sydney office

• 1 hr ago

The New York Times is setting up a small team in Sydney to create local stories that it hopes will encourage Australians to subscribe and engage with the Times' global network. 

'Earnings bonanza' to fuel the ASX in 2017

• 1 hr ago

The Australian sharemarket is forecast to rise this year at its fastest pace since 2013, fuelled by a recovery in Australian company earnings.

Mining rally outweighs trade jitters

The sharemarket took news of the US quitting TPP in its stride, rising strongly on the back of rallying iron ore futures.

ASIC asks court to investigate Crystal Car Wash insolvencies

The conduct of alleged fraudster Ian Lazar's former insolvency go-to-man Andrew Wily has been called into question by the corporate watchdog.

Markets Live: Iron ore miners lead charge

• Live

Gains in local shares pick up some speed in late trade, led up by the big miners following rises in commodity prices.

Dear Gladys, here are 11 ways to improve housing affordability

• COMMENT

The new premier claims to be "open minded" on the best ways to improve housing affordability, but here are 11 economist-endorsed ideas that might test her mettle.

'Global trade war' fears push Aussie dollar above US76¢

The greenback continues to weaken on worries that the Trump administration's protectionist stance will include seeking a weaker currency.

When newspapers stop being newspapers

A loophole exists in Australian media law that would allow newspaper owners to buy television and radio licenses, a senior regulator has confirmed. 

Rising risk of central bank instability

• Opinion

The forward-looking policy path may not be as secure and smooth as market pricing would suggest.

Trump withdraws US from TPP

President Donald Trump has signed memorandums to pull the US out of the proposed TPP, freezing most federal government hiring and reinstating a ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions.

Developer McNee makes a $30m killing on South Melbourne apartments site

The site of a mini suburb in South Melbourne has quadrupled in value in just over three years after being sold by developer Bill McNee for about $41 million.

Sydney, Melbourne house price growth to continue: NAB

• ANALYSIS

House prices are predicted to climb even higher in Sydney and Melbourne in 2017, albeit at a slower pace than last year.

TPP not main game in Trump's trick bag

President Trump has delivered on his promise to scrap the TPP trade deal, but will he follow through with the rest of his economic promises?

The benefits, and risks, of going it alone on super

For the last few years, younger Australian's have lead the charge when it comes to taking control over their superannuation with statistics from the Taxation Office revealing that the median age of self-managed super fund (SMSF) members of newly established funds decreased to 48 years, compared to 59 years for all SMSF members.

McGrath shares have slumped 60% in a year - time to buy?

Its shares have slumped 60 pct over the past year following a dismal sharemarket float. But are its shares worth a punt?

Energy retailer fined after targeting elderly

Residents of a nursing home and a retirement village were among consumers switched by energy retailer Simply Energy to new supply contracts without obtaining their consent, resulting in a stiff fine.

'China's Warren Buffett' jailed, $2.3b fined dished out

China sentenced former hedge fund manager Xu Xiang to five-and-a-half years imprisonment for market manipulation, in one of the most high-profile cases following the 2015 market rout,??a court in the eastern city of Qingdao said in its official Weibo account.

The TPP explained

Peter Martin explains what the Trans-Pacific Partnership is and why you should be concerned.

Trump's first decision affects Australia

• Federal Politics

Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership but Trade minister Steve Ciobo says other countries will still try make it work. Courtesy ABC.

TPP worth hanging onto: Ciobo

• Federal Politics

Trade Minister Steve Ciobo isn't giving up on the trans pacific partnership despite US President Donald Trump planning to withdraw from the global trade deal.

Obama's next job could rake in millions

​Speaker? Professor? Author? Board member? Owner of a professional basketball team?

Trump's withdrawal from Asia trade 'a giant gift' to China

• ANALYSIS

US withdrawal from a long-planned trade deal creates a political and economic vacuum that China is eager to fill.

8@eight: Currency markets set pace

• Sponsored

The FX markets have again shown the biggest move across financial markets, specifically USD/JPY, which had already been reacting through Asia yesterday.

LME boss Jones to retire

Garry Jones stepped down as chief executive officer after a three-year stint steering the world's biggest metals bourse.

Oil lower amid US drilling recovery

Oil prices fell 1 per cent as signs of a strong recovery in US drilling largely overshadowed news on global production cuts.

Sydney has the second least affordable housing in the world: study

It's the global ranking Australians don't want.