Half-year results 'so far, so good'
Miners have predictably been the stars, dividends are still hot and banks look solid.
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Patrick Commins
Patrick Commins writes on Markets specialising in Equity Markets, Currencies, Debt Markets. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Patrick is Markets deputy editor and has over six years experience as a journalist.
Earnings season may challenge Trump trade
This reporting season may show that life among many listed Australian businesses remains a slog.
Foreign investors jump back into Australian banks
Overseas buying "largely underpinned" the blockbuster bank share price gains of recent months, analysts say.
ASX posts its first 2017 decline
A slippery oil price and sharp reversal in investor sentiment dragged the ASX into the red for the first time this year.
Markets Live: ASX's first fall of 2017
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Retail sales stumble in November
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Markets Live: ASX in bull market
The ASX's powerful rally continues as shares charge through 5800 points thanks to strong buying in the big banks, as the benchmark top 200 index breaks into bull market territory.
Housing approvals jump, but trend reversal not expected
Housing approvals rebounded strongly in November, but the data is unlikely to herald a change in a declining trend from 2016's peaks, economists said.
Trump and Yellen twin risks for investors
Uncertainties around Trump's policy agenda and the pace of US rate rises are the twin worries hanging over investors, and this week could provide insight into these interrelated issues.
Steve Keen: rebel economist with a cause
Why the government should pay back your mortgage debt, according to maverick economics professor Steve Keen.
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