Markets Live: CBA trumps geopolitics

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CBA's bumper profit boosts local confidence, after Trump's 'fire and fury' speech on North Korea spooked Wall Street.

CBA weighs, but ASX ends week higher

A large slump in CBA held the sharemarket back, but the ASX still managed to end the first week of earnings season slightly higher.

Markets Live: CBA hit by laundering claims

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A slump in the ASX's biggest stock weighs but the market has fought back from early lows, while Lend Lease jumps on an 'inadvertent' earnings release.

Miners keep ASX stuck in range

Shares remain on a roller-coaster ride, keeping the ASX below 5800 points as losses in miners and banks weighed.

Markets Live: ASX stuck below 5800

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Losses in miners and the big banks lead the market lower, but global sentiment remains upbeat.

ASX stunned by $A's breakneck rally

Shares inched higher, buoyed by another rally in the big miners, but a surprise surge in the Aussie dollar kept a cap on gains.

Commodity rally propels ASX higher

The sharemarket enjoyed a rousing mid-week session, as climbing commodity prices boosted mining stocks.

Stronger $A, weaker inflation could check rate hawks

Consumer price growth is likely to remain subdued, quietening rate rise talk, while a spike in the Aussie dollar could push out the Reserve Bank's timeline for a lift in inflation.

Topsy-turvy week for ASX

Bank stocks lost steam on Friday as investors booked profits after two days of strong gains, weighing on the overall market.