ASX poised to join global retreat
Global markets retreated at a faster pace overnight and the ASX is poised to drop at the open. ASX futures down 65 points.
Snap drops sharply on users miss
Snap reported a lower-than-expected number of daily active users for Snapchat, its messaging app, for the second quarter.
Gold could top $US1350 an ounce
Gold appears poised to rise to its highest in nine months as investors shift into bullion to protect their wealth.
Trump ratchets rhetoric ever higher
President Donald Trump said North Korea should be "very, very nervous" if it even thinks about striking the US or its allies.
China's `bubble' steel prices steady
Chinese steel prices should hold to four-year highs even as levels look stretched ahead of a key Communist Party meeting.
OPEC finally catches a break
A key sign of OPEC's success may finally be here: the discount of immediate crude has turned into a premium.
Dudley confident inflation to rise
New York Fed boss William Dudley cautioned that "it's going to take some time" for inflation to rise to 2 per cent.
Brokers on board as ANZ Bank readies $1b hybrid
It's down to the fine strokes as ANZ prepares a return to the hybrid market next week.
Kiwi dollar drops on RBNZ jawboning
New Zealand's central bank changed its language on the local dollar to indicate growing unease with its strength.
Bitcoin hits new record, bitcoin cash fades
There are predictions bitcoin could turn $10,000 into $1 million, again.
