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Aussie dollar's US80¢ foray proves brief
A foray over US80¢ for the Australian dollar proved to be short-lived, with traders expressing their disappointment in second-quarter GDP data on Wednesday by selling the currency.
- by Sarah Turner and Timothy Moore
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8@eight: North Korea tensions rattle markets
It's been a big night as far as leads go for Asia, with the ASX set up for a sharp drop at the open.
- by Chris Weston
ASX set to fall as North Korea tensions hit Wall Street
US stocks have dropped, with the S&P 500 stumbling to its biggest single-day loss in about three weeks, as investors weigh fresh tensions with North Korea.
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8@eight: ASX to open higher on RBA day
Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday but the local sharemarket is set to inch higher at the open..
- by Chris Weston
Bitcoin tumbles as China's central bank declares initial coin offerings illegal
Bitcoin tumbled the most since July after China's central bank said initial coin offerings are illegal and asked all related fundraising activity to be halted immediately.
- by Lulu Yilun Chen and Justina Lee
AMP Capital's Nader Naeimi says N Korea will trigger a market sell-off
Stock markets are headed for a big sell-off, maybe not today, but soon.
- by Livia Yap
ASX slips as North Korea casts a shadow over markets
North Korea's weekend bomb test unsettled market and sparked another flight to less risky assets, cruelling what had looked likely an upbeat start to the ASX's week.
- by Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
Is a US dollar surge on the way?
Global scarcity of the greenback looms as the US prepares to turn off the liquidity tap.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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8@eight: Korea tensions back in focus
Uncertain start to the week in store for the ASX on the back of the weekend geopolitical developments
- by Chris Weston
Economic growth outlook lifted by sudden appetite for investment, building cools
North Korea's test on Sunday could sap appetite for risk assets in a week where the RBA is expected to keep rates on hold again.
- by Vesna Poljak
Why our leaders lie, and we don't care
People, like markets, despise uncertainty. We'd rather go along with the fiction that someone is in control. The problem, of course, is that once they know that, governments and managers act accordingly.
- by Scott Phillips