US shutdown to have 'modest' impact
US government services shut down on President Trump’s anniversary, but analysts expect no major impact on the economy or markets.
US government services shut down on President Trump’s anniversary, but analysts expect no major impact on the economy or markets.
Software market darling GetSwift twice failed to update the market about losing materially significant contracts, investigations reveal.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlined an ambitious agenda for a reconvened regional security grouping, in an exclusive interview.
Not for the first time, Myer's long-suffering shareholders must be regretting that a $3 billion merger with arch rival David Jones fell at the first hurdle.
Donald Trump's first 12 months in office have been a personal success for the president and his diehard supporters.
One stock that looks distinctly like the poster child for tech boom 2.0 is applications software designer GetSwift.
Just as Viceroy's powers reached new heights, an apparent blunder has exposed two young Australians and a British ex-social worker as the people behind the anonymous research house.
The decision by British giant William Hill to spend $700 million on three established and popular Australian bookmakers appeared doomed from the start.
More than a billion dollars was wiped off the value of Australia's lithium stocks this week on talk of big supply expansions
If Australia acts fast, it could develop a new car industry making electric vehicles, industry participants say.
One of the country's biggest super funds has hit back at accusations some retirement schemes are masking the level of risk in their portfolios.
Gina Rinehart is aware of speculation that she is now the owner of world's biggest full-blood and pure bred wagyu herd.
Netflix's quarterly results on Monday may offer an advanced preview of whether FAANG stocks can keep delivering in 2018.
Fed vice chair Richard Quarles set an ambitious agenda, including a mission to reduce complexity in how banks prepare to weather future crises.
The US dollar, which slid nearly 10 per cent last year as per the dollar index, continues to reel three weeks into 2018.
Wall Street rose on Friday, with a 4.8 per cent leap in Nike pacing the advance, even as a possible government shutdown loomed.
One stock that looks distinctly like the poster child for tech boom 2.0 is applications software designer GetSwift.
Tightly targeted appeals to particular voting groups are an important element in the government's kit bag.
When RBA governor Philip Lowe next meets top central bankers, he's likely to choose his words very carefully when it comes to the surprising weakness in the US dollar.
When does an intense media focus on Sudanese youths committing violent crimes become responsible reporting of unpalatable facts rather than dismissed as pandering to racism?
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's partner, Clarke Gayford, is set to join the small but growing ranks of stay-at-home-dads.
Faced with a rising China and a retreating United States, Japan and Australia are moving closer together. Not everyone thinks this a good idea.
Australian tourism bosses are moving to capitalise on the declining popularity of the US as a visitor destination, while China's love affair with Australia shows no sign of abating.
The number of jobs offering $150,000 salaries or more is on the rise, offering a ray of hope for low wage growth, according to a review of Seek job ads.
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe sat down with AFR Editor-in-Chief Michael Stutchbury and correspondent Angus Grigg in Tokyo on January 18. Here is an edited transcript.
A shutdown of the US government seemed guaranteed late Saturday afternoon AEST after a short-term spending bill failed to pass the Senate.
The military and strategic outcomes from the PM's Japan visit fell short of many expectations.
Trump will mark the first anniversary of his inauguration on Saturday with a celebration at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The way in which Russia elects its president is an example of simulated democracy. Yet chinks do appear.
The birth rate in China fell sharply last year despite the repeal of the one-child policy.
While these loans can be very useful, compound interest can do much more damage than you realise.
At this time of the year it is all too easy to get carried away with the idea of owning a holiday home. But is it worth it?
Wanting to organise your superannuation, but don't know where to start? Here's where to look.
Over lunch with The AFR, Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch explains how he goes about shocking Sydney out of its smugness.
National law firm HWL Ebsworth will merge with mid-tier TressCox, less than two months after global firm Norton Rose absorbed local firm Henry Davis York.
Skills shortages are emerging after last year's record jobs growth, with renewable energy, tourism and technology struggling to find workers
The cut-throat divorce battles of the super-rich are revealed in a new TV documentary.
The great irony of Renoir's reputation is that the risks that he took have so often been mistaken for middlebrow compromises and capitulations.
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