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Markets Live: ASX stretches out gains

Futures are pointing to an upbeat start.

Investors in Australian shares pushed the market back to levels last seen at the middle of January on Wednesday, amid ongoing optimism for economic growth at home and overseas.

'A danger to the world': billionaire lashes out at Trump

George Soros expects Donald Trump out of the White House by 2020... or earlier.

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George Soros predicts that the groundswell of opposition that President Donald Trump has generated will prove to be his downfall.

What will he say? Trump's Davos speech could rattle markets

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,

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President Donald Trump's address at the Global Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will be critical for investors.

Trump's comments send the Aussie dollar diving

President Donald Trump says the US dollar will get 'stronger and stronger'.

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The Australian dollar has dived after President Donald Trump told CNBC he wants a strong US dollar, contradicting comments made by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin one day earlier.

GetSwift looks like another setback for the ASX's tech ambitions

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Australian investors used to ignore tech. Now they are backing untested tech stocks with gleeful abandon.

Australian dollar shoots to 32-month high

On Wednesday, Westpac lifted its Australian dollar forecast for the end of 2018 to US72¢, from a previous forecast of US70¢.

The Australian dollar surged more than 1 per cent, before easing, after US officials signalled their openness to a weaker greenback.

ASX slides, $A shines

The S&P/ASX 200 index edged down 4 points, to 0.1 per cent, to 6050.

ASX investors ended a holiday-shortened week on a downbeat note, while the Australian dollar briefly vaulted back over US81¢.

Markets Live: ASX retreats, $A jumps

Futures pointed to a lower start.

The ASX sported small losses on the last trading session of a holiday-shortened week, while the Aussie dollar jumped higher.

Market Indices

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Advances

Price

201.00

Percentage up/down

42.68% rise
Declines

Price

213.00

Percentage up/down

45.22% fall
Unchanged

Price

57.00

Percentage up/down

12.10% steady

Last updated: Jan 25, 2018 - 3:50PM

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The latest Mercer survey reveals the roosters and feather dusters among Aussie equity managers in 2017.

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8@eight: ASX set to open lower

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The local sharemarket is poised to open lower on the back of retreats on global markets, with futures pointing to a 14-point drop.

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 17 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 6054, while the All Ordinaries climbed 18 points, or 0.3 per ...

ASX extends solid gains

Investors in Australian shares pushed the market higher amid ongoing optimism for economic growth at home and overseas.

Marc Benioff, chairman and chief executive officer of Salesforce.com.

World must 'wake up to threat' posed by Google, Facebook, warns billionaire

Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Benioff has compared the current crisis of trust facing the tech giants to the financial crisis of a decade ago, urging regulators to wake up to the threat from Google, Facebook, and the other dominant firms.

President Donald Trump says the US dollar will get 'stronger and stronger'.

Trump's comments send the Aussie dollar diving

The Australian dollar has dived after President Donald Trump told CNBC he wants a strong US dollar, contradicting comments made by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin one day earlier.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.8025	0.8022	-0.0006fall	-0.07% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6478	0.6472	0.0001rise	0.02% rise
Updated: January 26, 2018 - 7:29AM