Questions raised around ECB policy over euro surge

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European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi warned on Thursday that the surge in the euro was a source of uncertainty and said the bank might have to review strategy if US comments on a weak dollar lead to a change in monetary conditions.

Is Macron becoming the poster boy for Europe?

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French President Emmanuel Macron has told the World Economic Forum that France was back, calling for a 10-year strategy to reform Europe on the basis that what's good for Europe is good for France.

Trump: Trade between US and UK will increase

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British Prime Minister Theresa May has told business leaders in Davos that countries must not start pulling in different directions on trade.

Forex: dollar in doldrums, Draghi in dilemma

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The euro steadied at a three-year high on Thursday as traders waited to see if the ECB would try to cool the currency's hottest run in nearly four years.

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

• 1 hr ago

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

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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

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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

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

Complaints soar over 'politically incorrect' Australia Day ads

Australia Day advertising campaigns are fraught with danger as society becomes more politically correct and complaints soar, say industry experts.

House prices, uncertain surplus put AAA credit rating at risk

Australia has retained its coveted AAA credit rating, but Standard and Poor's says the outlook is "negative".

Australian dollar shoots to 32-month high

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

Australia Q4 CPI to drive the AUD

While the USD can't find a friend, Australian Q4 CPI should influence interest rate expectations and the AUD, which is gaining not just against the USD but on a trade-weighted basis. This video was produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets.

ASX slides, $A shines

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

Why avo may be off the menu at your local cafe

Now might be a good time for millennials to quit their favourite toast topping and try saving for a house deposit instead.

Markets Live: ASX retreats, $A jumps

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

NQR supermarkets, owned by Baker's Delight founders, collapses

The discount supermarket chain has gone under, putting 351 jobs at risk unless a buyer is found. 

Latest tower to plunge South Perth flats into darkness

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To see sky, residents will have to go and stand on their balcony's edge and crane their necks back almost 90 degrees.

Safety risks stall nuclear role in Australia's energy mix

If Australia is to hit its Paris climate change agreement targets, it needs to think seriously about nuclear energy, the Australian Nuclear Association said.

AFL footballer's company troubles with ASX continue

The Australian Securities Exchange has extended its suspension of the logistics software company headed by former AFL player Joel MacDonald.

Shorten fires back

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Labor leader Bill Shorten says his request for more detail about the trade deal Australia is set to sign, is smart and responsible and he won't blindly support it.

Education boss found to be dishonest in losing defamation case

Wealthy businessman Atkinson Prakash Charan has been branded a person who lies and an “entirely unreliable witness” by a Supreme Court judge.

Eyes on Myer after David Jones' value slashed by a third

South African retailer Woolworths Holdings has written down the value of its $2.2 billion investment in David Jones by a third, as the department store's fortunes continue to wane. 

What the nation's best investors are buying this year, and why

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

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.

Trans-Pacific trade pact to be signed without US

Eleven countries, including Australia, have agreed on an Asia-Pacific trade pact, forging ahead despite the United States pulling out.

Euro zone businesses start 2018 on decade high

Euro zone businesses have been ramping up activity at the fastest rate since the middle of 2006, according to a survey.

Australia is attracting more of the world's wealthy migrants than any other country

Australia is attracting more high net worth individuals (HNWI) as migrants than any other country, according to a new report.

'I really like what he's done': Wall Street CEOs cozy up to Trump ahead of Davos appearance

Donald Trump can expect a warm welcome from some big Wall Street names when he arrives in Davos. 

Merkel tells Davos isolation not the answer

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the World Economic Forum in Davos that isolationism and protectionism were not solutions to the economic challenges facing countries around the world.