China has 'financial arsenic' to ruin US
China's leaders must be tempted to activate the "nuclear option" and punish Donald Trump. They could at any time start to liquidate their $1.5 trillion holdings of US debt.
When $1m is worth less than $500,000
Labor's plan to deny franking credits to some self-funded retirees mean a couple with $1 million will end up with a smaller income than a couple with $500,000.
Behind Blue Sky's brutal war with shorts
Rob Shand has been fighting short sellers since the moment he took charge of the Brisbane based fund manager.
Voters' verdict: don't ditch Turnbull
The Coalition has closed on Labor – and possibly drawn even – in a poll which also finds a solid majority of voters opposes rolling Malcolm Turnbull.
The tug of war worrying investors
Get past that sinking feeling: an endless parade of bad news is hurting shares but solid underlying fundamentals will likely win out in the end.
Hempton joins the Blue Sky short
Legendary short seller John Hempton's controversial intervention in the dramatic hedge fund attack on Blue Sky is a timely reminder we have entered a new era of corporate governance.
US stocks sell-off sharply to end week
The selloff in US stocks reached the deepest level since early February as the White House's latest trade bluster rattled global financial markets.
Open banking a solution to responsible lending woes
It's not only fintechs that will be able to use open banking; the major banks will be able to use the regime to see each other's data and therefore enhance responsible lending.
Santos in sights of 'first lady' of oil and gas
Little more than two years since it was brought to its knees by the oil price collapse, Santos has emerged as an unlikely sought-after prize to form the basis for a new global LNG powerhouse.
Aussie rejects fee-for-service solution
Mortgage broker calls on Commissioner Hayne to undertake a proper analysis of the consequences of banning upfront and trailing commissions.
Murray says banks should stay in wealth
David Murray, the architect of CBA's push into wealth management 20 years ago, says the mooted retreat from the industry by several major banks is the wrong decision.
Banks put on brave face amid policy tug of war
There is no silver bullet to restoring trust in the banking sector but there is a danger that any 'fixes' will cause damage elsewhere.
Deutsche to review CEO future
Deutsche plans to clarify chief executive officer John Cryan's future Sunday as Chairman Paul Achleitner faces pressure from some key shareholders to change leadership.
Aussie, Kiwi dollars seen resilient
​The Australian and New Zealand dollars are likely to stay resilient this year, a Reuters poll showed, even as fears of a global trade war spark wild gyrations in currency markets.
Powell backs gradual rate hike path
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell reinforced the central bank's intention to continually and gradually lift US interest rates.
Quick takeaways from the US jobs data
The March data should diminish concerns about the risk of overheating, and counter forecasts that the Fed will hike four times in 2018.
Opinion
Voters don't want to dump Turnbull
The upshot of all of these numbers is that the Coalition, for now at the very least, should stick with the status quo.
Coalition last chance budget set to be Boomers' last hurrah
Baby Boomers – approaching their last hurrah as Australia's dominant political force – are the key to the next federal election.
Global economy risk as Trump turns on Xi
Donald Trump's outlandish gambit to order $US150b of Chinese goods to be potentially whacked with tariffs is perhaps the most serious risk to the world economy since the 2012 eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
Why buying fear and selling greed outperforms
Donald Trump's "tape bombs" are the tail wagging the global financial market dog right now, and this volatility begets opportunity.
Turnbull is back in the game
The Coalition has closed on Labor – and possibly drawn even – in a poll which also finds a solid majority of voters opposes rolling Malcolm Turnbull.
Voters don't want to dump Turnbull
The upshot of all of these numbers is that the Coalition, for now at the very least, should stick with the status quo.
Has Turnbull finally found a friend in the trend?
Polls fall somewhere between fake news and real facts, but after a decade of leadership turmoil they remain a focus in Australian politics.
Half of voters support company tax cuts
Support for the federal government's company tax cuts has risen 5 percentage points in the past year.
Demand response worth half Liddell's output
"This sort of technology has enabled us to make sure that the lights have stayed on in Queensland over the last two summers," Energy Queensland's Peter Price says.
US sanctions target Putin allies with ties to Trump campaign
The US has imposed new economic sanctions on close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin in its most aggressive response to Moscow's attempts to undermine Western democracies.
Xi vs Trump: The presidents facing off over trade
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the world's two most powerful men, both have a lot to lose from a trade war and neither can afford to back down.
China is 'the problem': Kudlow
Serious negotiations between the US and China to resolve their brewing trade dispute have "not really begun", said Larry Kudlow, head of the White House National Economic Council.
Trump scores China tariff own goals
The US president will score a policy own goal by lowering the costs of protectionism and increasing the trade deficit he wants to reduce.
RBA worried by China's debt bomb
Eventually China's decade-long binge on debt will cause some serious indigestion that could slow global economic growth.
Personal Finance
Labor plan 'would push more on to age pension'
Worried about how Labor's franking plan would affect you? Advisers say self-funded retirees with lower balances would feel the most pain.
Why buying fear and selling greed outperforms
Donald Trump's "tape bombs" are the tail wagging the global financial market dog right now, and this volatility begets opportunity.
ANZ to lift wealth management game
ANZ will allow an independent expert to reviews its processes and will donate $3 million to an organisation nominated by ASIC.
Aid cuts will prove expensive for national security
Aid cuts might open the way for tax cuts but the defence establishment sees a big cost for national security and countering the rise of China.
Why former top spy sees a silver lining in Trump
Allan Gyngell has been a player in Australian defence and geopolitics for 50 years and tells lunch with the AFR why the US president will make Australians think hard about their place in the world.
Abusive union official wins job back
Fair Work has reinstated a CFMEU official sacked for threatening co-workers over several hours after considering he acted "out of character".
Lisa Wilkinson doesn't star for CBS
The lacklustre response to Ten's new star demonstrates how hard it may be to turn around the broadcaster.
Lifestyle
Prince Charles, sustainable fashion crusader
Granted rare access to Prince Charles at home, we hear our future king’s thoughts on how the fashion industry needs to tackle its greatest challenge: sustainability.
