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8@eight: ASX set for bright open
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
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World markets
Wall Street breaks four-day losing skid as Apple, Amazon climb
After four days of modest losses, Apple and Amazon led the US stock market to small gains.
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Interest rates
No longer 'envy of the world': Fed's projections put it on collision course with Trump
The Fed's economic projections are sure to put it at odds with the President.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Soft commodities
'Very exciting': Bidders battle as drought cuts wool supply
Auctioneer Ian Sharp has been selling Australian agricultural products to the highest bidder since 1968, and he's never seen demand like this before.
- by Jonathan Barrett
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8@eight: ASX to open lower as Wall Street slides on Fed announcement
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
World markets
Wall Street dips after Federal Reserve raises rates
US stockS dipped after the Federal Reserve took the latest step in its campaign to pull interest rates gradually higher.
World markets
'We don't consider political factors': Fed raises rates and says more are coming, brushing off Trump's concerns
Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for a third time this year and reaffirmed their outlook for further hikes well into 2019, risking fresh criticism from President Donald Trump.
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Bonds
Forget Trump, it's Powell's words that could shake world markets
The US Federal Reserve Board is poised to raise rates again but it's the carefully chosen words by chairman Jerome Powell everyone is waiting to hear.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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8@eight
8@eight: Markets shift focus to Fed; ASX set to inch higher
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
Wall Street
Wall Street retreats on back of higher interest rates and oil prices
Major US indexes finished mostly lower as rising interest rates hurt stocks that pay big dividends and higher oil prices pushed transportation and shipping companies lower.
- by Marley Jay
Markets Live
Markets Live: Session ends flat
The S&P/ASX 200 closes where it started - at 6186 points. Energy stocks outperformed, while the banks dragged.
- by Lucy Batersby