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Trade, bond market fears push ASX lower
Australian shares rallied from a near-two year low for the second day in a row on Thursday as trade fears and bond markets kept investors on edge.
- by William McInnes & Tim Boyd
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World markets
The graph that shows scary plunge ahead for US stocks
US index futures lurched lower, signalling no respite to the rout that's lopped more than $US3 trillion from the market since late September.
- by Abhishek Vishnoi
Oil
OPEC+ recommends oil cuts, but no deal yet on size of the cuts
Saudi Arabia, Russia and other OPEC+ members backed an oil production cut, defying a Twitter plea from President Donald Trump to keep the taps open.
- by Annmarie Hordern, Javier Blas & Grant Smith
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin falls amid signs its price could halve again in 2019
Bitcoin is turning negative again. And the technicals aren't looking too good either going into 2019.
- by Vildana Hajric
8@eight
8@eight: ASX set to open higher after China trade pledge; Aussie falls
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
Sharemarket
Global stock rout eases on China trade pledge; Aussie dollar slumps
Wall Street was closed to mark the death of President George Bush senior, giving respite to investors after a rollercoaster few days. But the Aussie tumbled.
- by Samuel Potter
Sharemarket
Global volatility rattles local markets as shares stutter, dollar dives
Local shares were buffeted over renewed trade war concerns and weak economic data rewrote expectations around interest rates.
- by William McInnes
World markets
No one knows what Trump and Xi agreed over dinner and it's causing chaos
US markets plummeted overnight as it became apparent the deal struck by Trump and Xi over dinner in Buenos Aires isn't quite what Trump said it was.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Markets Live
Markets Live: $A plummets on GDP, ASX down 0.8pc
Australian shares hit a 23-month low during trade on Wednesday and the Aussie dollar plummeted following a disappointing GDP print.
- by William McInnes
Sharemarket
'Scorned lover': Wall Street plunges as stocks hit by trade concerns
US stocks plunged, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 600 points, as a litany of concerns wiped out the rally in risk assets.
- by Sarah Ponczek, Vildana Hajric & Luke Kawa
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8@eight: What does last night's Wall St 'slaughter' mean here?
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda