Market sees October rate cut as a done deal
The market took a strongly dovish cue from the Reserve Bank's April minutes, but not everyone is convinced rates will be cut.
Gold prices drop as trade hopes stoke risk appetite
Gold prices slipped for a fourth straight session on signs that Washington and Beijing were making headway in a their trade tariff skirmish.
Morgan Stanley sees ASX200 dropping to 5800 by year's end
Morgan Stanley equity strategist Chris Nicol doubts that the benchmark can extend a strong first-quarter into the end of the year.
Strong quarterly earnings lift ASX
The sharemarket closed 0.4 per cent higher as a slew of positive earnings results offset losses in the energy sector.
Want to find an independent central bank? Try China
National leaders from the US to India have exerted huge pressure to bend monetary policy more to their liking. There's one unlikely central bank pushing back.
ASX closes higher on quarterly earnings
Australian shares have closed higher on Tuesday after strong quarterly earnings drove gains across the board.
ASX to open down as Goldman, Citi weigh on US market
Australian shares are set to open lower as underwhelming quarterly results from US banks weighed on Wall Street.
Desperate times for savers
More than a decade after global central banks began systematically depressing rates, the hunt for yield is more intense than ever.
ASX ends flat as banks gain, gold miners fall
Australian shares steadied at the start of a holiday-shortened week but Pendal's shares skidded lower.
Banks avoid across-the-board rate cuts despite falling funding costs
The banks are unlikely to reverse the rate hikes they blamed on narrowing margins, even as their funding costs fall to their lowest levels i...
