Business
Markets
Energy stocks drive markets close to record high as trading resumes in 2024
The Australian sharemarket starts the New Year on a positive note, shrugging off a negative lead from Wall Street last week.
- by Millie Muroi
Latest
Australians will finally see how men and women are paid in the workplace
The country will take a huge step forward for women’s equality when it begins publishing the gender pay gap for large businesses next month.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Shares
ASX slips on last trading session of the year, but local bourse records strongest annual gains since 2021
The S&P/ASX200 closed 27.3 points, or 0.3 per cent lower, at 7590.8 on Friday, weighed down by all 11 sectors, which were trading in the red.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Sharemarket
Shares near all-time high as Australian dollar climbs
The Australian sharemarket is within 14 points of setting an all-time high after the local index rallied again on the back of rising iron prices.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Sharemarket
‘Fool’s game’: Why predictions about the sharemarket are usually wrong
It’s best to ignore forecasts for 2024 – when they’re right it’s only by accident.
- by Jeff Sommer
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Shares
Santa Claus rally: Bumper start as markets near all-time highs
The Australian sharemarket set a new 100-day high on the first day of trade after the Christmas and Boxing Day break, following the lead of Wall Street, which is on the brink of a record.Â
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Fed chair Jerome Powell just received ‘the best present he could ask for’ – and it’s good news for rate cuts
While the Fed won’t rush into cutting rates, analysts say it’s likely now just a matter of time after the latest US inflation data.
- by Lucia Mutikani
The five ‘mega-forces’ to watch out for on the sharemarket in 2024
This time last year, economists were bracing for a recession, soaring interest rates and more fallout from the war in Ukraine. Their worst fears didn’t eventuate.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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World markets
ASX rally runs out of steam despite Wall Street rebound
The Australian sharemarket’s rally ran out of puff on the last trading day before Christmas and finished flat, despite early morning futures indicating the local bourse would rise in line with strong gains on Wall Street.Â
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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World markets
ASX falls as Wall Street rally runs out of puff
The Australian sharemarket dropped on Thursday, weighed down by consumer discretionary companies and IT stocks, and a negative lead from Wall Street overnight.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
World markets
The danger that could send sharemarkets tumbling
Financial markets have a history of factoring in perfect outcomes and then being savagely disappointed when they don’t eventuate. They are at this point right now.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz