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    Xi Jinping and Donald Trump appear to be on a collision course.

    Nvidia crash shows dark side of the Trump trade

    Donald Trump’s comments on Taiwan added to a global sell-off in computer chipmakers. The episode has three big lessons for investors. 

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    • James Thomson
    Shawn Lee.

    SG Hiscock offloads retailers and buys these small caps instead

    Small caps manager Shawn Lee explains why he’s bearish on the consumer discretionary sector and names a Kiwi-based retirement living operator as a stock he thinks is cheap.

    • Joanne Tran
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    Jobless rate rises; COVID-hit Biden signals exit; Trump hurts Nvidia

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    The ASX 200 is set to open lower after sharp falls in the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500.

    Tech sector plunges; traders lift bets on interest rate increase

    Jobless rate edges higher in line with expectations, job gains beat forecasts. Domino’s cuts guidance. Telix lifts sales forecasts. Nasdaq posts worst day since 2022. Follow here.

    • Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
    The New York Stock Exchange.

    ASX to fall, Nasdaq tumbles as semiconductor stocks plunge

    Australian shares are set to open lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 2.8pc amid a sell-off in semiconductor stocks. Nvidia shed 6.6pc.

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    • Timothy Moore
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    China sent a record number of warplanes across a US-drawn boundary in the Taiwan Strait earlier this month.

    Geopolitics tops inflation as key market risk: global fund managers

    The “perception” of geopolitical risk is a net 88 per cent above normal, and at its highest since November 2022, according to a Bank of America metric.

    • Timothy Moore

    Yesterday

    The S&P/ASX 200 surpassed 8000 points for the first time on Monday.

    Investors size up ASX small caps as Wall Street pops

    With the US central bank looking like it will begin cutting rates, smaller stocks there have been on a tear. The same could happen in local equities.

    • Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach
    Ark’s Cathie Wood is betting big on Tesla.

    Why Ark’s Cathie Wood is betting big on Tesla

    The fund manager is banking on Elon Musk’s move into robotaxi’s will be a catalyst for a roughly 10-fold increase in Tesla’s share price

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    ASX hits record; Burke moves on CFMEU; Accolade to buy Pernod

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    Investors just keep pushing sharemarkets higher. But there are signs of fragilty.

    Stocks just keep rising, but bonds are flashing a big warning

    Wall Street’s rally is grinding on, and now seems to be broadening out. However, beneath the surface, there are signs of fragility that shouldn’t be ignored.

    • James Thomson
    Local shares are set to open higher, following Wall Street’s advance.

    ASX resets record as property, tech rally; gold stocks climb

    Shares extend advance above 8000 points; BHP breaks iron ore export record, promises copper lift; Cettire flags revenue, customers ahead of FY24 report; gold climbs to record; New Zealand Q2 inflation slows, keeps rate cuts on the table. Follow updates here.

    • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
    The New York Stock Exchange.

    ASX to rise, Dow gains as rally broadens, yields ease

    Australian shares are set to open higher. Dow rises 743 points or 1.9pc; UnitedHealth surges. Trump would keep Powell, sees 60-100pc tariffs on Chinese imports.

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    • Timothy Moore

    This Month

    AMP’s Shane Oliver, UBS’ Richard Schellbach, Barrenjoy’s Damien Boey and VanEck’s Cameron McCormack.

    Investors to pull money from banks as property, miners rebound

    Equity strategists are expecting the ASX 200 to stay around 8000 points until the end of the year. But it won’t be the banks leading the year-end rally.

    • Joanne Tran
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    CFMEU boss defiant; KPMG axes jobs; Who is J. D. Vance?

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    Markets might be flying, but the outlook is very mixed.

    Why these 14 ASX stocks could be set to disappoint

    The sharemarket might be flirting with all-time highs, but there’s a growing sense investors are far too optimistic about earnings growth next financial year. Here’s why.

    • James Thomson
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    Australian shares are poised to start modestly lower.

    ASX slips back below 8000 as BHP, Rio Tinto weigh; DroneShield sinks

    Australian shares end lower. The Dow closes at a record high. Bitcoin bounces. Rio Tinto’s iron ore production slips. Follow updates here.

    • Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones and Joanne Tran
    Wall Street.

    ASX to slip, Wall St extends its rally on ‘Trump trade’

    Australian shares are set to edge lower. All three US benchmarks advanced to start the week. Goldman’s profit doubles. Bitcoin lifts, boosting Tesla.

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    • Timothy Moore

    ASX tops 8000 as rates rally sweeps global markets

    Shares hit never-before-seen heights on Monday, but strategists are warning that the issues facing the Australian economy are far from over.

    • Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
    The big tailwinds that have driven the ASX 200 to 8000 points also carry risks.

    Why this strategist thinks the ASX at 8000 is a warning sign

    Barrenjoey’s chief macro strategist won’t spend much time celebrating the latest milestone. He says the index’s fair value is about 7300.

    • James Thomson

    The ’10-bagger’ stocks that helped push the ASX above 8000

    Two blockbuster biotech winners and beneficiaries of investment in the energy transition helped create wealth for savvy investors as shares topped 8000 points.

    • Tom Richardson