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05:52 ‘It’s come to an end’: Bombshell investing claim

The days of ‘set-and-forget’ investment have come to an end, experts have warned, as stock markets continue reverberating from the turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump.

12/04 China act to tank Australia’s economy

Australia’s economy could take a hit worse than the global financial crisis or Covid if the geopolitical tensions between China and the US continue.

10/04 Aussie stocks soar on Trump tariff backdown

An exuberant relief rally added $116bn in value to the Australian sharemarket on Thursday following US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull back from a sharpening global trade war.

03/04 Trump tariff barrage wipes out Aussie shares

US President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs on the world’s major economies pushed the Australian sharemarket into a sea of red on Thursday, as investors confronted the stark reality of an escalating breakdown in global trade.

31/03 ASX slumps on US recession fears

The Australian sharemarket was hammered on Monday, with every sector closing in the red after alarm bells were raised about the risk of a US recession.

31/03 ‘Mayhem’: $38bn wiped off the ASX

The ASX200 slumped on Monday to the tune of $38bn, as investors fear the worst from the US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

17/03 ASX soars on possible US rate cut

A positive tone was set for the Australian sharemarket on Monday, with investors buying into stocks after the US Federal Reserve indicated another possible rate cut.

21/02 Instant regret as car giant’s EV gamble fails

Mercedes has joined the ranks of manufacturers putting the brakes on electric cars, even promising to bring back V8s in a bid to win back customers.

20/02 CBA, Fortescue lead ASX to five week low

A sell-off in banks and miners saw the Aussie sharemarket fall for the fourth consecutive trading period on Thursday, to a five-week low.

19/02 ASX drops on NAB, MinRes earnings miss

Company results released on Wednesday as part of reporting season once again disappointed the market, with heavyweights NAB and Mineral Resources dragging the market down.

17/02 Westpac, Bendigo shares tank on results

Weak results from the likes of Bendigo Bank and Westpac have dragged down the overall Australian sharemarket on Monday, despite a number of positive earnings results.

11/02 ASX flat on Tuesday’s trading

Australia’s sharemarket took a breath on Tuesday, trading sideways, as the markets factored in the likely limited impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs locally and half year results came in.

05/02 Google shares crash after $75 billion surprise

Shares in Google parent Alphabet slumped on Wednesday as its earnings disappointed investors and it was ensnared in rising trade tensions.

04/02 Chinese tariff’s shake Aussie market last minute

China’s retaliation at US tariffs have caused great upset to the Australian markets despite a promising trading day.

28/01 ASX 200 trades flat as Wall Street falls

Australian shares were surprisingly resilient during Tuesday’s trading despite the mass sell-off overnight on Wall Street, caused by the sudden arrival of Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek.

24/01 Major retailers drive Aussie market surge

Australian shares edged higher on the final day of trading before the long weekend, with the surge driven by a strong performance from domestic retailers.

23/01 Huge number of Aussies needing a rate cut

A whopping 71 per cent of Australian households have reported needing a rate cut just to stay on top of their mortgages, begging for the Reserve Bank to offer relief at their next meeting.

23/01 ASX snaps three-day winning streak

The Australian sharemarket has snapped a three day winning streak as miners and consumer-facing stocks trade firmly in the red.

20/01 ASX soars on Trump’s inauguration

The Australian sharemarket and dollar are trading higher on Monday, as investors weigh up the impact of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

05/01 Aussie dollar crashes to five-year low

Experts have warned that the Australian dollar could continue to plummet even further after falling sharply to a near-five-year low last week.

02/01 ASX surges on first day of trading for 2025

The Australian sharemarket rose on the first day of trading in 2025, despite futures markets falling 1 per cent before the opening bell on Thursday.

02/01 Aussie dollar drops near Covid low

The Aussie dollar has fallen sharply again, hitting a near-five-year low that is the worst seen since the Covid pandemic.

01/01 Surprising: 2025’s 10 best home investment hotspots

With an ever-changing housing market, some of the best places to invest are in places you might not expect.

30/12 ASX falls on final full day of trading

The ASX sharemarket was a sea of red in a broad market sell off during the final full day of trading for 2024.

26/12 Musk looses $600 million in Aussie market

Elon Musk is officially the world’s richest man.

22/12 ‘Going to go to zero’: Major crypto warning

Hailey Welch, aka “Hawk Tuah”, probably won’t be the last celebrity to back a failed crypto project.

18/12 ASX trades flat ahead of US rate cut

The Australian market traded sideways during Wednesday’s trading, as investors await the next rate cut decision out of the United States.

16/12 Surprising falls on Aussie Xmas favourites

Falling prices at the checkout will mean Aussies are tipped to pay less to feed the family at Christmas – but it only marks a slight drop as the country’s food inflation outpaces the rest of the world.

04/12 New record in Aussie per capita recession

The Treasurer has attempted to hang his hat on wages growth as the Australian economy posts its seventh straight quarterly drop in GDP per person.

11/11 Trump's proposed trade war raises the odds of a US recession to 75%, Wall Street strategist says

BCA Research strategist Peter Berzin said investors should be underweight in stocks because of President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans.

30/09 A 'Roaring '20s' economy is becoming more likely as bullish factors stack up, UBS says

"It's no longer too soon nor too optimistic to suggest that the US will experience a Roaring '20s economy," UBS said.

25/09 Big miners drag Aussie shares higher

The Aussie sharemarket dipped lower on Wednesday as bank stocks tumbled and investors turned to mining.

23/09 Aussie shares pull back from record high

The local sharemarket pulled back from record highs on Monday, with sharp falls in staples and discretionary stocks propelling the market into the red.

31/07 'Potential boost from TikTok uncertainty': Here's what Wall Street expects from Meta's 2nd-quarter earnings

"Our 2Q advertising checks and time at Cannes suggest that the broader online advertising market is healthy and strengthening," Citi said.

02/05 5 indicators that show the US economy is still firing on all cylinders despite slowing GDP

"The workhorse of the US economy remains the consumer, and there's really not much sign of a slowdown," Carson Group said.

02/05 ASX rises on US Fed, NAB relief

The sharemarket notched a ‘tepid bounce’ on Thursday as positive half-year results from NAB lifted the banks and investors digested rates guidance from the US Federal Reserve.

01/05 ASX sinks on Wall St sell-off, Fed fears

The Australian sharemarket slumped on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected US labour data sparked a sharp sell-off on Wall St overnight.

30/04 Stocks inch higher on depressed retail sales

The Australian sharemarket inched higher on Tuesday after a surprise slump in retail sales allayed fears of possible Reseve Bank rate hikes.

17/04 ASX flat on new inflation narrative

The Australian sharemarket edged lower on Wednesday, giving up an intraday bounce as investors accepted a “higher for longer” narrative on inflation and interest rates.

16/04 Bourse tumbles as stocks follow Wall St

Australian shares followed Wall Street sharply lower on Tuesday after hot US retail sales data pushed traders to scale back their rate cut bets and fears of escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on markets.

15/04 ASX slips on Iran missiles, inflation worries

The Australian sharemarket closed lower on Monday, as investors priced in rising geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East.

10/04 Iron ore optimism extends ASX rally

Australian shares extended their winning streak on Wednesday, as iron miners rallied on an improved outlook for the key steel making ingredient.

08/04 ASX ekes out gains despite energy dip

Australian shares inched higher on Monday, as a rally in tech stocks was offset by losses in the energy and consumer sectors.

05/04 Stocks drop as rate cut jitters return

Australian shares finished the week in negative territory after the benchmark lost further ground on Friday due to a sell off in tech and material stocks.

02/04 ASX edges lower after reaching record

The sharemarket retreated on Tuesday even as the benchmark briefly hit a record intraday high in the early hours of trading.

26/03 ASX slips ahead of inflation print

Australian shares lost ground on Tuesday, with the benchmark dragged lower by a sell-off in tech and resources stocks ahead of key inflation data locally and abroad.

26/03 Crypto on the verge of skyrocketing like Bitcoin

If you weren’t too hungover to grab some Bitcoin on New Year’s Day, you’d already be enjoying a sweet 57 per cent return as of today.

25/03 Surge in real estate stocks pushes ASX higher

A bounce in real estate stocks and renewed optimism around Chinese economic growth lifted the Australian sharemarket on Monday, with the benchmark ASX 200 closing in on record highs.

20/03 ASX dips before blockbuster US meeting

The Australian sharemarket dipped slightly on Wednesday after a day of narrow, choppy trading, as investors held back before the closely watched US Federal Reserve meeting and press conference booked for 5am on Thursday (AEDT).

19/03 ASX up as miners surge higher

A surging mining sector pushed the Australian sharemarket higher on Tuesday, even as the Reserve Bank warned further interest rate rises were still possible as the Board battled to return inflation to a two to three per cent target band.

18/03 2 reasons why the South will stay the hottest housing market in the US

"Housing demand will continue to be the strongest in the southern metros over the next few years, outweighing rising supply," Capital Economics said.

18/03 ASX edges higher ahead of March rates call

Australian shares edged higher on Monday as the benchmark was dragged lower by a sharp sell-off in real estate stocks, ahead of a run of key central bank decisions.

17/03 Millennial women are taking over the economy

Compared to men, single women in the US spend more money, are more likely to own a home, and offer more productivity upside to the economy.

15/03 ASX dips on Wall St fall, iron ore slump

The Australian sharemarket fell on Friday on the back of an iron ore slump and a Wall Street fall fuelled by hotter-than-expected inflation figures.

14/03 Retail giant ‘weathers the storm’ with $52m profit

One of Australia’s premier retail brands has maintained an impressive half-year profit despite months of interest rate rises hitting household budgets and fresh warnings of slowing consumer spending.

13/03 5 ways to lower your portfolio's tax bill as government debt bites, BofA says

The end-game to America's $34 trillion pile of debt is either higher taxes or higher inflation. Here's how investors should prepare for both.

08/03 ASX surges to reset record as banks rally

Buoyed by the big four banks, which soared to record or multi-year highs, Australian shares reset their records to close the week as traders bolstered their bets of rate cuts through the second half of 2024.

07/03 ASX resets record close

Australian shares rallied to a record close on Thursday as the big four banks bolstered the benchmark, with the Commonwealth Bank hitting a high.

05/03 Shock as Bitcoin does the unthinkable

Bitcoin briefly surged to a new all-time high overnight, surpassing the all-important US$69,000 mark.

05/03 ASX edges lower as consumer stocks slip

Australian shares struggled to gain momentum on Tuesday as a rally in the healthcare and materials sectors was offset by declines in consumer stocks.

04/03 ASX retreats from record high

Australian shares slipped from their record highs on Monday as iron ore miners slipped and fresh inventories data fuelled fears that GDP growth had contracted during the December quarter.

29/02 ASX hits record high on inflation, retail data

The Australian sharemarket surged to a near record high on Thursday as investors expressed confidence the Reserve Bank of Australia had likely ended its rate hiking cycle.

28/02 Stocks slip following inflation data

The Australian share market snapped a four-day winning streak in a subdued trading session on Wednesday even as fresh inflation data showed softer than expected consumer price growth in January.

21/02 ASX falls on Woolies, mining slump

The Australian sharemarket fell on Wednesday as investors grappled with a bad night on Wall Street, falling iron ore prices and poor results from the nation’s leading supermarket retailer.

20/02 ASX’s mixed bag as big bank wins appeal

The Australian sharemarket didn’t change too much at the close despite major upsets to several sectors, including mining and banking.

16/02 ASX finishes week on a positive note

The Australian sharemarket has finished the week on a high, as core lithium companies boost the market.

13/02 Half yearly profits shake up ASX

The Australian sharemarket fell again on Tuesday as many companies continue to release half yearly results.

12/02 The US now has an 85% chance of recession in 2024, the highest probability since the Great Financial Crisis, economist David Rosenberg says

"Our conviction that the recession has been delayed but not derailed is still running at a high level," David Rosenberg said.

08/02 Tech, banking help ASX close higher

Technology, utilities and banking sectors saw gains, as the Australian sharemarket climbed on Thursday.

07/02 ‘No chance’: Extraordinary steps worried Aussie parents are taking so young kids can one day buy a home

Australian mums and dads are taking extraordinary steps to ensure their young children escape the worst of what looks to be a bleak financial future.

07/02 The Instagram ad revealing a glimpse of Australia’s grim future

An advertisement for a financial product running on social media offers a stark look at the uncertain future facing millions of Australians – some of whom have only just been born.

30/01 ASX nears record high

The Australian share market extended its gains on Wednesday for a seventh straight day, it’s longest streak in six months.

29/01 The labor market needs the first US rate cut to happen in March, Goldman says

"The labor market is such a tricky one. [Before a downturn] it always looks like it's not too bad, and then it goes south quickly," Esther George said.

29/01 ASX rallies on energy stock surge

The Australian share market extended its positive run on Monday, notching six consecutive sessions in the green, as energy stocks rose after a re-escalation of tensions in the Middle East.

19/01 ASX snaps five-day losing streak

The Australian share market snapped a five-day losing streak on Friday as a positive lead from Wall Street overnight propelled local tech stocks higher.

16/01 ASX tumbles to four-week low

The Australian share market tumbled on Tuesday to hit a four-week low as central bankers in Europe foreshadowed a delay in rate cuts.

15/01 Santos shares up as ASX closes flat

The Australian share market has closed flat on Monday, after a strong performance by an energy sector buoyed by a Federal Court case and strong oil prices.

11/01 ASX rises as banks, tech rally

The Australian share market posted solid gains on Thursdays after highly anticipated approvals were granted to bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States.

09/01 ASX snaps four-day losing streak

Australian shares posted solid gains on Tuesday, easing traders’ fears following a rough start to the year.

08/01 One of the most commonly cited recession indicators that's been flashing red has a major flaw, NDR says

"One day the economy will go into recession, but it won't be because of repeated warnings from the LEI," Ned Davis Research said.

08/01 ASX records four-day losing streak

The Australian share market extended its four-day losing streak on Monday as investors awaited fresh economic data for further clues on the direction of the monetary policy.

05/01 Nvidia stock has 42% upside in 2024 as the AI-chip company targets $100 billion in free cash flow over the next 2 years

Nvidia's expected generation of $100 billion in free cash flow "is just the cherry on top of what is a very delicious cake," an analyst at BofA said.

03/01 ASX skids after nudging record high

The share market lost ground on Wednesday as investors pared back expectations that central banks would cut rates as aggressively as previously anticipated.

29/12 ASX falls in final session of 2023

Australian shares sank on the final trading day of 2023 on Friday, but closed the year up 7.8 per cent — the best annual performance since 2021.

27/12 ASX up as iron ore soars to $US140 a tonne

Australian shares rallied in their first post-Christmas session as iron ore futures soared above $US140 a tonne.

20/12 Australian shares near record high

Following a record breaking session on Wall Street overnight, Australian shares extended their gains on Wednesday to near record highs.

19/12 ASX at 10-month high as Rio hits record

The Australian share market advanced on Tuesday as energy and materials stocks propelled the benchmark to its highest level since February 10.

14/12 ASX hits 18-week high as Fed rate cut bets

The Australian share market soared to its highest level since the start of August on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve kept rates on hold and flagged rate cuts would commence in 2024.

03/11 ASX climbs 2.2 per cent over week

The Australian share market extended its gains for the third consecutive day on Friday to close 2.2 per cent higher over the week of trading.

24/10 ASX up as miners, energy producers rise

The Australian share market edged higher on Tuesday as losses in health and consumer stocks were offset by gains from miners and energy producers.

03/10 ASX plunges to six-month record low

Michele Bullock’s first decision as governor to grant borrowers rates reprieve failed to claw back a broad sell-off on Tuesday morning when the Australian share market plunged to its lowest level in six months following a rout in US Treasuries overnight.

27/09 ASX flat despite inflation jump

The Australian sharemarket barely shifted on Wednesday despite inflation data jumping higher for the first time in four months.

18/09 Plunge in Tech shares drags ASX down

The local benchmark was down across the board on Monday after a negative lead in from Wall St overnight.

14/09 ASX up on iron ore, banks

The Australian share market brushed aside a mixed response on Wall Street to fresh US inflation numbers overnight to finish higher on Thursday.

11/09 ASX ends four-day losing streak

The share market recovered from early losses to close higher on Monday, the first time in five days, after it was buoyed by gains from the banks and iron ore miners.

06/09 Warning stock’s bubble is about to crash

The prominent head of an investment firm has issued a sobering warning against a tech stock that has surged by 232 per cent so far this year.

01/09 FMG shares plunge amid executive exodus

The Australian share market closed down on Friday, as yet another executive quit on mining billionaire Andrew Forrest, causing shares in his flagship company to take a hit.

29/08 China’s desperate move backfires

China is rolling out panicked measures in a desperate bid to boost confidence as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with a drastic downturn that’s sparking fears across the globe.

24/08 Company’s shock bounce back on ASX

A technology company that had its stock price torn down has managed to top the list of gainers on the Australian share market on Thursday.

23/08 These 8 charts suggest US stocks still have more upside ahead, despite recent slump

"The growing probability of a US reacceleration, coupled with continuing disinflationary trends, suggests the equity bull run will probably continue."

23/08 Domino’s dominates on Australian share market

Domino’s Pizza has managed to reverse its fortunes in a busy day of trading in the Australian share market, which also saw grocer Woolworths report a big increase in profits.

22/08 One industry’s huge rally in share market

One sector has triumphed from a flat day on the Australian share market with two companies reporting double digit growth in their stock price.

11/08 A key signal suggests job growth could plummet in coming months amid labor strikes and bad weather

"The industry losing the most jobs has been temporary help services. That hasn't been a good sign historically," Ned Davis Research said.

10/08 ASX up ahead of US inflation figures

The ASX has finished trading on Thursday higher higher despite a soft session on Wall St, as the market watches for US inflation figures.

01/08 Markets respond to RBA decision

The Australian share market has celebrated after the Reserve Bank announced it will keep interest rates on hold again in August.

13/03 Bitcoin skyrockets amid banking chaos

Bitcoin has leapt by nearly 15 per cent as banking chaos grips the global financial system.

14/02 Warning of more interest rate ‘pain’

Interest rates have hit their highest levels in the past decade causing immense pain for some homeowners but chillingly a further three hikes are predicted, which could add hundreds of dollars to already stretched budgets.

12/02 Aussie bank to make $5b in profit

Australia’s largest bank is expected to make an eye-watering profit of around $5 billion in just half a year.

03/02 Zuckerberg makes $10 billion in 24 hours

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made over $US10 billion in 24 hours after shares in its parent company Meta soared by 23 per cent — one of its best days on the stock market in nearly a decade.

02/02 Fears and risk of Aussie recession is rising

There are fears that the risk of Australia falling into recession has risen with early signs pointing to potential financial doom for the country as the strain of soaring inflation and cost of living pressures show no signs of easing.

24/01 Stomach-turning’: US shares could plunge 50 per cent, investor says

Longtime investor Jeremy Grantham has delivered a frightening forecast for US shares in 2023, predicting the S&P 500 could plunge by as much as 50 per cent.