Markets live: ASX to hit record high as Commonwealth Bank posts mega profit, Wall Street climbs to highest levels ever
Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s finance blog. I’ll be here to guide you through the latest…
Live updates: ASX led higher by lithium producers, JB Hi-FI announces big dividend and new CEO
Australia: Tue: RBA rates decision, RBA SoMP, Business conditions (Jul) Wed: Wage Price Index (Q2), Lending indicators (Q2)…
Investors ‘not quite euphoric’ but close, as share market rollercoaster roars on
This week, we’ve seen the Australian share market smash records, from fresh intra-day all-time highs (which occur during…
Markets live updates: Trump appoints adviser Stephen Miran to Fed board, ASX to follow Wall St falls
1h agoThu 7 Aug 2025 at 10:11pmMarket snapshot ASX 200 futures: -0.3% to 8,757 points Australian dollar: flat…
Live updates: Wall Street tumbles on weak jobs report and ASX set to fall
Global equity markets experienced their sharpest decline since April after the US Labor Department published much weaker than…
Rio Tinto posts smallest first-half profit in years, easing inflation boosts RBA rate-cut hopes — as it happened
Canstar’s Sally Tindall notes that the detail of the quarterly inflation figures were positive from the perspective of…
Live updates: Wall Street slips from record high on tariff worries, ASX set for doldrums
Australia: Tue: Consumer confidence (Jul), overseas arrivals/departures (May) Wed: Building activity (Q2) Thu: Labour force (June) International: Mon:…
Markets live: ASX to slip after Reserve Bank’s surprise interest rate decision, Donald Trump announces further tariffs
11m agoTue 8 Jul 2025 at 11:54pmQantas reveals 5.7m customers’ details were compromised by hack Qantas has confirmed…
Childcare giant G8 Education to roll out CCTV following allegations against former employee Joshua Dale Brown
Australia’s biggest private childcare operator G8 Education will install CCTV in all 400 of its centres following child…
Markets live updates: Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rates for third time in 2025, ASX to fall after Wall Street tumbles
7m agoMon 7 Jul 2025 at 10:25pm 💬How are you feeling about a potential rate cut? We’re keen…