10 h. ago ASX slips as investors track war in Middle East; Banks rise, miners fall

Caution reigned on the Australian sharemarket as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

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14 h. ago ASX treads water as investors track war in Middle East; Fed stays on hold

The Australian sharemarket stays in cautious as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

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21 h. ago ASX set to fall as Wall Street dips; Fed keeps rates on hold, says future is ‘foggy’

US stocks drifted to a mixed finish after the Federal Reserve indicated it may cut interest rates twice this year, though it’s far from certain about that.

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22 h. ago ASX set to slip, Wall Street drifts; Fed keeps rates on hold, eyes two cuts this year

US stocks are drifting lower after the Federal Reserve indicated it still may cut interest rates twice later this year in moves that would boost the economy.

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34 h. ago ASX slides amid concerns over Middle East escalation while miners decline

The Australian sharemarket closed lower on Wednesday as investors track developments in the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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45 h. ago ASX set to slide as Wall Street slumps; Oil prices rise; $A falls

US stocks slumped under the weight of another jump for the price of oil. It was a return to form for financial markets after Wall Street’s worries about Israel’s fighting with Iran had seemed to calm a bit on Monday.

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45 h. ago ASX slides amid concerns over Middle East escalation; Oil prices rise

The Australian sharemarket opened lower amid mounting speculation that the US is on the verge of joining Israel’s attack on Iran.

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46 h. ago ASX set to slip as Wall Street falls; oil prices rise; $A slumps

US stock indexes are losing ground on Tuesday, while oil prices rise again.

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1 week ago ASX treads water, CBA falls; Energy, mining stocks gets China boost

The Australian sharemarket is stuck in the slow lane on Friday after US stocks drifted lower overnight, with Tesla’s plunge weighing on Wall Street.

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1 week ago ASX treads water, CBA falls; energy, mining stocks get China boost

The Australian sharemarket is stuck in the slow lane on Friday after US stocks drifted lower overnight, with Tesla’s plunge weighing on Wall Street.

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1 week ago ASX set to slip as Wall Street slides; Tesla takes $230 billion hit as Musk

US stocks are drifting ahead of Friday’s highly anticipated jobs report while Tesla plunged as CEO Elon Musk’s relationship with Trump continued to sour.

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1 week ago ASX treads water, CBA falls; Tesla takes $230 billion hit on Musk

The Australian sharemarket has made a flat start on Friday after US stocks drifted lower overnight, with Tesla’s plunge weighing on Wall Street.

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1 week ago ASX set to slip as Wall Street slides; Tesla tumbles as Musk

US stocks are drifting ahead of Friday’s highly anticipated jobs report while Tesla plunged as CEO Elon Musk’s relationship with Trump continued to sour.

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2 w. ago ASX closes flat as Lynas, MinRes shine, CBA holds strong above $180

The Australian sharemarket gave up early gains to close flat as investors took a breather in a muted session.

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2 w. ago ASX jumps after gains on Wall Street; Higher oil prices boost energy stocks

The Australian sharemarket jumped at the open after a rebound in big tech companies drove US stocks higher overnight, sending indexes closer to their records.

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2 w. ago ASX rises after gains on Wall Street; Energy stocks gain, IDP tanks

The Australian sharemarket jumped at the open, but lost some of that advance by early afternoon as investors await news on trade talks between the US and China before taking on risky bets.

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3 w. ago ASX remains up after US court delivers trade war bombshell; banks, energy stocks rise

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher as America’s trade war against the rest of the world took yet another twist, with a US trade court blocking Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect.

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3 w. ago ASX to edge up as Wall Street drifts; Nvidia shares up after results

Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street in what has been a rocky week so far because of worries coming out of the bond market about the US government’s mounting debt.

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3 w. ago ASX opens higher after US court delivers trade war bombshell; banks, energy stocks rise

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher as America’s trade war against the rest of the world took yet another twist, with a US trade court blocking Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect.

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4 w. ago ASX set to rise, Wall Street slides; Musk commits to leading Tesla

US stock indexes are drifting lower on Tuesday, as momentum slows for Wall Street after it rallied from a deep hole nearly all the way back to its all-time high set earlier this year.

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