The local bourse is trading lower as investors hold back ahead of a key US interest rate decision, which will likely set the tone for equities into year-end.
Adrian Black
US stocks have closed virtually unchanged as all eyes turn to the Federal Reserve and their much-anticipated interest rates decision.
Sinéad Carew and Johann M Cherian
The Australian sharemarket has plunged after the central bank chief delivered a shock warning to investors – leaving every sector in the red.
Cameron Micallef
Bapcor shares have been hammered after the Autobarn owner issued its second profit downgrade in less than two months following ‘weaker trading performance in October and November’.
Cheyanne Enciso
Global stocks and government bond markets have been fairly calm as investors stay cautious before central bank meetings, including at the US Fed.
Alun John and Ankur Banerjee
Energy and IT stocks have led Australian shares in a subdued trading session after the Reserve Bank board's final meeting of 2025 tracked with expectations.
Liontown Resources has signed an offtake deal with a Chinese-listed partner, with 150,000 wet metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to be delivered over 2027 and 2028.
Daniel Newell
US stocks have dropped as investors wait to see if the Federal Reserve delivers the highly anticipated rate cut later this week.
Caroline Valetkevitch
Australia’s sharemarket has dropped as traders brace for potential interest rate hikes rather than cuts, marking a dramatic shift in market expectations.
Having made an unsuccessful takeover tilt at Austal last year, South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has applied to double its holding in the WA naval shipbuilder to 19.9 per cent.
Sean Smith and Andrew Greene
Profit-taking in raw materials and energy stocks have dragged the bourse lower, ahead of a huge week for central bank meetings in different parts of the globe.
Investors await the Federal Reserve call on interest rates, holding stocks steady as futures imply a quarter-point easing by the US central bank.
Iain Withers and Wayne Cole
Tim Goyder’s Chalice Mining has released a long-awaited study outlining a cheaper way forward for its Gonneville mine near Toodyay that it hopes will win over suitors and environmental sceptics.
Simone Grogan
Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s GIC have agreed to a binding deal with National Storage to buy the Australian-listed firm for around $4 billion.
Adam Haigh
US stocks have closed higher as markets digest the latest inflation data - the first of its kind since the government shutdown.
Chuck Mikolajczak
Australia needs to make five key changes to its outdated tax system to pay back the more than $1 trillion national debt, including a hike in GST.
Australia’s sharemarket rose for the second week in the row aided by the big banks and major miners.
Netflix has emerged as the likely winner of the three-horse race to buy Warner Bros in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars. The transaction will rock Hollywood.
Wenlei Ma
The local bourse has ended the week slightly higher, buoyed by miners, energy and utilities stocks while fading hopes of interest rate cuts weighed elsewhere.
Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew has taken a swipe at the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, which he says has hurt the performance of kids stationery juggernaut Smiggle.
Kroger falls, Dollar General climbs after outlooks; Indexes: Dow off 0.07 per cent, S&P up 0.11 per cent, Nasdaq up 0.22 per cent.
By Chuck Mikolajczak
The ASX 200 has climbed despite household spending data sparking fresh fears the Reserve Bank could raise interest rates as early as February.
The troubled travel company was last valued at $2.3 billion but has since been sin-binned in a share market suspension.
Tom Richardson
