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Wall St rises on Trump's China tariff remarks

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Wall Street's main indexes inched higher to end the week.

Shares retreat from highs as caution returns

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Australia's share market has failed to hang on to record-breaking gains after worries about US financial stability and an ongoing trade stoush sent investors towards safe havens.

Treasurer lays groundwork for 'golden' US minerals deal

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Australia is pushing for zero US tariffs and is dangling the carrot of a deal for critical minerals ahead of the prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump.

Wall Street ends down, US-China trade tensions remain

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Wall Street closed lower overnight, with signs of weakness in regional banks spooking investors already on edge over US-China trade tensions.

Renewed rate-cut hopes fuel Australian shares record

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Australia's share market has pipped its intraday record and highest-ever close, after surprise jobs figures bolstered the likelihood of an interest rate cut.

Accountants, ombudsman lash tax office service

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The ATO has declined a Tax Ombudsman suggestion to re-route calls from accountants to experienced staff as pressures mount between tax agents and the agency.

Penfolds owner's return to China not going as planned

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The owner of Penfolds is disappointed by Chinese sales after its highly anticipated return to the market following Beijing dropping punishing tariffs on Australian imports.

US asks Australia for help on critical minerals supply

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Australia is being called upon to join the United States in the global fight against China for critical minerals dominance.

Wall Street ends higher after strong bank earnings

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Wall Street's main indexes closed higher overnight with Morgan Stanley and Bank of America rallying after solid quarterly results.

Shares eye record as banks and miners rally

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Strong performances from banks and miners have helped lift Australia's stock market to a second-straight session of gains, as gold hit yet another record high.

Wall Street closes mixed, banks rally on upbeat results

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Wall Street closed mixed overnight as investors digested mostly positive quarterly results from big US banks

Shares edge up as miners forge path forward

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A strong performance from miners and energy stocks has helped Australia's share market scrape a positive session, helping to counterbalance a heavy financial segment.

PM's private phone number published online

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Security agencies are investigating how the personal phone numbers of political leaders including the prime minister were published in an online database.

Reserve Bank curbs rate-cut hopes

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Crucial economic data in coming weeks could determine when mortgage holders can expect more interest rate relief, the Reserve Bank board says.

Treasurer defends $4b hit from super tax backdown

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A $4 billion budget hole created by an overhaul of the government's contentious super tax policy will be filled using other measures, the treasurer says.

Wall Street veers upward

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The S&P 500 jumped 1.6 per cent overnight, in its best day since May, and recovered just over half its drop from Friday.

Labor backdown on super tax

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A plan to increase tax on large super balances has been overhauled, with Labor saying they took feedback on its original plan seriously.

Shares fall amid new chapter in trade woes

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Australian shares have tumbled on the back of a resumption of US-China trade tensions, stoking worries about global growth and tech company valuations.

ANZ cancels $800m share buyback

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ANZ will move its eight million Australian retail banking customers to ANZ Plus by late 2027, and add to its mortgage sales force in its branches.

Wall St futures bounce, Asia still shaky

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Asian stocks appear set for a rocky start this week.

Shares end week lower as miners tumble

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Australia's share market has finished the week lower, after easing gold and copper prices clipped the wings of a mining sector rally.

Wall Street's feverish rally takes a break as US stocks and gold pull back from their records

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Wall Street took a pause overnight as US stocks and even the price of gold pulled back from record highs following torrid runs.

Australian share market snaps three-day losing streak

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Australia's share market has notched its first positive close for the week, buoyed by the materials sector and a rebound in retail stocks.

Trump peace deal hailed as crucial step to end Gaza war

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Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza now has the backing of Israel and Hamas, drawing praise from Australia's political leaders.

Ley 'absolutely not' behind review leak about Hastie

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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has denied leaking internal party documents critical of a former frontbencher amid tensions within the coalition.

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher amid Fed concerns

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Technology shares boosted US stocks to a higher close overnight.

Gold price breaks ceiling as shares fade

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Australia's share market has sold off for a third-straight session, in which the only sure things were gold and investor uncertainty.

Taxpayers ride to the rescue of ailing copper smelter

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Taxpayers will fund Swiss mining giant Glencore to the tune of $600 million over three years to save its ailing copper facilities and potentially hundreds of jobs.

Optus sent triple-zero outage email to wrong address

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The federal government only found out about the Optus triple-zero outage a day after it was resolved because the telco sent a notification to the wrong email.

Wall Street retreats from record closing highs

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US stocks closed lower overnight as investors, deprived of economic data resulting from the shuttered government, looked to secondary indicators and remarks from US Federal Reserve officials for clues.

Gold shines, equities lose lustre in tired trading day

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Australia's share market has tracked lower for a second-straight session, as consumer discretionaries, communications and real estate stocks sold off.

US stock market keeps setting records

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Wall Street keeps setting more records, and excitement about the artificial-intelligence industry keeps leading the way.