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The local share market was down 0.5 per cent at midday and the local currency was trading for under 65 US cents amid fears about China's faltering economy.

Concerns that inflation could still lead to interest rate rises in the US put a dampener on big tech stocks.

The local share market has fallen 0.2 per cent after a cooler-than-expected inflation readout in the US failed to quell talk of more interest rate hikes.

Newcrest Mining will pay its biggest-ever dividends in fiscal 2023, in what is likely to be the big goldminer's last months as an Australian company.

BHP-owned Oz Minerals has agreed to pay $9.3 million in fines after self-reporting employees bribed foreign officials to obtain mining rights in Cambodia.

The local share market finished 0.26 per cent higher ahead of a crucial monthly US inflation report, with gains for energy companies as gas prices soar.

A catch in migration numbers since borders reopened after COVID-19 shouldn't be used as a scapegoat for Australia's failure to build enough homes, a key business group has warned.

The local share market has finished 0.4 per cent higher as Commonwealth Bank enjoyed its best day in nine months.

The agriculture minister has confirmed the Chinese customs agency will reinstate barley producers CBH and Emerald Grain to the approved list of exporters.

The head of Universities Australia says the economy could lose $7 billion if the number of university graduates doesn't rise to meet demand.

The local share market has finished about where it started, having earlier been as much as 0.4 per cent higher.

Calls for greater transparency are growing after analysis shows Australia's biggest four consultancy firms raked in billions of dollars from Defence contracts.

The local share market has finished down 0.2 per cent as a slew of major companies prepare to release their earning reports this week.

The native title owners of the site of a large iron ore mine in the WA Pilbara have outlined their case for compensation for spiritual and economic loss.

The local share market finished the day up 0.2 per cent after the Reserve Bank left most of its quarterly economic forecasts unchanged from May.

The near-term outlook for growth is looking more downbeat than the Reserve Bank expected earlier, likely to trough at about one per cent at the end of 2023.

The competition regulator has blocked ANZ's acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm in what was a $4.9 billion transaction that would have shaken up the banking industry.

Grants to help volunteers buy equipment or reimburse training costs aim to boost the dropping number of Aussies who are serving their communities.

Retail trade in volume terms fell for the third quarter in a row, the first time this has occurred since the global financial crisis.

The local share market has closed down 0.6 per cent following a big sell-off on Wall Street, with one analyst calling the correction perhaps overdue.

Renewable energy can spark an industrial turnaround in Australia and help to solve the global climate crisis, a national manufacturing summit will be told.

The local share market has suffered its worst loss in four weeks, dropping 1.3 per cent after Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States' credit rating.

US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors digested mixed earnings from pharmaceutical companies.

The local share market finished up 0.5 per cent after the Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged at 4.1 per cent for a second consecutive month.

Rare earths from Western Australia will be processed in Texas for defence and industrial needs under an updated contract with the United States government.

The local share market finished the day up 0.1 per cent, finishing July with its best gains since January.

Falling demand in North Asia for elements used in industrial magnets, electric cars and defence technology have taken the shine off a production record for Lynas Rare Earths.

US stocks ended the week higher as investor confidence that inflation is easing continued to grow.

More and more Australians are being forced to cancel or postpone holiday plans as cost of living pressures bite.

The local share market has fallen 0.7 per cent as Japan's central bank loosened its attempt to control bond yields, but has gained 1.2 per cent for the week.

Two senior American officials have arrived in Australia for the AUSMIN talks and will be hosted by the prime minister to discuss security and foreign affairs.

The local market has risen 0.73 per cent after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said it was possible the central bank might keep rates on pause in September.