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Australian shares have fallen for three of the past four weeks after reporting season revealed a K-shaped market, with miners outperforming while economic worries weigh on earnings expectations elsewhere.

A new report from the Centre for Policy Development comes amid a surge in support for One Nation as voters vent anger at the two major parties.

Australian shares have notched their first positive session for the week as inflation and bond market jitters ease, but ex-dividend drops in BHP, Woodside and Coles have limited the upside.

Fixing Australia's lagging productivity rate will likely take years rather than months, the man in charge of the nation's finances concedes.

Wall ‌Street has advanced, notching a partial rebound from a three-day losing streak as investors searched for deals among stocks and sectors that might have been oversold amid ‌recent risk-off moves.

Australia's share market has tumbled as escalation in the Middle East and worries about inflation, interest rates and bond markets weigh on investor confidence.

Australia's economy is showing resilience despite higher interest rates and war in the Middle East, growing at 0.4 per cent in the June quarter.

US stocks have extended their slide as the global bond sell-off deepened and crude prices spiked amid fading hopes for a near-term solution to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Australian shares have ended the day slightly lower, after resurgent oil prices stoked concerns around inflation and interest rates.

US stocks have weakened, with Wall Street turning the page on a volatile month as a war-related jump in crude prices revived inflation fears and raised the likelihood of tighter monetary policy.

Australia's share market has started the week lower, but snatched a fifth straight calendar month of gains to cap off a broadly positive earnings season.

Wall Street's main indices have ended lower, with investors turning cautious after Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh reiterated the central bank's focus on fighting ‌inflation, increasing prospects for a rate hike.

Australia's share market has ended a volatile week higher, following five wild sessions of earnings, oil price swings and interest rate woes.

The prime minister has confirmed Australia's refugee intake will remain at current levels, despite reports it would be cut by one-third.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq has outperformed peers at the close of trade after chip maker ‌Nvidia's bumper revenue forecast reaffirmed the strength of the AI boom and fuelled gains in technology stocks.

Australia's share market has posted its worst day since early June after three of the big four banks warned interest rate hikes could come sooner than expected.

A decision to drop prices on thousands of goods in the wake of household cost of living pressures helped the owner of Bunnings, Kmart and Priceline achieve another multi-billion dollar earnings

Wall ‌Street's main indices have closed slightly lower after a US inflation reading came in hotter than expected, while many investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of AI bellwether Nvidia's earnings ‌later in the day.

Australia's share market has handed back an early lead to end the session lower, after hotter-than-expected inflation figures raised the odds of incoming interest rate hikes.

Despite headline inflation falling to 3.5 per cent - the lowest level since November - an above-expectations result adds to the case for more rate hikes.

Australia's biggest supermarket chain has boosted its annual profit by 18 per cent, despite a challenging economic environment that has strained household budgets.

Nine Entertainment has increased its full-year net profit as it continues to focus on its streaming and broadcast assets.

Wall Street's main indexes have closed higher as technology stocks recovered from a selloff ahead of AI heavyweight Nvidia's results, ‌while investors found some relief in drops in oil prices and bond yields.

Australian shares have clocked a second straight session of gains, as solid earnings, a banking rebound and easing oil prices lifted investor confidence.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have ended lower, pulled down by technology stocks as investors weighed fresh US economic pressure against Iran ‌and braced for a week that includes Nvidia earnings and a closely watched inflation report.

Australia's share market has started the new week higher, as BHP and the materials sector hit record highs, while banks and insurers sold off.

KPMG, which has been embroiled in an audit and whistleblower scandal, will cut more than 350 jobs after a fall in revenue in its main consultancy business.

The main US stock indices have closed ‌higher but showed declines for the week, which was marked by investor jitters over fluctuating government bond yields and a lack of clarity on progress in the Middle East

Australian shares have fallen for a second week amid high oil prices, US bond market concerns and a sell-off in local banks as housing market gloom persists.

Australia's largest chicken meat supplier has delivered a slump in annual profit on the back of cost increases and says the operating environment remains challenging.

The three ‌main US equity indices have closed lower as rising Treasury yields dented risk appetite while disappointing results from retail bellwether Walmart soured investors on the consumer sector and rallying oil prices fanned inflation ‌worries.

Australia's share market has snapped a six-session losing streak, buoyed by strong miners, tech and health care stocks as banks continue to fall.