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The S&P 500 fell overnight to snap its longest streak of gains in 20 years.

The Australian share market's seven-session winning streak has come to an end.

Wall Street stocks advanced on Friday, notching the second straight week of gains, helped by strong economic data and potential easing of trade tensions between the US and China.

After 36 days of campaigning, 16 petrol stations, four debates and a broken down bus, Peter Dutton is ready to face the judgment of the electorate.

Anthony Albanese has been a busy bee as he remains determined to court voters until the campaign's final minute.

The Australian share market has closed at two-month highs, as a sustained rally helped the bourse to its best week since 2023.

US stocks advanced overnight, with the Dow and S&P 500 posting their eighth straight session of gains after strong results from megacaps Microsoft and Meta eased concerns about artificial intelligence spending.

The Australian share market has started the month on a positive note and held on to its multi-day winning streak.

Much like its wild month of April, a scary overnight for Wall Street found a gentler ending as US stocks stormed back from steep early losses.

The Australian share market has risen for a fifth-straight session and closed the month higher, as hopes of an interest rate cut narrowed on favourable inflation data.

US stocks closed solidly overnight in positive territory after seesawing between modest gains and losses in choppy trading

The Australian share market is trading at a seven-week high after posting a fourth-straight session of gains.

US stocks drifted to a mixed finish overnight, ahead of potential flashpoints this week that could bring more sharp swings for financial markets.

Australian shares continue to gain ground as dwindling trade war headlines help bring stability to markets after weeks of tariff-induced volatility.

Wall Street has advanced, notching weekly gains as investors parsed a spate of earnings and looked for signs of easing tensions in the US-China trade dispute.

The Australian share market is up for a second-straight week as the US tones down its tough talk on tariffs.

US stocks finished stronger overnight.

Australian shares have recovered to their highest levels since US Liberation Day tariffs sparked a sell-off that wiped trillions of dollars from global markets.

US stocks rebounded overnight as a spate of quarterly earnings reports and hints at the de-escalation of US-China trade tensions brought buyers in from the sidelines.

The Australian share market is largely unchanged as gains by goldminers and the Commonwealth Bank offset broad losses.

Politics will be toned down for a day after the Pope's death as millions of Australians begin to cast their votes with the opening of pre-polling.

US stocks suffered steep losses overnight as US president Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

The Australian share market has made its first weekly gain since March, clawing back most of the losses forged from US trade war escalations.

US stocks ended sharply lower overnight.

Australian shares have edged slightly lower on Wednesday, but outperformed indexes in Asia and US futures with help from the financial sector.

US stocks finished slightly lower overnight.

Australian shares have posted a second straight day of gains for the first time since US 'Liberation Day' tariffs sparked weeks of market volatility.

Stocks rose overnight after US president Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the US bond market seems to be easing.

Australian shares have started the week with a rally after the US softened limited tariffs on China.

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his latest message that the exclusion of smartphones and computers from his reciprocal tariffs on China will be short-lived, pledging a national security trade investigation into the semiconductor sector.

Australians wanting to buy their first home and taxpayers looking for cost of living reprieve became the centrepiece of the major parties' pitches over the weekend.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton were campaigning around Perth on Saturday as they race to sell their message before voters make up their minds.