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Australia's share market has sunk to two-week lows as positive headlines from US-China trade talks couldn't soothe investor worries over the gloomy new outlook for interest rate cuts.

The Dow has ended lower and the S&P 500 finished close to flat overnight after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.

Australia's share market has fallen to its lowest level in two weeks after a surprise inflation spike dampened hopes of further interest rate cuts this year.

Underlying inflation has risen to three per cent over the year to September, damaging mortgage holders' hopes of an interest rate cut.

The US stock market pushed further into record heights overnight.

The local share market has handed back the previous session's gains with interest, after stock-specific shocks and mining sector selling weighed on sentiment.

Software giant WiseTech's value has plummeted after its headquarters were visited by Australian Federal Police investigating alleged improper trading by four employees.

Household power prices are expected to rise this financial year and Australia's emissions reductions will need to become much more ambitious, secret advice to the nation's energy minister shows.

US Stocks climbed to more records overnight ahead of a week packed with potentially market-moving events for Wall Street.

Australia's share market has started the week higher after reports of China and the US being on the verge of a trade deal.

Officials from the United States and China are working on a potential deal to pause steeper tariffs and rare earths export controls ahead of a leaders' meeting.

Major reforms to Australia's environment laws will not be split up despite demands from the opposition.

The federal government faces a tough fight to get its amendments to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation laws over the line as the details are scrutinised.

Australia's share market has limped to the finish line in an almost flat session but held onto some of the week's gains that took it to all-time highs.

Wall Street advanced overnight as investors mulled a mixed batch of corporate earnings and shifting geopolitical concerns.

Australia's share market has pared early losses to edge slightly higher, as a strong energy sector and a mining rebound kept the market above water.

Wall Street closed lower overnight as a wave of mixed earnings, including Netflix's disappointing results, dampened risk sentiment

There's hope regional airline Rex can expand its manifest under the wing of an international buyer, but questions remain about key parts of the deal.

Australia's share market has handed back the previous day's record-breaking gains with interest, after plunging gold prices prompted a mining sector sell-off.

Gold's interstellar run has spectacularly fallen back to earth in its biggest daily price drop since 2013, as a mining sector pullback drags on the bourse.

US stocks have closed mixed overnight with the Dow out front, as a string of solid earnings lured investors to industrials and capital goods

A mining sector rally has pushed the local share market to record highs, as gold continued to soar and a US-Australia critical minerals deal bolstered local rare earths producers.

Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump have locked in a multi-billion dollar critical minerals deal and shored up support for the AUKUS pact.

US stocks jumped overnight, with finance and technology shares providing much of the upside muscle.

Australia's share market has finished higher after a weak start, with a late rally for the banks counterbalancing a mining sector slump.

A US review of the AUKUS security pact is still yet to be finalised, but there is optimism within Labor of the Trump administration keeping the agreement.

Maverick MP Barnaby Joyce admits One Nation does a good job but hasn't committed to joining the party, following his decision to quit the Nationals.

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

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.

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

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.