Australian shares have shot up as investors bet that weaker than expected economic figures means that the Royal Bank of Australia will likely cut interest rates this year.
A national survey released today by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has identified major issues in the resources sector, with a majority of female respondents believing the industry is not diverse.
Australian shares have moved higher as investors digested lower-than-expected GDP numbers that indicated restrained consumer spending in the last three months of 2018.
Australia's current account deficit has narrowed 33 per cent to $7.2 billion in the three months to December as higher commodity prices boosted the value of exports.
Research released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has found a gender pay gap of $162,000 between Australia's highest paid men and women, but women are progressing into full-time management roles at a faster rate than men.
The federal government has today announced new and renewed appointments to its Takeovers Panel including Perth-based John McGlue, Shirley In't Veld and Denise McComish.
The big banks will be slugged an extra $640 million under a future Labor government to pay for a new ‘‘fairness'' fund to give consumers a better chance to fight back against financial institutions
Oil prices sank below recent 2019 highs as US government data overnight showed a sharp build in crude stocks and record production, while concerns about slowing global economic growth weighed on the market.
Gold slipped from a 10-month peak overnight, pressured by signals the US Federal Reserve will not adopt as dovish a stance on monetary policy as previously thought and as investors booked profits, while palladium retreated from a record high.
