Gina Rinehart's four children have joined their mining mogul mother among the world's richest people, with nine Western Australians included in Forbes' latest world billionaire rankings.
Gold prices rose more than one per cent on Tuesday as the US dollar slid after North Korea signaled that it is open to nuclear talks and investors worried about aggressive US trade policy.
The Australian dollar is higher, as the mood on financial markets further improves on the back of easing worries over a possible trade war sparked by the imposion of heavy tariffs by the US on meta
US stocks have opened higher on signs of easing tensions in the Korean Peninsula and mounting pressure against potentially damaging metals tariffs proposed by US President Donald Trump.
The Australian share market has posted a strong gain as investors speculate US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminium may not be set in stone.
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets overseas regained some of the losses of last week which followed US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose hefty trade tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.
The Australian dollar is slightly higher, as the US sharemarket bounces back from recent losses made of the US government's announcement that it will impose trade tariffs.
Gold prices dropped on Monday as a stronger US dollar outweighed the impact of uncertainty created by Italy's unclear election result and fears of a possible global trade war.
Australian shares closed sharply lower on Friday after fears of a trade war were sparked by US president Donald Trump's surprise announcement of tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium.
The Australian share market has started lower for the third straight session, as fresh weakness on Wall Street overnight relayed through to local stocks.
The Australian dollar has rebounded to take some of the ground lost against its US counterpart since the new Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signalled there could be more US interest rate ri
Oil has slumped more than one per cent, touching two-week lows under pressure from a retreating stock market and worries about surging US crude output.
Gold prices have fallen about one per cent and hit two-month lows during the session, pressured as the dollar shot to a six-week high and investors braced for expected US interest rate hikes after
The Australian share market has fallen for a second straight day as Wall Street tumbled and several influential stocks traded without the right to their latest dividends.
The Australian share market has dropped sharply in early trade, dragged down by a sell-off on Wall Street and a number of local stocks going ex-dividend.
The Australian dollar has continued its decline against its US counterpart which has continued to strengthen following Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's hawkish comments to Congress.
Oil prices are lower but have pared losses, after data showing a build in US crude inventories was tempered somewhat by a drop in per cent crude production in December.
Gold prices have steadied after the previous session's more than one per cent fall following comments by the Federal Reserve's new chairman that fuelled views the US central bank would raise rates
The Australian share market's five-day winning streak has come to end as the possibility of accelerated interest rate hikes in the US again spooked investors, and market heavyweight Telstra traded
The Australian share market has slipped in early trade, taking the cue from a sell-off on Wall Street, as the Federal Reserve chair's hawkish comments revived worries about US interest rate hikes.
The Australian dollar is nearly half a per cent lower against its US counterpart after new Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony sends the greenback higher.
Oil has seen its first decline in five days, pressured by a firmer US dollar and expectations that upcoming weekly data will show an increase in US crude inventories.
Australian shares are off to a bright start in early trade, buoyed by strong trade on Wall Street and possibly heading for a fifth straight day of gains.
