Gold has been pushing to its biggest weekly gain in two months as a surging euro dragged the US dollar to its weakest since June 2016, making bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies.
The Australian share market has closed lower as investors took profits, and the Australian dollar has retreated as Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle hosed down speculation that the RBA was moving towards hiking interest rates.
Building products company CSR has closed its Jandakot glass factory resulting in the loss of 58 jobs, though growth by competitors including Walshs Glass and Tough Glass will mitigate the impact.
Retirement fees to be probedA barrage of complaints by WA seniors who feel they are being ripped off by retirement villages will be scrutinised by State Government inve
The Australian dollar has held on to gains after it received a boost from the latest employment numbers which showed another rise in full-time employment.
Oil settled lower in choppy trading, as nagging worries about abundant global crude supplies sank prices after an early rally boosted Brent above $50 per barrel for the first time since June 7.
Gold prices rose to a three-week high after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said ECB policymakers would discuss potential changes to the bank's bond-buying scheme in the autumn, lifting the euro to a 14-month high.
Origin gas find to feed east coastOrigin Energy could be sitting on a multi-billion dollar gas resource in the Northern Territory that is several times the size of the
The Australian dollar has continued to make gains, helped by a recovery in iron ore and oil prices and as traders stay bullish ahead of employment data later on Thursday.
The major US stock indices have closed at record highs, helped partly by technology stocks, which surpassed a long-standing mark despite gains on the Dow being capped by a sharp drop in IBM shares.
Gold slipped back towards $US1,240 an ounce on Wednesday, after three straight day's of gains, as the U.S. dollar's recovered slightly from a 10-month low.
Western Australia is behind the mark when it comes to female leadership at ASX-listed companies, but gender diversity has improved on the boards of the nation’s top public companies.
Big gains by the major banks on softer-than-expected new capital requirements have driven the share market higher, while the Australian dollar remains at a two-year high.
The Australian share market has lifted in early trade on the back of a rally in financial stocks, but weakness in materials and energy stocks is expected to cap gains during the session.
RBA signals cash rate rise to 3.5pcThe Reserve Bank of Australia looks to be shifting tentatively towards ending more than four years of emergency monetary policy suppo
The Australian dollar has held on to its two-year high against its US counterpart on the back of an upbeat assessment of the economy in the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's July policy me
Oil prices rose slightly as Saudi exports fell and solid demand soaked up some of what is seen as an oversupplied market, but Ecuador's decision to opt out of an OPEC-led supply reduction pact complicated the outlook.
Gold prices hit a more than two-week high supported by expectations of stronger demand from the physical market and as the dollar fell on fading prospects of an imminent increase in US interest rates.
The share market has ended the session sharply lower after a spike in the Australian dollar hit export-oriented companies, while the financial sector led broad-based losses.
Construction and contract mining giant CIMIC Group has rewarded shareholders with a 25 per cent increase in dividends, as revenue growth in all of its core businesses contributed to a 22 per cent rise in half-year profit.
WA wants unspent port cashThe State Government has demanded Canberra hand over $339 million that has been sitting in Federal coffers for almost nine years for the now-a
Oil fell one per cent lower as investors continued to await strong indications that an OPEC-led effort to drain a glut was proving effective but output increases in some top producers eased, keeping losses in check.
Gold climbed \and was likely to see further gains after the dollar slumped to multi-month lows on the back of data that pointed to weak US inflation and dampened prospects for rate hikes.
Declines from the heavyweight banks and health care companies have partly offset strong gains from the miners and energy players to send the Australian share market lower.
GST push puts frack ban at riskThe State Government would have to abandon its ban on gas fracking across the South West and open the Margaret River area to coal mines u
