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Australian shares are on shaky ground, finishing flat as fresh US trade threats weigh on investor confidence.

US stocks fell to end the week, notching up a weekly loss.

PM to get delay on super tax

Australian shares have finished the week higher, buoyed by a Reserve Bank interest rate cut but with global risks putting a lid on investor exuberance.

Coalition truce wobbles

Australian shares have slipped as dwindling confidence in the US economy pushes investors towards safe havens and profit-taking.

WA miners facing a ‘wasteland’ without green ore pivot: Forrest

Australian shares have closed at a three-month high following the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut.

US stocks fell overnight, with the benchmark S&P 500 ending six straight sessions of gains

Coalition split

Australian shares have rallied after the Reserve Bank announced a widely expected interest rate cut, which will provide relief to thousands of businesses.

US stocks finished near the unchanged mark overnight.

Coalition in turmoil as tensions rise

Australian shares have snapped an eight-session winning streak in the lead up to the Reserve Bank decision on interest rates.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday for their fifth straight day.

WA to push Labor on mining ties

The Australian share market has clocked its highest close in three months after eight straight sessions of gains.

Wall Street stocks ended mixed overnight.

Super tax a ‘disaster’ for VC sector

The Australian share market has overcome an early dip to notch its seventh straight session of gains.

The S&P 500 closed slightly higher overnight.

ASIC hauls Macquarie to court

The Australian share market has made modest gains to post its highest close in 11 weeks.

Most US stocks rose overnight following the release of an encouraging report.

Unease stirs inside Labor on super tax

The Australian share market has pushed higher after the United States and China agreed to a 90-day tariff pause, relieving investors for now.

Wall Street's three major indexes rose sharply overnight.

Nats consider dumping net zero

Australian shares have edged slightly higher amid trade talks between the world's two largest economies, but a deal on tariffs is yet to come.

US stocks ended the week on a quiet note after oscillating between slight gains and declines, as investors gauged president Donald Trump's comments on Chinese tariffs ahead of weekend trade talks between the two countries.

Burke takes charge at AFP, ASIO

The Australian share market has finished the week basically flat, with investors wary ahead of the first round of US-China tariff talks.