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The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent in its fifth straight day of gains amid a pullback in US bond yields and reports of new stimulus measures from Beijing.

Mortgage payments are at a record share of household disposable income, says a senior Reserve Bank official, and are expected to rise even further.

US warns off ‘complicit' Iran

The ASX200 index finished 1.0 per higher following dovish remarks by several US Federal Reserve officials overnight.

US Defence stocks up, index adds 5.6 per cent; Energy biggest S&P sector gainer; Indexes up: Dow 0.59 per cent, S&P 0.63 per cent, Nasdaq 0.39 per cent.

Faltering energy transition puts industry plans at risk

The energy sector has finished up 3.0 per cent as oil prices hit a one-week high following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel over the weekend.

Israel warns of long, tough war

The ASX200 rose 0.4 per cent on Friday to finish the week down 1.2 per cent, before a non-farm payrolls report in the United States.

US stocks close level as Wall St awaits the monthly jobs report which will indicate whether the Federal Reserve will keep rates high.

Labor gas policy raises Japan fears

Australian shares have finished 0.5 per cent higher after rallying in afternoon trading, a day after setting an 11-month low.

Weaker $A puts pressure on RBA

Both the local share market and the local currency have dropped to their lowest levels since November as bond yields soar to fresh 16-year highs.

Bullock keeps calm continuity

The ASX200 has slumped to its lowest in six months and the dollar to its weakest since November, despite interest rates staying on hold.

Coal power at record low

The local share market has closed 0.2 per cent lower in quiet Monday trading with a long weekend holiday observed much of the country.

Thousands of FIFO workers are expected to be affected when pilots from the Qantas-owned Network Aviation walk off the job as a wages dispute intensifies.

Western Australian businesses are finding ways around the crippling skills shortage, with a new report showing concerns about the crisis cooling.

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Oil first test for new RBA

The local share market finished the day 0.3 per cent higher, but ended September down 3.5 per cent, its worst month since September 2022.

King blocked talks over Qatar flights

The ASX has finished 0.1 per cent lower amid weaker-than-expected domestic retail sales data and rising US bond yields that are pressuring equities.

Pressure on Bullock as inflation lifts

The local share market finished 0.1 per cent lower, as a monthly consumer price index report came in "bang on expectations".

The finance department is considering whether the spin-off company of scandal-plagued consultancy firm PwC is ethically sound enough for government contracts.

Divisive Andrews bows out early

Soaring US bond yields are pressuring equities as markets digest the probability that interest rates will stay higher for longer.

There's been a dip in in consumer confidence as rising petrol prices nudge inflation expectations, which could be of note to the Reserve Bank.

Labor jobs plan ‘ruined by IR laws'