Markets

Two final data readouts could prove pivotal to the Reserve Bank's next decision on interest rates. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Jacob Shteyman

Key data that could save fading February rate-cut hopes

Two final data readouts could prove pivotal to the Reserve Bank's next decision on interest rates after shock unemployment figures.

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The RBA says US tariffs won't be plain sailing for Australia but the economy could ride it out. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
US Politics
Jacob Shteyman

Odds of a Trump-China trade war cancelling Christmas

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come has visited the RBA deputy, revealing the chance of the global economy plunging into another Depression.

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Now Bitcoin’s value has broken through the $100,000 mark — what’s next for digital money?
Markets
Toby Walne

Has Bitcoin peaked, or can you still make a fortune?

Now Bitcoin’s value has broken through the $100,000 mark — what’s next for digital money? 

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In a supplied image obtained on Monday, December 9, 2024, Nuno Matos poses for a photo at an unknown location, on an unspecified date. Nuno Matos will replace Shayne Elliot as chief executive officer of ANZ on July 3, 2025. (AAP Image/Supplied by ANZ) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY SUPPLIED BY ANZ
Markets
Daniel Newell

ANZ nabs ex-HSBC banker to succeed Shayne Elliott

ANZ will bring in an international banking heavyweight to succeed outgoing chief executive Shayne Elliott when he leaves the big four lender mid-next year.

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Individual investors don’t have to go whole hog into Bitcoin for it to make a difference in their portfolio’s performance.
Markets
CNBC

What to do now if you have Bitcoin in your portfolio

Bitcoinfinally reached $US100,000 and investors holding the cryptocurrency in their portfolios have a few moves they’ll need to make before they celebrate.

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Kmart Group managing director Ian Bailey will retire in April next year.
Business
Daniel Newell and Cheyanne Enciso

Kmart’s saviour Ian Bailey heads for the check-out

Wesfarmers has put Kmart in a safe pair of hands as it prepares to wave goodbye to the man credited with rescuing the brand for a near-death experience and turning it into an Australian retail success story.

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Australian Securities and Investment Commission are calling cryptocurrency exchangers and digital token issuers to hold financial services licenses
Business
Jackson Hewett

Tough new rules face cryptocurrency industry

Cryptocurrency exchanges and digital token issuers will be required to have a financial services licence under a new proposal by the country’s top financial regulator.

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Wall Street opened higher on the back of technology stocks, while data remains in focus. (AP PHOTO)
Markets
Staff Writers

S&P 500, Nasdaq climb on tech boost, focus on data

US stocks have opened higher, boosted by technology stocks, while investors eye a data-heavy week ahead.

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Shares have notched a series of record highs over the past week and the ASX200 is up 3 per cent for November.
Business
Sean Smith

ASX on a tear but what should you weigh up in buying shares?

Australian shares are trading at all-time highs, enriching investors and swelling superannuation accounts, and analysts say there could still be more to come. SEE THE TOP PERFORMERS

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After driving through 11 Treasury-related bills during a week of Parliamentary mayhem, Jim Chalmers took a moment to congratulate himself. But he may have been a bit quick to do so, writes Jackson Hewett.
analysis
Wealth
Jackson Hewett

Australia goes backwards as interest rates reset higher

JACKSON HEWETT: After driving through 11 Treasury-related bills during a week of Parliamentary mayhem, Jim Chalmers took a moment to congratulate himself. But he may have been a bit quick to do so.

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The inflation numbers will be concerning for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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Markets
Jackson Hewett

Rate cut hopes fade as inflation refuses to drop

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that inflation has failed to drop in the month of October in a sign that prices are yet to come under control.

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President-elect Trump has previously boasted that the threat of tariffs was a core negotiating tactic. Let’s hope that is the goal this time around.
analysis
Markets
Jackson Hewett

What will Donald Trump’s tariff tactics mean for Australia?

JACKSON HEWETT: President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff announcement has completely changed the global rules-based trading system. Here’s what it means for Australia.

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Donald Trump says the imposts aimed to stop what he says is an influx of illegal immigrants and drugs into the country.
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Markets
Daniel Newell

ASX takes hit as markets respond to US tariff news

The Australian share market has retreated further from a run of record intraday highs after president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all products coming from Mexico and Canada.

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Donald Trump has revealed details of tariffs he plans to impose on Mexico, Canada and China.
US Politics
David Johns

Trump reveals sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all products coming from Mexico and Canada in a bid to stop what he says is an influx of illegal immigrants into the country. 

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With deficits soaring, their Trump, Starmer and Macron's finance ministers will have to be smart.
Politics
The Economist

How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch

With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart

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