Markets

Southern Cross Media has reported a bumper jump in first-quarter earnings ahead of its planned merger of equals with Seven West Media.

Australia’s biggest stocks have touched a new record mid-trading day high, following a positive overnight lead from Wall Street and signals of more interest rate cuts.

A senior Reserve Bank official is predicting house price increases, as the IMF forecast inflation problems in 2026.

Top analyst warns Santos CFO’s departure will spark questions over succession planning and governance.

The mining giant has a bullish view on Chinese steel demand and is tipping a strong finish to the year in the Pilbara as it stays in the race to meet its full-year shipments goal.

ANZ’s Nuno Matos has outlined a plan to reverse its profit margin decline and grow returns for shareholders in a radical overhaul of the bank.

US President Donald Trump has taken a less confrontational approach in his latest social media post on trade tensions with China.

The Australian share market is expected to shed billions when markets open after US President Donald Trump reignited a trade war with China.

Historic moves higher in the gold and silver price have fed a new frenzy sending gold stocks doubling or tripling in 2025 as investors eye more capital gains.

The mania to buy gold has now spread from fed-up citizens like Matthew, to mums and dads, and Wall Street giants.

Guzman y Gomez has launched a $100 million buyback to support its ongoing global restaurant rollout, while reporting a near-19 per cent jump in sales for the September quarter.

The gold price has surged past $US4000 an ounce for the first time, extending a rally that has lifted prices close to 50 per cent since the start of the year.

The US Government shutdown is helping propel digital currency Bitcoin towards prices that would have sounded implausible a few years ago.

ASX Ltd is facing tougher competition for listings after the corporate regulator opened the field up to a rival operator, adding to the pressure on Australia’s dominant share trading platform.

More than one-in-five aspiring homebuyers in one State expect to make their purchase during the next 12 months as incentives spark a national property scramble.