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Japan's Nikkei rose 1.7 per cent as shares of automakers surged. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumRally buoys Asian shares amid Japan/US trade deal

Asian markets are cheering Donald Trump's announcement of a trade deal with Japan, while US-China officials will discuss a trade deal extension in Stockholm.

By Stella Qiu

Traders on Wall Street have all but ruled out a cut in interest rates by the central bank next week. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street closes mixed amid focus on trade talks

US stocks have closed mostly higher as investors prepared for earnings results from major companies.

Noel Randewich and Pranav Kashyap

Six of the 11 sectors gained while 5 fell. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

MarketsPremiumASX hits near-record as miners offset banks

Surging iron ore prices helped the ASX 200 eke out a small gain on a mixed day for shareholders.

Cameron Micallef

China plans to spend $255b to dam the Yalung Tsangpo river

MiningCommentsDam good iron ore boost pushes BHP to 2025 peak

China’s mega dam build helped spark an iron ore price revival that has lifted shares in Australia’s largest mining company to a 2025 high, but a clampdown on steel mill cannibalisation is stoking uncertainty.

Adrian Rauso

The board voted 6-3 in favour of holding the cash rate. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

NEWSPremiumRBA boss makes grim prediction

The Reserve Bank has revealed the reason behind its shock decision to hold the cash rate, leaving homeowners waiting a bit longer for much-needed relief.

Cameron Micallef

Major miners rose while big banks fell during trade on the Australian share market. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAustralian shares gain as miners rise, banks fall

The ASX200 has gained 0.1 per cent as losses for the big retail banks were outweighed by gains for mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue.

Derek Rose and Rachel Jackson

Japan's Nikkei index slipped 0.1 per cent to close at 39,774.92. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumAsian stocks mixed as investors look to tariff talks

Japan's Nikkei index edged lower after the ruling coalition's loss of its upper house majority in Sunday's election.

Ankur Banerjee

The move is the latest example of a foreign firm tapping Australia’s booming superannuation and wealth markets.

Funds managementPremium Insignia soars after striking $3.4b CC Capital deal

Insignia Financial shares surged as much as 16 per cent after CC Capital agreed to buy the Australian wealth manager in a deal worth around $3.4 billion, following a months-long bidding tussle.

Adam Haigh

Strike Energy's West Erregulla gas project in the Perth Basin.

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Carnarvon isn’t taking eyes off Dorado despite Strike deal

Carnarvon Energy is taking up a 19.9 per cent stake in gas play Strike in a deal seen underpinning the latter’s $300 million expansion in the Perth Basin.

Sean Smith

Alphabet, Apple and Amazon shares have helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to close at new highs. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumS&P 500 and Nasdaq notch record high closes

Megacaps including Alphabet have led Wall Street to new heights as investors bank on trade deals offsetting global tariff worries.

Noel Randewich and Nikhil Sharma

The preliminary figures come in the absence of financial guidance, which the company suspended on April 30.

MarketsPremiumFiat maker in $4.1b loss amid US threats

Auto giant Stellantis expects a net loss of $US2.68 billion ($4.12b) in the first half of the year amid pre-tax net charges and early effects of US tariffs, the company said Monday in its preliminary figures.

Bloomberg

The ASX 200 hit an all time high last week, but is the momentum starting to fade?

BusinessCommentsAfter a massive market melt-up, is there a reckoning coming

The ASX 200 hit an all time high last week, but is the momentum starting to fade?

Jackson Hewett

ASX slumps to its worst day since the post Trump Liberation Day falls. Photo: Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

MarketsPremiumASX falls to worst day since April

Australia’s sharemarket slumped on Monday with Australia’s big four banks hammered during the day’s trading.

Cameron Micallef

Iron ore is on course for the first monthly gain since January.

MiningChina’s $256b dam project opens iron ore floodgates

Iron ore and steel climbed to a four-month high, as China’s plan for a mega dam in Tibet bolstered the outlook for demand.

Annie Lee

South32’s Australian manganese business is comprised of the Groote Eylandt island operation in the Northern Territory.

MiningCommentsGains for S32 as cyclone, civil unrest damage contained

Shares in South32 rose after the multi-commodity miner posted production gains despite previous setbacks at its cyclone-damaged manganese and civil unrest-afflicted Mozambique aluminium operations.

Simone Grogan

Australian shares have given up most of Friday's rally ahead of what could be a hectic week. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAustralian shares come off the boil as financials cool

The ASX200 has finished down more than one per cent, giving back most of Friday's rally at the start of a "hectic week" for investors.

Derek Rose

Asian shares and the yen closed steady even as Japan's coalition lost control of the upper house. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsShares steady, markets unfazed by Japanese politics

Investors have been unfazed by Japan's election outcome, with Asian markets finishing stable as Wall Street braces for key technology earnings reports.

Wayne Cole and Lucy Raitano

The S&P 500 gained 0.59 per cent, the Nasdaq rose 1.5 per cent, and the Dow slipped 0.07 per cent. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumS&P, Nasdaq end subdued after Trump tariff rumbling

Dow down 0.32 per cent, S&P 500 and Nasdaq flat; Netflix raises 2025 revenue guidance but shares fall; Crypto stocks up.

David French

Joanne and Bruce Nethercote founded Melbourne's Chocilo in 2017. Supplied

NEWSPremium‘Survive’: Aussie chocolatier’s big battle

A beloved boutique chocolate retailer is battling through a whopping rise in global cocoa prices, but Australia’s sweet tooth is helping out.

Duncan Evans

Investor Fiona Bennett started trading in 1996 and is one of CommSec's earliest customers. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumFaxes to apps: CommSec's 30 years of shaping investing

As Australia's first online broker celebrates its 30th anniversary, one of its earliest customers reflects on how trading has changed for Australian investors.

Rachel Jackson

The S&P 500 gained 0.59 per cent, the Nasdaq rose 1.5 per cent, and the Dow slipped 0.07 per cent. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumS&P, Nasdaq end subdued after Trump tariff rumbling

Dow down 0.32 per cent, S&P 500 and Nasdaq flat; Netflix raises 2025 revenue guidance but shares fall; Crypto stocks up.

David French

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EconomyPremium‘Dirty secret’: Big bank’s call on rate hold

Struggling mortgage holders could be waiting an additional five weeks for a rate cut just so the RBA can prove its independence, a former employee says.

Cameron Micallef

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MarketsPremiumASX has best week since May

A surge in the major miners and healthcare stocks drove the ASX to its best week since May, with the All Ordinaries passing the historic 9000 point mark.

Cameron Micallef

CSL is Australia’s third-biggest company by market capitalisation at over $120 billion.

BiotechCommentsTrump pharma tariff to have ‘limited’ impact on biotech: UBS

Investment bank UBS expects Donald Trump’s tariff threat on pharmaceuticals to have ‘limited’ impact on biotech giant CSL, especially if plasma products are excluded.

Cheyanne Enciso

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