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After a positive start, the local market turned tail after the Reserve Bank board lifted the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35 per cent, its highest level since December 2014, at its meeting yesterday. The central bank has now raised interest rates for five months in a row, in its most aggressive…

Energy powered the Australian market higher on Monday, with a 4 per cent rise in the S&P/ASX 200 Energy index at the heart of market sentiment, as oil, gas and coal prices rose. The energy action helped the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 advance 23.5 points, or 0.3 per cent, or to 6852.2, while the broader All…

The local market capped off the worst week in several months, falling another 0.3 per cent and taking the weekly loss to 3.9 per cent. On Friday it was the financial sector leading the way on hopes that the economy may remain strong, bounced 0.7 per cent, with the more defensive healthcare and real estate…

Australian miners are set to reap the benefits of rising demand for lithium, with some analysts upgrading earnings for listed companies.

The local sharemarket continued its recent weakness, falling another 2 per cent for the first day of spring. Australia’s largest company, BHP (ASX:BHP) was the biggest detractor falling 7.6 per cent, or $3.09 cents as the stock went ex-dividend. This is a regularly forgotten impact of the payment of dividends, which totalled $2.56 plus franking credits, as…

The local market managed to overcome another weak global lead, gaining 0.5 per cent on Tuesday, with the energy sector a key support. Gaining 1.4 per cent on the back of a strong inaugural report by Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) the sector was second only to technology, which gained 1.8 per cent. Renewed conflict in Libya…

With so much negativity circling, one would assume that the market is likely heading lower or treading water at best. Wrong.

The local market followed an increasingly negative global lead, ultimately finishing 2 per cent lower. The sole driver was commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from the Jackson Hole summit, which suggested aggressive central bank action was unlikely to slow any time soon. The result was just four companies posting increases on the day,…

The race to tokenize is on, with Australia joining Switzerland, the US and Japan in embracing the technology

With a nervous mood prominent in the markets ahead of the Federal Reserve symposium this week, and earnings results pouring in, it was a difficult session for the local market on Tuesday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 85.1 points, or 1.2 per cent, to a nearly three-week low of 6961.8, while the broader S&P/ASX…