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Commodities
ASX rises sharply, tracking strong gains in global markets as commodity prices ease worries about inflation
Australian shares have started the day higher, as investors look to shrug off worries about renewed rate hikes on the…
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Currencies
dollar: As rupee plunges against dollar, importers bet big on currency hedges
Companies with US dollar loans on their balance sheets and importers are rushing to cover unhedged foreign currency exposures after…
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Australian Economy
ASX likely to rise, Wall Street slips as Jerome Powell says US recession is a ‘possibility’
The Australian share market may begin its day higher, despite Wall Street’s struggle to hold onto any of its gains…
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Australian Economy
ASX falls depite Wall Street’s rebound from worst weekly sell-off since 2020
The Australian share market struggled for direction on Wednesday afternoon, despite a rebound on Wall Street driven by energy and megacap growth stocks. The…
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Australian Economy
ASX seesaws after biggest weekly loss since 2020 on interest rate
Australian shares seesaw at open as investors worry that aggressive monetary policy tightening could pull the global economy into recession. Key…
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Australian Economy
Australian dollar: the currency that can’t catch a break
TOKYO — When Australia’s central bank shocked markets by raising interest rates by half a percentage point last week, twice…
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Australian Economy
ASX falls ahead of RBA meeting, global stock markets slide after US employment report
Australian shares have started the day lower, taking cues from global equity markets after the US employment report on Friday indicated…
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Shares
A ‘pinch’ for the stock market but good news for the Fed: What investors need to know about a strong U.S. dollar
Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only U.S. company pointing to the dollar’s surge as a potential problem. A strong dollar has…
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Australian Economy
Tech, financials drag ASX lower; global equities fall despite positive US economic data
Australian shares, in tandem with global markets, have edged lower, dragged by losses in technology and banking stocks as investors…
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Currencies
Opinion: Get ready for the ‘reverse currency wars’
Jeffrey Frankel is professor of capital formation and growth at Harvard University. The U.S. dollar is up 12 per cent…
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