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ASX 200 gains 0.7 per cent, closing at new record high above 8,000 points, fending off weak Chinese data — as it happened

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has recommended ANZ, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac must pay back millions to cus

Live: Australian shares hit new record high after falling US inflation fuels interest rate cut speculation

Sick of 'shrinkflation'? Tired of that $50 note evaporating the second you enter a supermarket or servo?The following yarn from Reuters may contain some promisi

Almond company and nuclear medicine maker both soaring on the ASX today — as it happened

The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against The Good Guys Discount Warehouses (Australia), for allegedly making false or misleading represe

Live: Building approval data reveals housing shortfall

Rabobank's senior currency strategist Jane Foley has an interesting note that goes some way to explaining the shifts in the exchange rate between the Australian

Live: ASX drops 0.4 per cent on opening despite Wall Street closing again at record highs

Good morning and welcome to another week on the ABC markets and finance blog.Stephen Letts from ABC business team limbering up for a blow-by-blow coverage of th

Live: ASIC report fallout continues, while ASX to rise as Tesla and Nvidia push up tech indexes on Wall Street

A 20-month inquiry into the corporate watchdog was tabled yesterday. And it wasn't pretty. In one line; ASIC's ambit is too wide, its resourcing too low and it

Online retailer Booktopia collapses, ASX follows Wall Street’s lead to finish higher — as it happened

Wall Street's main stock indexes closed higher on Tuesday, boosted by gains in Tesla and megacap growth stocks, but volumes were thin ahead of the July Fourth h

ASX closes down 0.2% after clawing back heavy early losses — as it happened

The pulse of China's industrial heartland has weakened again, with manufacturing activity falling for the second consecutive month in June.The official purchasi

Live: Live updates: Nine to axe 200 jobs, ASX trades higher

 Eastern states readers are entering the final stretch of the working week (hi from the west!).If you're reaching for that cuppa to get you through to the end

ASX lower after release of hot inflation data sparking fears of another rate hike — as it happened

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has approved a new code of practice for the banks, which will take effect on Feb 28, 2025.The changes in th

ASX drops as inflation climbs to 4 per cent in May, exceeding economists’ expectations — as it happened

Iron ore futures prices rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, aided by a wave of buying in the spot market in top consumer China, although gains were

Live: ASX slips 0.2 per cent on weaker Wall Street close, supermarket reforms on the way

Good morning and welcome to another week on the ABC markets and finance blog.Stephen Letts from ABC business team here, limbering up for a blow-by-blow coverage