The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 285.30 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 49,098.71. The S&P 500 edged up 2.26 points.
David French
Investors are nervously watching whether Japanese authorities are likely to intervene to support the yen.
Iain Withers and Gregor Stuart Hunter
The 130-year-old WA residential developer’s shares hit a 16-year high of $2.17 on Friday before closing 3¢ better at $2.14 to value the group at $1 billion.
Sean Smith
Miners and tech stocks have driven the ASX to a modest gain despite banking sector falls, as gold hits record highs.
Cameron Micallef
Australia’s major telcos have copped an international pasting, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calling out high prices, poor service and a lack of help for country customers.
Tim Ayres has remained tight-lipped on the possibility of a new trade clash with China after steel manufacturers called for tariffs and quotas.
Nathan Schmidt
Gold has hit yet another record high, despite risk sentiment improving after US President Donald Trump walked back talk of tariffs or taking Greenland by force.
Adrian Black
The listed stockbroker flagged a doubled interim profit of about $13.84 million, well in excess of the $10.3m it made for the whole of the 2025 financial year.
Gold rose to an all-time high, supported by a weaker dollar following US data that showed resilience in the job market and consumer spending.
Yihui Xie
Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are down 0.4 per cent for the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average essentially flat.
Influential analyst Macquarie is tipping a rebound for Premier Investments amid strong demand for Peter Alexander and says the string of executive departures at Smiggle is less of an overhang for the group.
Cheyanne Enciso
Energy, consumer discretionary stocks and the major banks all rallied more than 1.80 per cent on Thursday, as the ASX emphatically snapped losing streak.
The Australian bourse is staging a comeback after US President Donald Trump eased investor fears about using tariffs or force to acquire Greenland.
The US dollar and stocks have rebounded after Donald Trump dropped his tariff threats and ruled out seizing Greenland by force.
Tom Westbrook
US stocks have rebounded after President Donald Trump backed away from more tariffs, saying a framework on a future deal over Greenland has been reached.
The Aussie sharemarket has fallen for a third straight day amid trade tensions between the US and Europe, while gold surged toward almost $5000 an ounce.
Emma Kirk
Lynas Rare Earths is already seeing improved product prices from a geopolitical shift, which offset major power supply issues at its $780 million refinery in Kalgoorlie.
Adrian Rauso
Gold has hit a record high for a third time in as many days, as investors flock to safety after renewed US tariff threats undermine investor confidence.
Rare earths prices have been surging as the world tries to reduce its dependence on China, and a local miner is reaping the benefits.
Australian Foundation Investment Company’s portfolio lost 2 per cent in value during the six months, falling well short of the 4.2 per cent returned by the S&P-ASX200 Accumulation Index for the period.
The ‘sell America’ trade is in full swing Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland.
Alex Harring
US stocks have closed lower amid investor uncertainty heightened by President Donald Trump's Greenland tariff threats.
Australia’s sharemarket continued to trade lower on Tuesday as the latest tit-for-tat tariff threats from the US and Europe weighed on markets.
A major analyst reckons Coles will keep the edge over rival Woolworths, with the supermarket giants tipped to report different fortunes during next month’s earnings season.
