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ASX set to slide as Wall Street drifts
Wall Street has stayed in neutral, setting up the ASX to retreat at the open.
- by Stan Choe
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Industrials and tech stocks lift ASX; Perpetual plunges 7 per cent
The Australian sharemarket edged higher on Wednesday following its rally in the previous session.
- by Millie Muroi
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ASX lifts after RBA leaves rates on hold
The Australian sharemarket extended gains after the Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged, with the bourse building on its early gains following a strong finish on Wall Street.
- by Millie Muroi
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ASX steps up after Wall Street rallies
The Australian sharemarket stepped up on Monday after Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading with its best day in more than two months.
- by Jessica Yun and Millie Muroi
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ASX closes green as Wall Street jumps; Apple surges on earnings
The S&P/ASX 200 has climbed, reflecting US’ rally that trimmed the majority of their losses for the week, while Apple released its numbers after the closing bell.
- by Jessica Yun
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ASX extends gains after Wall Street’s Fed rollercoaster
The Australian sharemarket lifted on Thursday despite a negative lead from Wall Street after Jerome Powell revealed the US Federal Reserve would hold its cash rate steady and moving to reassure another rate hike is unlikely despite stubbornly high inflation.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Red flag: Fed chief signals interest rates to stay higher for longer
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it was likely to take longer than previously expected for Fed officials to gain the “greater confidence” needed for them to kick off interest rate cuts.
- by Howard Schneider
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ASX a sea of red as Wall Street tumbles to wrap up ugly April
The Australian sharemarket tumbled after a negative lead from Wall Street, as investor fears grew about persistent US inflation and the likelihood that interest rates will stay higher for longer.
- by Millie Muroi
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ASX extends gains as investors await key Fed meeting
The Australian sharemarket extended its gains on Tuesday as investors marked time ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s key interest-rate meeting later this week.
- by Millie Muroi and Sumeyya Ilanbey