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Tech, consumer stocks drag ASX lower amid Middle East tensions
The Australian sharemarket closed the day lower, with energy stocks – boosted by a jump in oil prices overnight – unable to keep it in the green.
- by Jessica Yun
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Opinion
China is in deep trouble despite a surging sharemarket
While the People’s Bank of China’s monetary blitz has ignited the sharemarket, it doesn’t fix its economic crisis. A meeting later this month will tell us more.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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ASX retreats, Wall Street rebounds after Powell speech
The Australian sharemarket closed lower on Tuesday, weighed by the miners, despite Wall Street closing hitting record highs on Monday.
- by Jessica Yun
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Wall Street
Iron ore miners lift sharemarket to record high
Miners pushed the Australian sharemarket to a record high after China announced a slew of stimulus measures last week.
- by Brittany Busch
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OPEC
The cheating game inside the world’s oil cartel
The OPEC+ group likes to blame everyone else for its problems. It needs to look in the mirror.
- by Javier Blas
Opinion
Inside China
Shock and awe: Xi Jinping needs to do more to pull China out of its spiral
China has just announced a fresh set of stimulus measures to try and fix its economy. Once again, they are too half-hearted.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Sharemarket
ASX’s miners bounce back with best week since 2015; Star plunges 44%
With a boost from the mining sector, the Australian sharemarket has finished slightly up to close at a fresh all-time high.
- by Staff reporter
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Shares
Miners and consumer stocks drive gains on ASX amid China hopes
The Australian sharemarket posted strong gains on Thursday, boosted by cyclical stocks such as retailers and tech companies, while miners powered ahead for a third day.
- by Staff reporter
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Miners’ rally not enough to offset falling banks on ASX; Premier slumps
The Australian sharemarket has dipped on Wednesday, but the big miners have had another day of strong gains following a slew of stimulus measures by China’s central bank.
- by Staff reporter
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Sharemarket
ASX closes lower as miners jump on China stimulus
The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly lower, after big miners rallied on the back of an announcement of Chinese stimulus.
- by Staff reporter
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Wall Street
ASX drops as Woolworths and Coles slump after ACCC action
The sharemarket has closed lower, dragged down by consumer stocks after the competition watchdog took legal against the country’s two biggest supermarkets.
- by Staff reporter