Global Markets: Australian shares end flat as banking losses overshadow miners' gainsAustralian shares closed nearly flat as bank losses offset resource gains, with U.S.-Iran tensions and sticky inflation weighing on sentime...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Dollar near one-week high as hot U.S. inflation fans Fed hike bets, peace talks stallGlobal markets felt the heat as a surprising U.S. inflation surge boosted Treasury yields, weakening the euro and sterling. Rising oil pric...
13 May, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
Global markets | Australian shares slip as RBA decision looms, NAB posts profit missAustralian shares declined on Monday. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed lower. NAB reported a miss in half-year earnings, affecting market senti...
04 May, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
Dollar holds near 1-1/2-week high as Iran-US standoff persistsGlobal markets are reacting to rising tensions in the Middle East. Iran seized two ships, escalating the conflict. Oil prices have surged p...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Global Markets | Australian shares close at two-week low, Cochlear crashes 41%Australian stocks hit a two-week low on Wednesday. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell significantly. Cochlear, a major company, saw its shares plum...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Global Markets | Australia Inc starts to feel Iran war fallout, raising stagflation riskAustralia's economy faces a stagflationary shock as the Middle East conflict drives up fuel prices. Top companies like Qantas and Westpac a...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Ceasefire sends dollar toward weekly drop with US-Iran talks in focusInvestors are shifting their focus as the dollar declines, buoyed by the resumption of oil shipping after a ceasefire in the Gulf alleviate...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Global Markets | Australian shares rally on softer inflation, Mideast ceasefire prospectAustralian shares surged on Wednesday, gaining nearly 2%. Softer inflation data boosted market sentiment. Hopes for a Middle East ceasefire...
25 Mar, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Global Markets | Australian shares rebound but trim gains as Iran denies US talksAustralian shares closed higher on Tuesday, underpinned by miners, but trimmed early gains after Iran denied reports of any negotiations wi...
24 Mar, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Australia consumer sentiment falls 3.1% in Sept on economic angstAustralian consumer sentiment saw a dip in September. A recent survey indicated a fall from previous highs. This decline is attributed to w...
09 Sep, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
Australian consumer sentiment slides as rates, inflation surgeThe Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment released on Tuesday slid 6.9% in November from October, to be down almost 26% o...
08 Nov, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Australian shares hit 1-month low on tech sell-offThe S&P/ASX 200 closed 1% lower at 7,332.50 in its second straight session of fall, with tech stocks shedding 2.6% to hit their lowest in n...
19 Jan, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
ASX 200 down 0.3% at close; Australia shares end lower as banks, Woolworths dragThe S&P/ASX 200 index gained as much as 0.6 per cent in early trading but reversed course to close 0.3 per cent lower at 7,270.2. It ended ...
09 Jun, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
Australia shares end lower as recession fears deepen, energy stocks dragThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.4 per cent lower at 5,466.70, after starting the session in positive territory.
15 Apr, 2020, 01.26 PM IST
Australia shares eke out third session of gains; NZ upThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended the session up 0.1 per cent at 5,661.6.
13 Dec, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
- Golobal financial crisis "failure of extreme capitalism": Rudd
Australia's PM Kevin Rudd blamed that the global economic crisis, a result of the "comprehensive failure of extreme capitalism."
15 Oct, 2008, 01.39 PM IST
- Australia sentiment lowest in more than 16 years
Australian consumer sentiment plunged to its lowest level in more than 16 years in July as rising oil prices eroded confidence, according t...
09 Jul, 2008, 08.19 AM IST