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Dollar steadies from weakness as Trump calls off planned attack on IranThe dollar gained strength as U.S. President Donald Trump halted a planned attack on Iran. This move eased fears of a wider conflict. Bond ...
Global Market Today: US stock futures gain on tech earnings; Asian shares fallUS equity futures rose, driven by tech giants and AI trade, while oil prices surged amid escalating Iran war uncertainty. The Federal Reser...
Dollar at week high as markets raise doubts over Iran ceasefireOn the policy front, Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh's comments at a Senate confirmation hearing were interpreted as slightly hawkish, ...
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...
Global Markets | Australian shares close at 4-week high on short covering but Mideast concerns lingerAustralian shares closed at a near four-week high on Tuesday, driven by short covering and battered stock purchases. However, the benchmark...
Global Markets | Banks, tech weigh down Australian shares; Gulf war keeps energy stocks upAustralian shares declined on Monday. Banks and technology stocks led the fall. High energy prices fueled inflation worries. Investors redu...
Westpac outage leaves thousands affected in Australia; Customers unable to access EFTPOS - When will the services be restored? Here's what the company said about the outageA significant Westpac outage has impacted thousands of Australian customers, preventing access to EFTPOS services. The disruption caused wi...
Westpac New Zealand online banking outage leaves customers frustrated, outragedWestpac Banking Corporation in New Zealand faced an online service disruption. The glitch impacted Westpac One browser and app users. Custo...
Crude oil spikes to 7-year high as markets avoid Russian supplyBrent crude futures gained $5.30, or 5%, to $110.23 a barrel at 0419 GMT, a level last seen in July 2014. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
Australian shares edge up on energy stocks boost; tech caps gainsThe S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.4% to 7,243.90 in its best session since Feb. 10. The benchmark ended 1% lower on Friday.
Internet outages hit Australian airlines, lenders and central bankThe Reserve Bank of Australia said on Thursday it was cancelling its operation to buy long-dated government bonds because of the technical ...
Australia shares end lower on financials and consumers; NZ recoversAll "Big Four" banks closed in negative territory, with top lenders Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac Banking Corp losing 1% and 1...
Australian shares jump on Fed's QE boost, NZ posts record daily gainThe S&P/ASX 200 index gained 4.2% to end at 4,735.70, recovering from a 5.6% drop on Monday.
Australia shares close at near 11-month low on coronavirus impact fears; NZ fallsThe S&P/ASX 200 index fell 2.8 per cent to finish at 6,216.20, its lowest close since April 11, 2019.
Australian shares end lower on worries over fast-spreading coronavirusThe S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.3 per cent lower at 7,139.
Australia shares end higher on broad-based gains, NZ up over 1%The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.6 per cent higher at 7,055.3.
Australia shares rise on mining, energy stocks; NZ hits record highS&P/ASX 200 index ended up 43.60 points or 0.7 per cent to 6,327.80.
Australian shares weaker as Sino-US trade woes hit miners; NZ upThe benchmark snapped three weeks of gains to decline 0.5 per cent this week.
Australia shares end 5-day rally on weak miners and financials; NZ fallsNZX-listed shares of lender Westpac Banking Corp were the top per centage loser, plunging 2.6 per cent.
- Australian bank plans to outsource from India
The National Australian Bank (NAB) has said it plans to outsource 100 credit card processing jobs, with India being a possible destination.