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    Sarah Jones

    Markets Editor

    Sarah Jones is the markets editor at The Australian Financial Review. She is based in the Sydney newsroom. Connect with Sarah on Twitter. Email Sarah at sa.jones@afr.com

    Today

    The ASX 200 is set to open lower.

    ASX flat, CSL on course for biggest drop this year

    Shares steady; immunoglobulins unit boosts CSL earnings; Seek hit by job ads fall; Orora knocks back Lone Star’s bid; NBN losses deepen. Follow updates here.

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    Yesterday

    Guzman y Gomez successfully floated on the ASX in June. Now, is heading toward the ASX200.

    Guzman y Gomez in ‘striking distance’ of joining ASX 200

    The Mexican fast-food chain has a good shot at joining the major benchmark next month, potentially attracting millions in new investment.

    Local shares are set to open higher, as reporting season gathers momentum.

    ASX climbs as consumer stocks rally; Beach sinks 13pc

    Shares advance; JB Hi-Fi flags special dividend; Aurizon announces $150 million buyback; Beach Energy plunges into loss; CAR Group revenue jumps. Follow here for more.

    This Month

    The bond market is sticking with its rate cut forecasts for 2024, despite what governor Michele Bullock says.

    Why the market doesn’t believe the RBA on rates

    Despite the surprisingly strong hawkish rhetoric from the Reserve Bank this week, bond traders (and some economists) aren’t buying it.

    • Updated

    ASX lifts as GPT shines, Rio slumps

    Shares reverse early losses; Wall Street firms amid persisting volatility; shares in retailers and property lose steam; lower iron ore prices hit miners. Follow updates here.

    • Updated
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    The ASX 200 is set to open lower as volatility persists.

    ASX rebounds after global rout; Woodside shares tumble

    Shares advance at the closing bell; US futures bounce back; Treasury Wine flags impairment; Coronado revenue slumps 10 per cent; Bullock says rate cut not on the agenda in 2024. Follow updates here.

    • Updated
    The sharemarket is on track for the worst two-day sell-off since the outbreak of COVID-19.

    ASX dives with no sector spared as recession fears trigger panic

    The ASX 200 was steamrolled in the sharpest two-day sell-off since COVID-19 first roiled markets.

    Australian shares are poised to extend their losses to start the week.

    ASX charts worst day in four years; tech stocks crumble

    The sharemarket ended the session 3.7 per cent lower. Wall Street tumbles after July jobs miss. ResMed unscathed by market-wide rout. Follow here for more.

    July

    Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock will meet to discuss interest rates next week.

    Relief rally sweeps market after cool inflation tempers rate fears

    Shares had the best day since 2022, the Aussie dollar fell, and bond yields tumbled after core inflation prompted traders to rapidly start pricing in a rate cut in Australia.

    Local shares are set to open higher, though futures pared their gains after Microsoft’s earnings disappointed.

    ASX jumps 1.8pc after June CPI data; Rio rallies

    Shares jumped the most since 2022 amid a broad rally; traders bet on Reserve Bank rate cuts; Commonwealth Bank tops BHP to become biggest Australian firm; Rio Tinto half-year profit at $5.8 billion. Follow updates here.

    There’s a lot of money riding on the US Federal Reserve’s July board meeting.

    Traders gird for ‘dangerous’ 48 hours in markets

    There’s a lot riding on the next few days, with Australia’s quarterly inflation report and the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Anything less than consensus could rile markets.

    Australian shares are poised to start the day lower.

    ASX slides as BHP drops 1pc; Fortescue plunges 10pc

    Shares fall after a sell-off in commodity stocks; BHP buys Toronto listed copper miner Filo; Ramsay appoints ex Woolworths executive; Rex shares still suspended; Fortescue hit with $2 billion block trade. Follow updates here.

    Investors are cautious that the market’s overly optimistic earnings expectations could come unstuck this reporting season.

    Investors brace for bruising earnings season as stocks teeter

    Investors are treading carefully this reporting season as overly optimistic earnings expectations baked into the sharemarket could come unstuck.

    • Updated
    ASX futures are pointing to a  positive start.

    ASX climbs amid broad rally; Fletcher slumps after profit hit

    Shares advance; Adore Beauty names Sacha Laing as chief executive; Fletcher expects $NZ30m hit to earnings; Kogan sees ‘positive trend’ in sales; Bitcoin hits six-week high. Follow here for more.

    Perennial Capital’s head of Small Caps Andrew Smith with co-portfolio manager Julian Guido.

    Perennial prepares to unleash war chest on small caps

    After a bruising few years for the money manager’s smaller companies fund, Andrew Smith is readying his team for the next big buy: the August reporting season.

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    The ASX 200 is set to open sharply lower.

    Shares fall; Macquarie, Fortescue sink on results

    Shares lose 1pc. Seek warns on profits. ANZ suspends, terminates staff. Fortescue misses production expectations. Wall Street tumbles on slowdown worries. Follow here.

    The ASX 200 is set to open modestly higher.

    Energy and property stocks weigh on ASX; $A drops below US66¢

    Shares slip at the closing bell; Perpetual hit with outflows; the Australian dollar extends sell-off as iron ore inches closer to $US100. Follow updates here.

    Local shares are set to open higher, as megacap techs rebounded.

    ASX rises as tech stocks bounce; Woodside hits one-month low

    Australian shares open higher. Nvidia, Tesla pace a megacap tech rally. $A hits 1-month low. Copper hits a 3-month low. Follow updates here.

    • Updated

    ASX falls; Insignia rallies 5pc; South32 sinks 13pc

    Shares decline at the closing bell; gold and oil rise as US election chaos escalates after Biden drops out; Woodside splashes $1.35 billion on US LNG. Follow here for more.

    The ASX 200 is set to open lower after sharp falls in the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500.

    Tech sector plunges; traders lift bets on interest rate increase

    Jobless rate edges higher in line with expectations, job gains beat forecasts. Domino’s cuts guidance. Telix lifts sales forecasts. Nasdaq posts worst day since 2022. Follow here.