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Oil prices have held steady remaining close to highs last reached in late 2014 on tensions over Syria and shrinking global oil inventories.

Wall Street stocks bounced higher as expectations that lower US taxes would fuel corporate earnings added to easing of nerves over US military conflict with Russia in Syria.

Barrister John Vaughan has been appointed a judge of the WA Supreme Court, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Justice Peter Martino.

The Australian share market has closed lower as increasing tensions between the US and Russia over Syria unnerve investors.

Australian shares are lower as potential US military action against Syria stoked investor concerns about the impact of military action on the American economy.

Oil prices have jumped, hitting their highest levels in more than three years after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted missiles over Riyadh and US President Donald Trump warned Russia of imminent mil

The Australian dollar is slightly higher against a weaker US dollar that was weighed down by falls in US stocks after President Donald Trump tweeted missile threats against Syria and Russia.

Gold prices retreated from session highs on Wednesday but remained positive after the US. Federal Reserve confirmed policymakers' sentiment of a stronger US economy, denting safe haven appeal.

Australian shares have closed lower despite strong performances from energy and mining companies, with the market falling back after two sessions of gains sparked by an easing in US-China trade tensions.

Australian shares have opened lower despite a strong lead from the US, with investors taking a cautious stance ahead of upcoming key market events.

The Australian dollar has followed US stocks higher as investor concerns about rising trade tensions between the US and China eased after President Xi Jinping promised to cut import tariffs..

Oil prices surged more than three per cent on Tuesday as investors grew more confident the United States and China would resolve their trade dispute without damaging the global economy, while Middl

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their highest in nearly a week as the US dollar weakened and investors awaited potential US action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Australian shares and markets across Asia have lifted after China's president, Xi Jinping, promised to widen market access for foreign investors, a statement that helped ease concerns over a potential trade war between the US and China.

The Australian share market is lower after Wall Street closed in positive territory but off its highs following concerns around the FBI raid on an office belonging to President Donald Trump's lawyer.

Gold prices rose on Monday as the US dollar turned lower, but caution over the prospect of a potential escalation in the China-US trade dispute, upcoming US data and US Federal Reserve meeting minu

The Australian dollar is slightly higher as US stocks rise on the back of easing fears about a trade war between China and the US.

Wall Street has rebounded from last week's trade tariff driven sell-off to open higher, taking comfort in comments from Trump administration officials who stressed the trade dispute with China coul

Australian shares have closed higher on their first day of trading for the week, ignoring China-US trade war fears that contributed to heavy falls on Wall Street last Friday.

Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan has suggested a summer ban on livestock exports after video emerged showing sheep dying in extreme heat and filth on a Middle East-bound vessel.

The Australian share market has opened lower after Wall Street fell following sluggish jobs data and escalating trade tensions between the US and China.

Oil prices fell about two per cent after US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on China, reigniting fears of a trade war between the world's two largest economies that could hurt global

Gold prices rose on Friday, as Wall Street stocks tumbled and the dollar fell as rhetoric from US.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher despite heavy falls on Wall Street on Friday.

The Australian share market has closed flat after a choppy session dominated by US President Donald Trump's threat to slap even more trade tariffs on China.

Clive Palmer has been charged with criminal offences by the corporate watchdog in relation to his troubled Sunshine Coast resort, Palmer Leisure Coolum.

ANZ bank will pay $3 million after an investigation found the lender failed to provide more than 10,000 customers annual reviews of their investments.

The Australian share market was still weaker at midday after US President Donald Trump stoked fears of a trade war between the world's two biggest economies by indicating he may impose more tariffs on China.

The Dow and the S&P 500 posted gains for a third day in a row, the longest streak in about a month, as investors' worries of an escalating trade conflict between the United States and China eas

Gold prices dropped as safe-haven demand eased for bullion after the United States and China signaled willingness to negotiate a trade dispute instead of hitting each other with tariffs that might

The Australian dollar is slightly lower, as the US dollar continues its recovery from recent declines, ahead of what is expected to be some strong US jobs figures to be released on Friday night (AE

The Australian share market has closed higher as fears of an escalating China-US trade war eased, at least for now, and Australia's big four banks made gains.