Oil prices have dipped as speculators took profits for a second day after big third-quarter gains and on concerns that higher prices might spur increased US shale production.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the official interest rate at 1.5 per cent and maintained its forecast of a gradual improvement in economic growth in the year ahead.
Gold royalty rise to cost 3,000 jobs: lobbyAlmost 3000 jobs would disappear if the West Australian Labor government implemented its controversial plan to increase gold
Oil has fallen more than $US1 a barrel as a rise in US drilling and higher OPEC output put the brakes on a rally that helped prices notch their biggest third-quarter gain in 13 years.
Gold has fallen to its lowest in nearly seven weeks as rising US Treasury yields pushes the US dollar higher while concern over violence during Catalonia's independence vote at the weekend weighed on the euro.
The Australian share market has closed higher after investors started the new quarter in a bullish mood following a positive lead from the US and encouraging economic data from China.
The Australian share market has opened strong on the the first trading session of the new month, with investors taking cues from a positive finish on Wall Street last week.
No ‘Plan B’ if tax fails: WyattWA Treasurer Ben Wyatt has heaped pressure on the Upper House MPs who will decide the fate of his gold royalty and payroll tax hikes, say
The Australian dollar is little changed against the US dollar with most major currencies either steady or range-bound since the last local trading session.
Gold prices have edged lower as slightly weaker US inflation and consumer spending data did little to dampen expectations of an interest rate hike in December.
The share market has ended a choppy session in positive territory with a respite in falling iron ore prices helping materials and resources stocks recover lost ground.
The Australian share market has turned lower early on its last trading day of the month after a confused start when key indexes moved in and out of positive territory.
GST win for WAWA may finally get some GST justice, with the Commonwealth Grants Commission backing plans that would deliver a substantial increase in iron ore royalties
The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart, recouping the losses it suffered in its previous onshore session as the greenback's tax-plan inspired gains were partly forfeited.
Oil prices have slipped, further backing off from 2015 peaks hit earlier in the week as tension around northern Iraq following the Kurdistan region's vote in favour of independence spurred fresh supply concerns.
The Australian share market has ended the day modestly higher, while a surge in the US greenback has helped push the Aussie dollar to its lowest level in more than two months.
Global Construction Services is still negotiating the sale price for its equipment hire business to Onsite Rental Group, but says the division accounted for less than 10 per cent of the group’s total revenue.
Police Minister Michelle Roberts insists the state government will not budge on its $1,000 pay increase offer to the police union, saying to capitulate would trigger a flow-on effect across the rest of the public sector.
The Australian share market has opened higher, after Wall Street rose following the release of President Donald Trump's tax reform plan and increased expectation of a Federal Reserve interest rate
Public servants threat to follow police claimThe public sector union says it will tear up the pay offer it is about to put to members and go after the State Government
Brent prices have fallen while WTI (US) crude has rallied, after oil stockpiles in the world's top consumer unexpectedly drew down with refiners coming back online following Hurricane Harvey in August.
Heightened expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this year has driven gold to a one-month low, extending losses after the biggest one-day loss in almost two years during the previous session.
The share market has lost ground as investors tread cautiously ahead of a speech by US President Donald Trump that is expected to detail his plans for tax cuts and reform.
The Australian market is flat at the open following a mixed lead from Wall Street and reversing from positive indicators on the futures market ahead of the start of trade.
Tax hike widens split over Kalgoorlie Super-Pit valueA tax hike in Western Australia stands to lower the value of a massive gold deposit and further drive apart its own
Oil prices have ended one per cent lower after investors took profits following a rally to 26-month highs spurred largely by threats from Turkey to cut crude exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region.
