Gold has firmed after US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made no mention of monetary policy in her much-anticipated speech, while investors awaited clues from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.
Harbour plan all at sea after faction's mutinyWA Labor’s new factional force, “Progressive Labor”, flexed its muscle at the party’s State conference at the weekend by s
Oil prices have risen nearly one per cent as the US dollar fell and the US Gulf Coast braced for Hurricane Harvey, on track to become the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland in more than a decade.
The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart after speeches at the Jackson Hole, Wyoming central bankers meeting disappointed with little on monetary policy, prompting the greenback to fall.
Australia Post has nearly trebled its full-year profit to $95 million in Ahmed Fahour's final year as chief executive, boosted by another strong performance by its parcels unit.
Watchdog urges cut in wastewater chargeWA’s economic watchdog is at odds with the State Government after calling for cuts to water bills that would cost the State’s deb
Gold prices have drifted lower, pressured by a firmer US dollar as investors await cues on further interest rate rises from central bankers meeting in Jackson Hole this week.
The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, led by gains in the resources and a steady energy sector, offsetting a flat day for the major banks.
The Australian market has opened lower after Wall Street's key indexes fell following President Donald Trump's threat to shut down government if Congress doesn't fund his Mexico border wall.
$25,000 dose of Labor hypocrisyWA Labor is operating a cash-for-access Leaders’ Forum — which charges wealthy company bosses about $25,000 a year for private meetings w
Oil prices have risen after US crude inventories declined for the eighth straight week and as a storm approached the Gulf Coast with the potential to disrupt oil and refined products output.
Gold prices have edged up, drawing support from political uncertainty in the United States and the weak dollar before a major central banking conference there this week.
The share market has reversed earlier gains to close lower after falls by financials and healthcare companies outweighed gains in the energy and telco sectors.
The Australian market has opened higher after Wall Street rose following a report that President Donald Trump's administration was making progress on tax reform.
Threat won’t influence WA’s bank taxThe West Australian government says threats of a High Court challenge will not influence its deliberations over whether to include a
Oil has inched up, lifted by expectations of another crude stockpile drawdown in the United States but price gains were limited amid the reopening of Libya's largest oil field.
Broad based gains have driven the Australian share market higher with mining stocks leading the way, supported by a lift in iron ore prices and BHP Billiton's return to a full-year profit.
ANALYSIS: Positive news on employment and among some key commodities appears to mark a positive trend for the state’s economy, and Business News' BN30 stock index backs that up.
Families feel pain of power price surgeThe State Government is set to oversee the second highest electricity charges in the country after warnings its sharp increase in
Oil prices have fallen nearly two per cent ahead of monthly contract expiration, pulling back from last week's rally built on signs the global market is starting to rebalance from chronic oversupply.
Shares in BlueScope Steel have fallen more than 20 per cent despite its full-year profit more than doubling, after the company offered a mixed outlook on the back of rising costs.
Australian shares have started the week in the red following falls in international markets and dragged down by a sharp loss in BlueScope Steel stocks.
