Gold prices have fallen, as the US dollar rebounded from 6-1/2-month lows and investors shrugged off heightened political risk following a deadly suicide attack in Britain.
Oil prices have settled a bit higher as expectations of an extension to OPEC-led supply cuts overshadowed a White House proposal to sell half of US petroleum reserves.
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Gold has extended its biggest weekly gain in five weeks as the US dollar falls against the euro, while US political turmoil fuells demand for bullion as a safe-haven and reduces expectations of rapid Federal Reserve interest rate rises.
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Oil prices have risen as growing confidence that top exporters will agree to extend supply curbs this week and speculation that the cuts could be deepened further have pushed prices to their highest levels in more than a month.
Australian shares have shaken off their weakness of last week courtesy of a bounce in energy and mining stocks as speculation of tightening world oil supply boosts commodities.
Power prices to surgeWA Energy Minister Ben Wyatt has indicated household electricity prices could have to rise by up to 15 per cent within two years as part of moves t
Oil prices have risen, closing out a second week of gains on growing expectations that OPEC and other producing countries will agree next week to extend output cuts.
The Australian market has opened slightly weaker despite a positive lead from US markets overnight, with modest gains among the miners failing to offset declines by big banks.
Wall Street has rebounded from its biggest sell-off in more than eight months with help from a move to loosen internet regulations and strong economic data.
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The Australian dollar has slipped back against the US dollar, which rebounded along with the major US share markets following appointment of a special counsel to head a key federal investigation in the US.
The estate of the late Perth mining billionaire Michael Wright is fighting a court decision that awarded $25 million to his youngest daughter, Olivia Mead, arguing the $3 million he left her was enough.
The Australian market has opened sharply lower following a slide on Wall Street over concerns U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly tried to interfere with a federal investigation.
The S&P 500 and the Dow notched their biggest one-day fall since September 9 as investor hopes for tax cuts and other pro-business policies faded after reports that US President Donald Trump tried to interfere with a federal investigation set off alarm bells on Wall Street.
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The Australian dollar edged higher against the US dollar, which fell along with the major US share markets on worries over the stability of the Trump administration.
Oil prices settled at a two-week high on Wednesday after U.S crude inventories declined for the sixth straight week, a positive sign for markets ahead of next week's OPEC meeting, where major oil producers are expected to extend supply cuts.
The share market has posted its biggest fall in almost two months as the battle between the Turnbull government and the big banks over a proposed $6.2 billion bank levy weighs on investor sentiment towards the financial sector.
