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The share market's benchmark index has risen more than 1.3 per cent to its highest closing level of 2017 as investors put aside their anxieties over US President Donald Trump's ability to implement his agenda.

Australian shares have risen with calm returning to global markets after investors took profits following renewed pessimism about US President Donald Trump's ability to implement his agenda.

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The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart even though the US dollar slid to a near our-month low against a basket of currencies.

Oil has resumed its slide as investors remain uncertain whether producing nations will extend an OPEC-led output cut beyond the end of June in an effort to reduce a global glut of crude.

Gold has rallied more than 1 per cent after US President Donald Trump's failure to push through a healthcare reform package raises questions over his ability to deliver promised tax cuts and spending plans.

The Australian share market has closed lower after losses from the major miners offset a recovery in energy, banks and utility companies.

Australian shares have fallen on profit-taking amid light trade, mixed international markets and little economic data.

Voters lean to company tax cutsThe Turnbull government is trailing Labor badly in the eyes of voters but has a higher-than-anticipated level of support for one of its m

The Australian dollar is flat against its US counterpart which has fallen slightly against a basket of currencies.

Gold has risen, notching its second straight week of gains as concern about the ability of US President Donald Trump to push legislation through Congress pressured the US dollar, making bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies.

Oil has lifted slightly in thin trade, but were on track for weekly losses of about 2 per cent as concerns persisted over an excess of crude.

The Australian share market has staged an end-of-week recovery as investors rekindle their belief that US President Donald Trump will be able to address the issue of tax cuts regardless of the outcome of his efforts to repeal Obamacare.

Australian shares are sharply higher, bucking the lead from Wall Street which closed mostly flat due to concerns over a delay to President Trump's first major reform bill's passage through Congress

Li offers more trade, at a priceChinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged Australia not to take sides as happened during the Cold War, warning strategic tensions in the regi

Wall Street has declined after US lawmakers delayed a vote on a healthcare bill seen as President Donald Trump's first policy test.

The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart, and the yen and the euro, as the local currency underperforms while the greenback remains steady.

Oil prices have dipped, struggling to recover from four-month lows because of investor concerns that OPEC-led supply cuts were not yet reducing record US crude inventories.

Gold prices slip as the US dollar firms slightly, while palladium extends gains to hit a two-year high on economic data and demand from the automobile sector.

The share market has posted a small gain as investors recuperated some of the losses from a Wall Street-led sell-off on Wednesday.

Weakness in Western Australia’s residential construction sector is throwing up significant challenges for building product manufacturers, weighing on the profits of ASX-listed outfits Brickworks and Boral.

Energy and mining stocks have helped lift the Australian share market in a modest recovery from its sharpest one-day fall in more than four months.

Big business tax cuts fears growThe federal government has secured Senate support for its childcare reforms in a deal that has left the fate of a net $4 billion in budg

The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart which has lost further ground as investors rethink the growth expectations under US president Donald Trump's administration

Oil prices have again slipped, falling to their lowest since late November, with Brent testing the $US50 per barrel support, after data showed record high US crude inventories rising faster than expected, raising doubts over the viability of OPEC-led output cuts.

Gold has climbed to a three-week high as the US dollar has fallen to seven-week lows and bond yields sink on uncertainty over the economic policies of US President Donald Trump.

Almost $30 billion has been wiped from the value of the Australian share market as concerns about delays to US President Donald Trump's healthcare and tax reforms rattled Wall Street and markets around the world.

Bianca Rinehart has been given the go-ahead to sue her mining-magnate mother over her handling of the family's multibillion-dollar trust.

The Australian share market is lower in early trade with investors spooked by a sharp sell-off overnight on Wall Street.

Softer race hate law to hit CoalitionThe government’s decision to water down race hate protection laws could cost it up to six seats due to a backlash from ethnic group

The Australian dollar is treading water against its US counterpart as the greenback falls to a six-week low against a basket of currencies but the local central bank minutes fail to shed fresh light on its likely moves.

Oil prices have fallen, with US crude dropping to its lowest since November, as concerns about new supplies overshadow the latest talk by OPEC that it was looking to extend output cuts beyond June.