Gold prices have slipped as the US dollar has strengthened to a fresh near nine-month high on growing speculation that the US Federal Reserve would lift its key interest rate in December.
Oil prices have dipped, with US crude briefly falling below $US50 per barrel, on news of the impending restart of Britain's Buzzard oilfield and Iraq's wish to be exempted from OPEC production cuts.
Inflation rise could blindside investorsInvestors and households betting that official interest rates are still on a downward path could be blindsided by a potential rebou
Gold prices are little changed as a strong US dollar limited gains, but the precious metal notched its first weekly rise in four as seasonal demand from Asia kicked in.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been quoted as saying that OPEC and non-OPEC nations are "very close" to an agreement on oil production curbs, Azerbaijan's state news agency Azertag reported.
Morrison targets cost of housingTreasurer Scott Morrison says property investors are not to blame for Australia’s housing affordability crisis, arguing that the government
US stocks ended a choppy session on Thursday with a slight decline as investors digested the latest round of earnings, with a sharp drop in telecoms offset by gains in healthcare.
The Australian dollar is markedly weaker against the US dollar in the wake of disappointing local employment numbers and as its US counterpart climbs on upbeat north American data.
Oil prices have fallen more than two per cent, as a resurgent US dollar encouraged players to take profit on the previous day's rally that sent US crude to 15-month highs.
Gold has eased slightly after three days of gains as the US dollar rose and the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged, maintaining the parameters of its 1.74 trillion euros ($A2.49 trillion) asset buying program.
The gap between the rich and the poor in Western Australia has narrowed slightly since the end of the resources boom but the divide is still substantial, new research suggests.
Gold has risen to a two-week high, gaining for the third straight session and breaching the 200-day moving average amid uncertainty over the timing of a US interest rate increase and ahead of the final US presidential debate.
Oil prices jumped as much as three per cent on Wednesday, with US crude hitting 15-month highs after the government reported a surprisingly large drop in domestic inventories for the sixth week out of seven.
The share market has closed higher in the wake of a positive lead from the US, improved commodity prices and an $11.3 billion merger of gambling giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group.
Wall Street has advanced to give the S&P 500 its best day of October on the heels of solid earnings reports from companies such as UnitedHealth and Netflix that put corporate profits on track to snap a four-quarter streak of declines.
Gold prices have risen, supported by weakness in the US dollar index, although receding worries about the outcome of the US election and expectations of a US rate increase in December could mean lower levels.
Oil has settled higher as expectations of OPEC output curbs lifted prices despite forecasts that data would show a second straight weekly build in US crude stockpiles.
Curtin University is set to benefit from the listing today of ePAT Technologies, which adds to a steady flow of tech companies that have attracted support from investors over the past six months.
