Finance
With gold surging past US$4,029 an ounce and the Australian dollar sliding sharply, the red metal's subdued tone is telling investors something the headline indices are not.
30 June 2026 at 6:01 am
Finance
A sharp fall in the Australian dollar and a surge in gold prices defined Monday's session, masking a deeply uneven day across domestic sectors.
30 June 2026 at 6:01 am
Finance
A modest Wall Street retreat and a flight to haven assets suggest investors are quietly repricing global risk, with direct consequences for Australian superannuation balances and the local equity market.
30 June 2026 at 6:01 am
Finance
A softening interest rate cycle is drawing professionals back into the capital's workforce and pushing public servants into the private sector as borrowing costs redefine career calculations.
29 June 2026 at 11:50 pm
Finance
With the Nasdaq down 4.60 per cent in a single session and gold surging past US$4,000 an ounce, this is no year for complacency inside your superannuation or share portfolio.
29 June 2026 at 11:13 pm
Finance
A 1.39 per cent fall in the Australian dollar against the greenback, set against a global equity rout, is sharpening the stakes for Canberra's rate-sensitive investors ahead of the Reserve Bank's next decision.
29 June 2026 at 11:12 pm
Finance
A sharp Wall Street sell-off and a tumbling Australian dollar are amplifying commodity price moves that reach directly into the superannuation balances and equity holdings of Canberra's professional class.
29 June 2026 at 11:12 pm
Finance
A savage 4.6 per cent plunge in the Nasdaq, a surging gold price and a sliding Australian dollar tell a coherent and uncomfortable story about where global investor sentiment sits right now.
29 June 2026 at 11:12 pm
Finance
A savage 4.60 per cent fall in the Nasdaq and a sharp drop in the Australian dollar are testing the resilience of diversified portfolios, with gold providing the clearest shelter in a nervous session.
29 June 2026 at 11:12 pm
Finance
A Nasdaq slide of 4.60 per cent and gold surging past US$4,063 an ounce are telling the clearest story of this earnings cycle: quality earnings matter, and concentration risk is being repriced sharply.
29 June 2026 at 11:12 pm
Finance
A sharp sell-off on Wall Street and a surging gold price are creating the precise conditions that buyout firms have been waiting for, with implications for every Australian with a diversified super balance.
29 June 2026 at 11:12 pm
Finance
A sharp selloff in US equities and a retreating Australian dollar are forcing bond markets to reprice the growth outlook, with consequences for every Canberra public servant holding a balanced superannuation fund.
29 June 2026 at 11:11 pm
Finance
A bruising session on Wall Street has sharpened attention on which Australian technology names offer genuine shelter, and which carry the same vulnerabilities now being priced out of US megacaps.
29 June 2026 at 11:10 pm
Finance
A 1.7 per cent surge in gold to above US$4,000 an ounce, paired with a near-5 per cent Nasdaq collapse and a softening Australian dollar, signals something more significant than a single bad session.
29 June 2026 at 11:10 pm