Reuters concurs with your gold news, as does the Financial Times and numerous other sources. Gold futures climbed to a record high on Friday after a report that the United States had imposed tariffs on imports of 1-kg gold bars, while spot gold stayed on track for a second straight weekly gain on tariff turmoil…
14h agoThu 31 Jul 2025 at 12:54am Market snapshot ASX 200: -0.5% to 8,717 points (live values below) Australian dollar: +0.1% to 64.41 US cents S&P 500: -0.1% to 6,362 points Nasdaq: +0.1% to 21,129 points FTSE: flat at 9,136 points EuroStoxx 600: flat at 550 points Spot gold: +0.3% to $US3,286/ounce Brent crude: +0.4%…
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1m agoWed 16 Jul 2025 at 9:55pm Marles welcomes US effort to de-escalate Israel-Syria tensions Acting PM Richard Marles has welcomed efforts to de-escalate the conflict between Israel and Syria. Israel launched airstrikes in the Syrian capital Damascus overnight. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hassaid steps had been agreed to bring the conflict to…
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2h agoMon 23 Jun 2025 at 6:14am Market snapshot ASX 200: -0.4% to 8,475points (live values below) Australian dollar: -0.6% to 64.13 US cents Asia: Nikkei -0.1%, Hang Seng +0.4%, Shanghai +0.1% Wall Street (Friday): Dow +0.1%, S&P 500 -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.4% Europe (Friday): DAX +1.3%, FTSE -0.2%, Eurostoxx +0.7% Spot gold: -0.3% at $US3,359/ounce…
Markets surged midweek after President Trump said he had “no intention” of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The comment, made late Tuesday, appeared to ease investor anxiety over leadership stability at the Fed and added to hopes that the trade conflict with China might soon cool off. What to Know: Trump’s assurance on Powell…
Tensions between the world’s two largest economies are climbing again as President Trump threatens to slap an additional 50% tariff on Chinese goods. In response, Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken a hardline stance, with Beijing accusing Washington of “blackmail” and pledging to “fight to the end.” The high-stakes standoff is fueling fears of a…
Australian shares suffered their biggest one-day fall since COVID-19, as Donald Trump described the market turmoil as “medicine”. After a wipe-out on Wall Street on Friday (US time), US stock market futures pointed to further falls when American markets reopen on Monday, setting the tone for heavy selling during Australian and Asian trade. The ASX…
59m agoMon 31 Mar 2025 at 8:24pm Market snapshot Australian dollar: Flat at 63.02 US cents ASX 200 futures: +0.9% to 7,944 points S&P 500: +0.6% to 5,611 points Nasdaq: -0.1% to 17,299 points Dow Jones: +1% to 42,001 points FTSE: -0.8% to 8,582 points EuroStoxx: -1.5% to 533 points Spot gold: +1.4% to $US3,157/ounce…