Global shares returned 13.8% in local currency terms over 2024-25, with a fall in the $A boosting this to 18.6% in $A terms. Chinese, US and Eurozone shares outperformed with the US getting a boost ...

The U.S. labor market likely slowed further in June, with the unemployment rate expected to have edged up to more than a ...

United States President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to step down, the latest in a series of attacks that have raised concern about the independence of ...

The S&P and Nasdaq notched fresh record highs Wednesday, because apparently the best time to chase stocks is when jobs disappear, tariffs rise, and Congress lights the budget on fire.

As Fed chairman, Powell has resisted Trump’s urging to cut interest rates. Powell is waiting for the tariffs to affect prices before making any changes.

The dollar is headed for a few months of gains after tariffs raise inflation and force the Federal Reserve to delay interest ...

The current level of government deficits will either result in inflation or an unsustainable debt burden, economists say, depending on how the government funds them.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday to hit another all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and set a record ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday night that he thinks the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates by September or 'sooner' because of mild inflation thus far from President Trump’s ...

The broad market index gained 0.47% and closed at 6,227.42. The S&P 500 scored a fresh all-time intraday high and closed at a ...

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher ahead of a highly anticipated report about how the U.S. job market is holding up amid ...

Job growth is expected to fall this year, adding to pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. But the slowdown ...