Australia
Asia-Pacific markets open higher after S&P 500 and Dow hit new highs: Live updates
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Thursday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new records as […]
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Asia markets poised to rebound after Wall Street rally; central bank decisions in focus: Live updates
New Zealand’s central bank is expected to slash its policy rate by 50 basis points to 4.75%, while the Reserve Bank of India is expected to hold rates at 6.5% Source
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Mainland China markets open sharply higher, extending stimulus rally after weeklong break; Hong Kong plunges
A customer watches stock market at a stock exchange in Hangzhou, China, on September 27, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Chinese markets skyrocketed over 10% at the open Tuesday, after coming back from the Golden Week holiday as the rally from Beijing’s stimulus measures continued. The CSI 300 index was up […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors weigh China stimulus, oil gains
The Tokyo Tower, left, and commercial and residential buildings in Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday following losses on Wall Street, with concerns over Middle East tensions keeping investors on edge […]
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Mining giant Fortescue says it’s time to walk away from the ‘proven fantasy’ of net zero
Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says it is time for the world to walk away from the […]
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Britain’s Rightmove rejects $8.1 bln sweetened bid from Australia’s REA Group
The Rightmove Plc app on an App Store page on a smartphone arranged in London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British real estate portal Rightmove on Wednesday rejected a sweetened $8.1 billion takeover proposal from Australian property listing firm REA Group, saying the bid undervalued the company. “The […]
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Australia’s REA sweetens takeover offer for Britain’s Rightmove to $8.1 billion
Rightmove logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken April 10 2023. Reuters | Dado Ruvic Australian property listing firm REA Group has made a third pitch to buy British rival Rightmove with a new 6.1 billion pound ($8.12 billion) offer on Monday after its two previous offers were rejected. The latest offer consists of 341 pence in […]
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You have a right to ignore your bosses — but only in these countries, and after work hours
A young woman working at a table in a garden. Ute Grabowsky | Photothek | Getty Images Australia has become the latest country to allow employees the “right to disconnect” from work, a measure that has so far been implemented mostly in European nations. Under the new legislation, that came into effect on Monday, organizations […]
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Australia and Indonesia seal treaty-level defense pact
National flags of Indonesia and Australia flutter before a meeting between Indonesia’s Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles at the office of the Defence Ministry in Jakarta on February 23, 2024. Yasuyoshi Chiba | Afp | Getty Images Australia and Indonesia agreed a treaty-level defense cooperation agreement which allow Australian and Indonesian militaries to […]
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Westpac posts steady third-quarter profit, helped by higher capital earnings
A Westpac bank branch in Sydney, Australia. Katharina13 | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp beat analyst forecasts for third-quarter profit on Monday and reported improved net interest margin, helped by fewer bad loans and better-than-expected cost controls, sending its shares to a six-year peak. Based on the lender’s average quarterly performance […]
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