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Markets broke into a heavy sweat last week. Now they are melting down
There is a chance that inflation and interest rate rises, the sharemarket’s kryptonite, will re-emerge as a result of this black swan event.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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More than $110b wiped from ASX in market bloodbath as oil price surges
Oil prices shot past $US107 a barrel for the first time in four years, roiling the Australian sharemarket.
- by Simon Johanson
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Currencies
Why the Aussie dollar isn’t a ‘whipping boy’ any more
Our dollar has had a strong run, and there are good reasons to think we should get used to it staying around the US70¢ mark – or even climbing higher.
- by Clancy Yeates
‘Screw with me’: America’s richest prisoner opens up
Changpeng Zhao, crypto’s wealthiest billionaire, went to jail for insider trading. Then President Donald Trump pardoned him. He is telling his story.
- by David Yaffe-Bellany and Mattathias Schwartz
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World markets
Miners dive as ASX slumps; Tech shares jump
The Australian sharemarket has fallen over the week as global markets reacted to the US and Israel’s attack on Iran.
- by Staff reporters
ASX higher as tech stocks jump; oil continues to climb
The Australian sharemarket finished back in the green on Thursday, rebounding from its mid-week plunge, led by a rally in technology shares.
- by Staff writers
Opinion
Online gambling
Unusual bets on Trump’s war have rung alarm bells
Highly profitable trades made ahead of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have put a spotlight on a fast-growing threat to the financial system.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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World markets
More than $50b wiped off ASX as miners and banks fall; Oil prices climb
The losses came after falls on Wall Street and other markets around the world, as oil prices leaped even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran.
- by Miriam Steffens
Opinion
Middle East at war
Markets are down on Iran war, but the slump could be a lot worse
Investors’ relatively calm response to the attack on Iran will be short-lived if the hostilities drag on.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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War concerns weigh on ASX as airlines, retail and mining stocks fall
Investors head to the exits amid fears the Iran war will drag on, clogging the flow of oil, disrupting global transport and worsening inflation.
- by Staff writers
Drone strike on key Qatari plant reignites global gas crunch fears
Soaring gas prices are handing a potential windfall to Australian LNG giants, but reigniting worries of spiking energy costs at home.
- by Nick Toscano