Should I ditch my low earning,but ‘safe’ investments?

Should I ditch my low earning,but ‘safe’ investments?

Sharemarkets are booming now,but historically markets have fallen about one in every four years,so be careful before jettisoning safer assets.

  • byPaul Benson

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ASX breaks three-day losing streak with miners the only weak spot

ASX breaks three-day losing streak with miners the only weak spot

The Australian sharemarket has made the most of a bright start to close in the green,with banks and IT stocks setting the pace.

  • byRita Nazareth andKayla Olaya
Trump’s Machiavellian plot to undermine the man he would love to get rid of

Trump’s Machiavellian plot to undermine the man he would love to get rid of

Jerome Powell says he will not resign as chairman of the US Federal Reserve should the president-elect ask him to. Trump’s advisers are working on a Plan B.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign

Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign

Amid the near-euphoria in financial markets that erupted when it became clear that Donald Trump had regained the US presidency,there was one warning sign.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The Trump trade is unravelling

The Trump trade is unravelling

For much of this year,investors have been betting heavily on Donald Trump winning back the presidency. Over the past few days,they’ve gotten cold feet.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Knife’s edge:How the US election result will change the world

Knife’s edge:How the US election result will change the world

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have two radically different sets of policies that will have great consequence not just for Americans,but for the rest of the world.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Trump Trade or America’s strong economy:What’s pushing up bond yields?
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Trump Trade or America’s strong economy:What’s pushing up bond yields?

US bond yields have been on a tear since the Fed cut its policy rate last month,a counter-intuitive move that’s being attributed to a stronger than expected jobs market,and Donald Trump.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Banks push ASX to record high after earnings optimism buoys Wall Street

Banks push ASX to record high after earnings optimism buoys Wall Street

Australian shares hit fresh all-time highs,boosted by banks,industrial stocks and tech players.

  • byJessica Yun
Miners,energy stocks power ASX;Arcadium shares soar on Rio deal

Miners,energy stocks power ASX;Arcadium shares soar on Rio deal

The Australian sharemarket finished Thursday in the green as BHP,Rio and Fortescue regain their mojo.

  • byStaff reporter
Why this famous recession predictor might be wrong this time

Why this famous recession predictor might be wrong this time

A closely watched indicator is signalling that the US is on track to avoid a recession. But these are anything but normal times.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
APRA goes loco on CoCo,sounding the death knell for bank hybrids
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Opinion

APRA goes loco on CoCo,sounding the death knell for bank hybrids

The financial regulator is planning to phase out a form of bank capital that has proven wildly popular with Australian retail investors.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz