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

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‘Not permitted under the law’:Powell shuts down Trump questions as Fed cuts rates

‘Not permitted under the law’:Powell shuts down Trump questions as Fed cuts rates

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point while chair Jerome Powell addressed concerns about his future when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

  • byChristopher Rugaber
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
Tight US election casts a shadow over China’s economic planning

Tight US election casts a shadow over China’s economic planning

Xi’s key policymakers are meeting to discuss a large fiscal stimulus package,knowing that the US election outcome could have threatening implications.

  • 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
Is the tide about to turn for small caps?
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Is the tide about to turn for small caps?

The world’s central banks have kickstarted what looks to be an aggressive series of rate cuts and for smalls caps,this just might be the turning point.

  • byBill McConnell
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Michele Bullock didn’t cut rates on Tuesday. Bernie Fraser is sure she should have

Michele Bullock didn’t cut rates on Tuesday. Bernie Fraser is sure she should have

The Reserve Bank’s most iconic governor says businesses are going bust and the RBA is too focused on only one factor in its charter.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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
Hoping for the RBA to cut interest rates? Here’s what the big four banks are saying

Hoping for the RBA to cut interest rates? Here’s what the big four banks are saying

While markets are expecting at least one rate cut before the end of the year,RBA governor Michele Bullock and most of the big four banks disagree.

  • byMillie Muroi
‘Land of dreams’:The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out
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‘Land of dreams’:The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out

Australia’s tech insiders are enjoying a surge in optimism from the Fed’s bumper rate cut,but all eyes are now on the US election.

  • byDavid Swan
ASX hits record high as market celebrates US rate cut

ASX hits record high as market celebrates US rate cut

The Australian sharemarket closed out the week in record territory despite an afternoon selloff,after this week’s large cut to US interest rates fuelled one of the strongest days on Wall Street this year.

  • byStaff reporter