Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The ASX 200 closed at levels last seen in late October, trading higher as gold and silver surge in price. Traders await key inflation data, due out tomorrow morning, ahead of next week's Reserve Bank decision..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: The S&P 500 touched a record high and extended gains to a fifth session on Tuesday, as investors sifted through a slew of earnings, while a Medicare Advantage payment proposal from the Trump administration.... [more]

• European Market Report: European stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors pondered over the long-term implications of U.S. tariff threats for the global trade order..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after Wall Street's strong overnight performance. Investors shrugged off geopolitical and U.S. government shutdown worries to focus on upcoming big tech earnings.... [more]

Australian Business News

• Australian home borrowers face a painful year of interest rate rises if inflation figures published tomorrow show a summer spending binge triggered a prices break-out. Economists at Westpac Bank expect the inflation figures to show.... [more]

• The 10 most shorted ASX stocks plus the biggest risers and fallers .... [more]

• Here is the average Australian superannuation balance at 50 in 2026. Turning 50 is a quiet financial milestone. For many Australians, it is the point where retirement shifts from an abstract future idea.... [more]

• Mining giant BHP has overtaken the Commonwealth Bank as the most valuable company on Australia’s sharemarket, as investors pile into mining shares thanks to a rise in commodity prices,.... [more]

• 88 Energy gains 3D seismic in Alaska.... [more]

• Alligator Energy is ready to become Australia’s breakout ASX uranium star.... [more]

• Auric Mining has flicked the switch on the next stage of its Munda gold mining journey near Widgiemooltha in Western Australia, launching its second toll processing campaign and stepping firmly onto the production pathway.... [more]

• LINQ Minerals (ASX:LNQ) has seen its share price dip on Tuesday on the back of an oversubscribed placement that ended up raising $15 million; however, at a placement price of 55cps,.... [more]

• BlueScope’s US suitor has questioned the Australian group’s commitment to North America, suggesting its “stranded” Ohio steel mill needs significant investment and a revised strategy under new ownership to survive..... [more]

• Fintech Raiz hits $2bn under management as new products surge.... [more]

• Xero shares (ASX: XRO) have been upgraded by RBC Capital to Outperform from Sector Perform, citing attractive risk/reward following a punishing selloff that has seen the cloud accounting platform’s shares tumble 43.16%.... [more]

• Life 360 (ASX: 360) expects revenue to increase by 31%-32% in 2025 on the prior year, at adjusted EBITDA margins of 18%-19%. Shares jumped nearly 30%..... [more]

• The crypto sector has received a strong message as a result of BPS Financial being penalised to the tune of $14 million over its promotion and operation of its Qoin Wallet product..... [more]

• The former Noah’s Backpackers in Bondi Beach, the one venue bankrupt pub baron Jon Adgemis had wanted to hang on to, has sold again for $60m — $8m less than what he bought it for 2022..... [more]

• Comment - Anna Chisholm: Hoping to start your finances afresh in 2026? These tips will help.... [more]

• Opinion/Comment - Arms Rosenberg: How to use AI to become a better investor. AI can make you faster and sharper... or dangerously complacent. It all depends on how you use it..... [more]

World Business News

• The gold rally is the new bet against Trump.... [more]

• U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects..... [more]

• Bad weather and geopolitical turmoil have boosted the energy sector to the top of the stock market leaderboard in 2026, and there could be stronger gains to come. The S&P 500 energy sector is up more than 10% in 2026.... [more]

• Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement.... [more]

• Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts..... [more]

• JPMorgan Tells Its M&A Bankers to Do More to Close the Gap With Goldman.... [more]

• From market 'speed bumps' to recession odds, here are 3 major 2026 predictions from Goldman CEO David Solomon.... [more]

• Legendary short-seller Jim Chanos isn't optimistic about one big piece of the AI trade. Jim Chanos, the investor who predicted the collapse of Enron and the president and founder of investment firm Kynikos Associates,.... [more]

• Boeing (BA.N), swung to a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by the sale of its digital aviation services provider, as well as rising jet output and stronger deliveries..... [more]

• United Parcel Service on Tuesday announced that it was planning to eliminate an additional 30,000 jobs this year as part of winding down its partnership with Amazon and a multiyear turnaround plan..... [more]

• TD Cowen downgrades P&G as recovery slowed on muted pricing.... [more]

• General Motors expects to outproduce crosstown rival Ford Motor to become the top assembler of vehicles in the U.S. in the coming years..... [more]

• Meta and YouTube head to trial to defend against youth addiction, mental health harm claims. For years, social media giants have argued against claims that their platforms harm young people’s mental health..... [more]

• TikTok has reached a settlement to avoid it being involved in a landmark social media addiction trial - a matter of hours before jury selection was due to begin in California..... [more]

• TikTok’s new US business, led by a group of mainly American investors approved by President Donald Trump, is off to an inauspicious start. The wildly popular TikTok app has been on the fritz for several days..... [more]

• Amazon to close Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh to concentrate on Whole Foods and grocery delivery.... [more]

• Northrop Grumman boosters to power first crewed mission beyond Moon.... [more]

• India and the EU clinch the 'mother of all deals' in a historic trade agreement.... [more]

• India has agreed to give European automakers a quota more than six times larger than any it has offered before, slashing tariffs under a trade pact with the European Union and granting far greater access.... [more]

• The European Commission plans to propose the suspension of duty-free sugar imports to ease pressure on European producers facing falling prices and increased competition..... [more]

• Sterling inches higher against the dollar; gaining for fourth consecutive day.... [more]

• Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash. Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction.... [more]

• Revolution Bars Group, which also operates venues under the Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs brands, has announced its intention to appoint administrators. .... [more]

• UK ministers accept $1m from Meta amid social media ban consultation. Campaigners decry ties with ‘Trump-supporting’ tech firms after funding is accepted to develop state AI systems.... [more]

• Seven out of every 10 European companies operating in China were reviewing their supply chain strategies amid geopolitical tensions and Beijing’s opaque policymaking, which appears to set back the country’s globalisation efforts.... [more]

• Iluvatar CoreX targets Nvidia’s Rubin with GPU road map amid China chip push.... [more]

• Overall GDP growth in Indonesia is expected to have met the 5.2% target for 2025 despite widespread destruction caused by floods late last year, though growth was estimated to have been quicker in the fourth quarter.... [more]

• India's Vodafone Idea Q3 loss narrows on higher premium data usage.... [more]

• Indian consumer goods maker Marico (MRCO.NS), reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as consumption tax cuts helped boost demand..... [more]

• Comment/Opinion - Priti Gupta: Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?.... [more]