Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: Gold miners bolstered the Australian sharemarket on Wednesday, swinging between small gains and losses during the session, the S&P/ASX 200 finished down 6.5 points, or less than 0.1 per cent, at 8579.40..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve decision widely expected to deliver a rate cut, while investors grew uncertain over the extent and pace of rate reductions in 2026..... [more]

• European Market Report: European stocks were subdued on Wednesday after recent comments from European Central Bank officials suggested a pragmatic, wait-and-see approach..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks declined on Wednesday as investors parsed mixed inflation data from China and awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the day..... [more]

Australian Business News

• Treasurer Jim Chalmers is banking on a business investment boom to aid Australia’s shift away from government spending as the dominant driver of economic activity..... [more]

• A typical single renter would need $659,000 in super in order to have a comfortable retirement, compared to $322,00 for a retiree who owns their own home, according to grim new projections warning.... [more]

• Where tomorrow’s growth may actually be happening. Some of the most compelling growth stories are unfolding in markets many Australian investors have never seriously considered..... [more]

• AZ NGA has further expanded its Sydney footprint and high-net-worth (HNW) services capabilities with the acquisition of Northern Beaches-based financial planning, accounting and wealth management firm, Financial Decisions..... [more]

• Copper is making headlines after breaking out to all-time highs, having traded sideways for more than four years. This was a long-awaited move as copper has presented itself as a relatively asymmetric opportunity, .... [more]

• Solara Minerals has launched a high-impact gold-copper drilling program at its DeGrussa West project in Western Australia’s Bryah Basin,.... [more]

• Lindian Resources Limited has taken full control of its Kangankunde rare earths project in the African nation of Malawi after making an early payment of the final US$10 million (A$15M) tranche to acquire the remaining 33 per cent.... [more]

• Hot Chili has confirmed broad, high-grade, copper-gold near surface at its emerging La Verde porphyry discovery in Chile, hinting at the possibility of a starter pit..... [more]

• Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS) Jumps on Share Buyback, PT Raise.... [more]

• True North Copper has identified a bevy of big iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) targets across its Chumvale province in northwest Queensland, bolstering its long-term discovery plan in one of Australia’s most copper-fertile regions..... [more]

• Why is everyone talking about BHP shares this week?.... [more]

• British fast-fashion giant Topshop is making an unexpected return to Australia, nearly a decade after it collapsed in the face of tough trading conditions..... [more]

• Orthocell Ltd (ASX:OCC, OTC:ORHHF) has achieved its first commercial sales of Remplir™ in Hong Kong, marking a meaningful step in the company’s push into Asia and rounding out a strong year of geographic expansion.... [more]

• Biotech lung imaging darling 4DX Medical back at $2.20/sh on Miami U contract.... [more]

• Major Australian employers are toning down their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and a handful have scrapped initiatives altogether amid a US-led “anti-woke” backlash, new research shows..... [more]

• Retailer Bed Bath N' Table wins High Court case against competitor House.... [more]

• Australian jewellery retailer Secrets Shhh has been placed into administration, with a sales process underway in order to find a potential buyer. Kate Warwick, Kelly Trenfield and John Park of FTI Consulting were appointed.... [more]

• Comment - Greg Jericho: No wonder Michele Bullock’s dramatic departure from the RBA’s interest rate script left markets swinging wildly. Less than two months ago the market was predicting the cash rate would be at 3.35%.... [more]

• Opinion - Tim Biggs: Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one.... [more]

• Opinion - Lisa Denny: As the population ages, the RBA’s interest rate policy is no longer fit for purpose. An extensive government review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in 2023 made 51 specific recommendations.... [more]

World Business News

• The Fed is expected to cut interest rates today. Here's why bond yields are moving in the opposite direction..... [more]

• US home price rises to stay modest as mortgage rates stick.... [more]

• Small-business owners are losing confidence. Small-business owners were excited for Trump 2.0. Now, tariffs and inflation are causing headaches and eroding optimism..... [more]

• One of Wall Street's biggest bitcoin cheerleaders has significantly dialed down his forecast for the crypto. Geoff Kendrick of Standard Chartered, who previously said he saw bitcoin climbing as high as $200,000 by the end of 2025,.... [more]

• Netflix Is Looking to Borrow Heavily Again to Fund Warner Bros. Deal.... [more]

• Why the A.I. Boom Is Unlike the Dot-Com Boom. Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy..... [more]

• Azenta stock rises as company unveils $250 million share buyback.... [more]

• PepsiCo plans to cut prices and eliminate some of its products under a deal with an activist investor announced Monday. The Purchase, New York-based company, which makes Cheetos, Tostitos and other Frito-Lay products.... [more]

• Venture Global hits back at Shell's fraud claims in LNG arbitration battle.... [more]

• Instacart stock falls after Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery.... [more]

• Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, months into building one of the priciest teams in technology history, is getting personally involved in day-to-day work and pivoting the company’s focus to an artificial intelligence model.... [more]

• Rivian Automotive will let artificial intelligence take the wheel to try to convince investors that its future can be more lucrative than its past. The all-electric vehicle maker is set to host its first “Autonomy and AI Day” on Thursday.... [more]

• The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years..... [more]

• Datacentres, AI gigafactories and affordable housing may be exempt from mandatory environmental impact assessments in the EU under a proposal that advances the European Commission’s rollback of green rules..... [more]

• The chancellor's Budget could reduce inflation by half a percentage point next year, a Bank of England deputy governor has said. Clare Lombardelli told the Commons' Treasury committee that measures announced.... [more]

• Reeves criticises budget leaks and says income tax decision taken ‘in partnership’ with PM.... [more]

• William Hill owner Evoke has said it could be sold after launching a review, as the gambling giant prepares to be hit hard by Budget changes to gambling taxes..... [more]

• Temu's Dublin office raided by EU regulators on Chinese subsidy concerns.... [more]

• The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, saying the country of 1.4 billion people is too big to rely on exports for its growth..... [more]

• Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says the yuan is 25% undervalued and will appreciate more than forwards contracts are pricing for 2026. Calling the Chinese currency one of its “highest conviction” trades,.... [more]

• Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon and chip developer Hygon call off merger plans.... [more]

• Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have announced a combined $52.5bn (£39.4bn) investment plan for India over the coming years. Amazon said on Wednesday it was pumping in $35bn into India by 2030.... [more]