The Latest Breaking News on Capital Markets

ASX rises after gains on Wall Street as US Federal Reserve minutes suggest slower rate hikes ahead

Australian shares rise after Wall Street climbs on hopes of a slower rate rise in the US, with European stocks closing at three-months highs.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

ASX rises to six-month high, New Zealand tipped to fall into 'shallow recession' as interest rates hit 14-year high

New Zealand's Reserve Bank lifts interest rates by a record 0.75 percentage points, in a desperate bid to bring inflation down, while the Australian share market rises to its highest level since early June.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Origin backs $18.4b buyout offer from Brookfield

Australian shares slip, snapping a four-day winning streak, with mining and financial stocks weighing the most.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Credit Suisse shares hit record low as CEO fails to calm markets

Credit Suisse Group AG’s new chief has asked investors for less than 100 days to deliver a new turnaround strategy. Turbulent markets are making that feel like a long time.

The Times of India · Oct 3, 2022

US stocks record longest run of quarterly declines since 2008 crisis

Recent volatility in UK markets has added to broader concerns about rate rises from global central banks

Financial Times · Sep 30, 2022

Citigroup Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Citigroup (NYSE:C). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga · Sep 28, 2022

Goldman Sachs Group Whale Trades For September 27

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga · Sep 27, 2022

There are concerns that the US Fed will 'tighten right into a recession'; ASX falls

Australian shares fall, with mining and gold stocks supporting the benchmark index, even as risk appetite remained weak after investors weighed expectations of an outsized rate hike from the US Federal Reserve this week.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

ASX ’outperforms’ amid fallout from Wall Street carnage

The Australian market was not immune from the sell-off on Wall Street but was able to 'outperform' relatively, falling by only 2.6 per cent.

The New Daily · Sep 15, 2022

Credit Suisse weighs up 5,000 job cuts as part of restructuring plan

Proposals involve scaling back the investment bank and reducing more than $1bn in costs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022