Rosanne Barrett

Share price plunges spread from the travel and resources sectors last week, as the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic on international trade and economies got worse. ASX 200 at 12:55 to 23 March, 2020. Source:...

Economic and trade impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are deepening, as the spread of the respiratory virus escalates. Source: Vitalii Tairov, Canstar. Gatherings of more than 500 people are banned from today in Australia as a...

The pandemic of respiratory virus COVID-19 continued to wreak havoc on international share markets last week. In Australia, the value of the top 200 shares fell another 3.45%. Travel stocks such as Virgin and Qantas were...

The Australian Stock Exchange has fallen dramatically this morning, after the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on international trade and supply chains led to a sharp decline in markets last week. The ASX ended the...

Major Australian companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange including Qantas, Coles, BHP and Wesfarmers opened their books in a busy week of half-year results, while CSL briefly became Australia’s biggest company. CSL, an ASX 200...

Despite ongoing concerns about the global economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19), Australia's biggest companies, including the Commonwealth Bank and CSL, racked up solid gains to push the Australian Securities Exchange to another near-record last week. The...

Global fears of the financial impact of the coronavirus stopped the Australian share market’s rise last week, denting its overall growth for January. Both the overall All Ordinaries index and the ASX 200 remained above 7,000...

Unprecedented highs were reached on the Australian stock exchange last week, with the overall market surpassing 7,000 points for the first time ever. In the best start to a trading year for more than 25 years,...

Australia's stock market ended at a record high last week, achieving a new peak of more than 6,900 points. Calmer international relations by the end of last week, a buoyant market in the United States and...

Australia’s stock market fell last week, tracking down more than 1%. It was a horror week for Westpac, with the bank’s shares sliding along with the other Big Four banks, but Technology One and Qantas gained...

Australia’s biggest publicly traded companies grew in value last week for the fifth week out of the past six. The two biggest companies by market value, CSL and the Commonwealth Bank, brought up the market. Skills...

Australia’s listed companies gained value overall last week, after solid gains from the big miners, the Commonwealth Bank and CSL. But fellow big names Westpac and Transurban didn’t fare as well. This is a wrap of...

The Australian Securities Exchange slipped last week, after four weeks of steady gains. Share prices of some of the country’s most recognisable brands fell, but it was a better week for miners. Here’s a few of...

Last week saw share values across the Australian market rise for the third week in a row, amid calmer international events and no major economic shocks. Momentum is looking positive for the week ahead on the...

This week is predicted to be a rocky one for the sharemarket, after a week of gains last week that saw some big banks bounce back. Global events are expected to again contribute to Australian market...

Australia’s unprecedented low interest rates are boosting share prices and helping to grow superannuation balances, experts say. The official cash rate is now 0.75%, after the Reserve Bank lowered it for the third time this year...

Last week saw the biggest fall on the Australian sharemarket all year. Now, investors are now waiting to see what happens - and it seems like it's off to a good start. It was a quiet...

The ASX 200 fell last week – breaking a five-week winning streak – as political shocks became economic and financial shocks. Australia’s stock exchange is tipped to dip at open today, following a slight decline in...

ASX market wrap: The Australian sharemarket is expected to continue its upward trend today, after five weeks of record-setting gains. Here’s what is set to impact the market this week; and a wrap of how stocks...

Easing international trade tensions may influence the Australian share market this week, but local factors are likely to be top-of-mind for economists. Official monthly data on Australian employment will be released on Thursday. These figures will...