Banking

The Australian share market rebounds from two straight sessions of losses led by heavyweight miners, while the Woodside-Santos merger collapses, and NAB promotes British-Canadian executive Andrew Irvine as its next CEO.

The RBA has kept interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent after its first two-day meeting, but says it cannot rule out future rate hikes to keep inflation in check. Look back on how the day unfolded with our blog.

Leaving the cash rate unchanged today is all but a foregone conclusion for the RBA. Behind closed doors, you can't help but wonder if November's rate hike was a mistake as the economy cools, writes Ian Verrender.

Households will now only have to grapple with a maximum of eight cash rate changes flowing through to their mortgages. Here's what that could mean for you.

The issues that led to the royal commission five years ago have faded, even if they haven't all been fixed. As new issues like scams and the impact of artificial intelligence capture attention, advocates want banks to keep a focus on doing the right thing by their customers.

Regardless of whether Australia's economic picture is improving or heading for a crash, it's unlikely voters will have stage 3 tax cuts front of mind come the next general election, writes Melissa Clarke. 

ASX200 closes at record high following gains on Wall Street after Apple, Amazon and Facebook's Meta post results. The dispute between DP World and the Maritime Union comes to an end, but impact could linger for industry and consumers. New data shows lending for new homes is slowing. 

In the heart of country Victoria, where banks are shutting their doors, many small retailers depend on cash — but it can be hard to come by.

A slump in banking stocks leads the Australian share market off its record high, as the US Federal Reserve douses rate cut expectations. See how the day unfolded on our markets blog.

The Australian share market sets a new record high after inflation hit a two-year low in the December quarter, as economists forecast interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank could come sooner than expected.

Australian cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Lee has been charged over a $US1.89 billion fraud scheme alongside two others.

Last month's Christmas and Boxing Day sales were much worse than expected for Australian retailers. Meanwhile, the ASX was a whisker away from a record high.

There are benefits to paying timely attention to your super early in your working life to get the most from this publicly mandated form of financial self-discipline, writes Susan Thorp.

Graeme Reid says he was "gobsmacked" when a bank at Dalwallinu in regional Western Australia refused his withdrawal. 

Between $7 billion and $11 billion of the nation’s cash is being used in the shadow economy to fund tax avoidance or other illegal purposes such as buying illicit drugs, according to the Reserve Bank. The news comes after the Australian stock market rose for a fifth consecutive day, hitting a three-week high before the Australia Day long weekend

The Australian share market closes fairly flat as investors sell out of other sectors to pile into mining stocks. This is how the trading day unfolded on our live blog.

Australian households' debt-to-income ratio has reached 185 per cent of disposable income. Is it time to impose tougher lending restrictions? Read about this and how the Australian share market closed higher on Tuesday after an optimistic streak on Wall Street that pushed US stocks to a fresh record high.

The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to approve bitcoin exchange-traded funds was a decade in the making that's legitimised crypto — and experts say it won't be long before Australia follows suit.

Australian shares close lower as Chinese GDP data confirm an economic slowdown. Look back on our markets blog to see how Wednesday's events unfolded.

The Australian share market has hit a four-week low, dragged down by commodity stocks on weaker prices, with heavyweight miners hitting their lowest level since early December.

The Federal Court dismissed a challenge by three Tiwi elders who were trying to stop gas giant Santos laying a pipeline near their islands off northern Australia. 

The lender will be reducing its global workforce of 239,000 by 20,000 people by 2026 following a 'disappointing' quarter.

Online retailer The Iconic has failed to provide basic security measures to verify its customers' payment details when placing an order, putting its 2.1 million customers at risk of being defrauded, cybersecurity experts say

The ASX traded higher on Tuesday after Wall Street's positive session overnight, and was further boosted by a much bigger than expected jump in November retail sales. See how the day unfolded on our live blog.

Hours after replying to a message he thought was from Australia Post, fraudsters were spending his money at a local store. He says his experience with the bank and police left him feeling defeated.