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Sonia Madigan has more than 30 years’ journalism experience, from reporting for regional & metropolitan newspapers & hosting radio shows, to working for Channel 9’s 6pm News & A Current Affair, and NZ's equivalent. She's served in news reading & reporting roles. Prior to joining The Market Online in 2020, Sonia had a PR business, worked as media advisor to WA Govt Ministers & as a Corporate Comms Advisor to bank executives. She also has a Grad Cert in Business Administration from the Uni of SA.

Market Open: Climbing into the weekend

The ASX200 is tipped to rise about half a per cent on open this morning, following a night of well-received earnings reports on Wall Street and relief around interest rates. All three US indexes made gains, although the standout was the Nasdaq, which added 1.5%.

6 days ago

ASX News Market Summary

It’s expected to be a pretty flat start to trade on the ASX200 this morning, after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold. There was a brief surge of confidence on those markets after chair Jerome Powell declared another rate rise was ‘unlikely’ to be the next move.

7 days ago

ASX News Market Summary

In today's Talk Ya Book, AFL legend turned Cerutty Macro Fund founder Chris Judd interviews Sunny Bangia of Blackwattle Partners. They discuss $43.5 billion market cap company FICO (NYSE: FICO) (formerly Fair, Isaac and Company).

01 May 2024 12:48 (AEST)

Contributors & Collaborations

US labour costs were up 1.2 per cent last quarter and so the ASX200 is set to head down, but almost as much. Futures suggesting by around 1.1 per cent. The Employment Cost Index result saw US markets tumble as the news cemented concerns inflation’s not going anywhere soon.

01 May 2024 09:20 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary

The ASX200 is not expected to do anything too dramatic as investors wade through a flood of earnings reports this morning, futures tipping a rise not even reaching 0.1 per cent (0.09%).

30 Apr 2024 09:28 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH) is Wealth Within's 'Hot Stock' pick this week, a stock that's been making gains since a covid 'correction'. 'Proceed with Caution' is Regis Resources (ASX:RRL) and 'Not Hot' is Domino's Pizza Enterprises (ASX:DMP), as the hosts question why it has been sinking on market.

30 Apr 2024 07:30 (AEST)

ASX News Contributors & Collaborations Market Summary

Futures suggest the ASX200 will open about 0.42% in front, following a 2% rally on the Nasdaq late last week thanks to strong earnings reports from the likes of Alphabet and Microsoft.

29 Apr 2024 09:04 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary

Australian bond yields are up and interest rate cuts have been all but ruled out for the year. Some analysts are even tipping we could be in for a rate @hike’, as the reduction in inflation hasn’t been strong enough.Futures have been suggesting the ASX200 will slip...

26 Apr 2024 09:15 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary

The conversation goes much deeper that this title suggests - it explores everything from projections on aluminium & manganese, to what a Donald Trump government could mean for commodities markets.

24 Apr 2024 17:05 (AEST)

ASX News The Market Online Thematica Metals & Mining Steel Basic Materials

The US tech giants were in rally mode overnight, and in line with that, the ASX200 is expected to pick up just over a quarter of a per cent (0.28%) on open.

24 Apr 2024 08:59 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary

The ASX200 is expected to add around a third of a per cent on open this morning (0.35%), topping up yesterday’s gains.Finally, the Nasdaq and S@P broke their six-day losing run, with the Nasdaq up 1.1% and the latter gaining 0.9%. The Dow Jones added 0.7%.Nvidia jumped nearly 4.5%...

23 Apr 2024 09:05 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary

Gold & copper producer Silver Lake Resources (ASX:SLR) has Wealth Within's Dale Gillham and Filip Tortevski's vote for 'Hot Stock' status this week as it has bucked April's downward trends.

23 Apr 2024 08:00 (AEST)

ASX News Contributors & Collaborations

The ASX200 is expected to regain some oground lost last week, when the market plunged on reports of conflict heating up in the Middle East. ASX Futures tip the ASX200 will lift about 0.85 per cent.

22 Apr 2024 09:34 (AEST)

ASX News Market Summary