Daniel Ziffer

The ASX end the week on a high amid hopes of a Middle East peace deal, while SpaceX's IPO prepares for lift-off on the Nasdaq. See how the trading day unfolded on the ABC News live markets blog.

The local share market lost ground after returning from a public holiday. NAB economists think the next RBA rate move is down. Look back on the day's financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters on our live blog.

Australians felt a greater sense of satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic than they do today, according to government data, when households are grappling with the impact of inflation, rising interest rates and a reduction in real wages. 

Private equity baron Joel Thickins is alleged to have crashed his BMW into five cars in Sydney's east, before refusing two alcohol-detecting breath tests.

Millions of workers will get a 4.75 per cent pay rise after Fair Work raised modern award wages above the rate of inflation. Catch up on the day's financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters on our blog.

Headline inflation has cooled, down from 4.6 per cent in March to 4.2 per cent in April, in new annual ABS data released today.

The local share market is in the red, while shares in stock exchange operator ASX Ltd have tumbled on a trading update. 

People are less mobile, less dynamic and more risk-averse than we used to be, a series of economic indicators shows.

The local share market rebounded Monday's heavy selling, as shares in Tuas made back some of their heavy losses. Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog.

New analysis suggests the market impact of the Iran conflict might top that of 2025's so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs.

It was the worst day on the stock market for Australia's biggest bank since March 2020, when it dropped about 10 per cent, with sentiment also weighed by a trading update and broader weakness in bank stocks.

The most important number in the Victorian budget isn't listed in its pages. It's the 206 days until the polls, with the Labor government seeking an unprecedented fourth term.

The RBA delivers another rate rise while the local share market closes lower amid escalating tension in the Middle East. Look back on how the day unfolded with our specialist business reporters on our blog.

ABS data shows a rise in inflation to 4.6 per cent in March, the highest since September 2023, after another negative day for the ASX with the Reserve Bank widely expected to lift interest rates again next week. Look back on our live blog.

Australia's share market lost ground on Tuesday, and Brent crude oil futures rose back above $US100 a barrel, while the Bank of Japan kept its overnight rate at 0.75pc. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Local banks, power providers and infrastructure firms do not have access to test their systems against a powerful new AI cybersecurity risk, Anthropic's Mythos, which has not been made public.

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) expects Australian inflation to surge to 6 per cent, while adding another RBA interest rate hike to its forecast.

The ASX closes lower after the release of ABS labour force data showing the unemployment remains at 4.3 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms. Viva Energy is in a trading halt after a fire at its Geelong oil refinery.

Australia controls less than 20 per cent of our liquid fuel supply and relies on imports for the other 80-plus per cent we need to keep the nation moving. But proponents of biofuels argue it does not need to be this way.

There's a push to get younger people, women and more diverse community members on the boards making the big decisions in Australian life. 

Consumer confidence across Australia has hit its worst low since tracking began in 1973, according to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan survey, but the ASX 200 has bounced back to finish the last day of the month with modest gains. Catch up on the day's events on the ABC News live markets blog.

More economists now think our inflation rate, the speed prices are rising, is five per cent or above. A new report says what we call CPI, an index of consumer prices, is misleading because it doesn't adequately take into account the biggest cost of living: housing. Daniel Ziffer explains. 

The economic shocks of the soaring fuel prices have continued, with Australia Post more than doubling fuel surcharges on deliveries for a wide range of customers.

Experts say we should prepare for the possibility the war in the Middle East will force Australia to start rationing fuel.  

Experts say Australians should prepare for the possibility of widespread fuel rationing if the war in the Middle East is prolonged.