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Neil Phillips, left, co-founder and chief investment officer at Glen Point Capital, arrives at court in New York on Tuesday.

Glen Point Capital’s Neil Phillips found guilty of FX fraud

The former hedge fund executive faces a maximum of 10 years in prison but will have to wait until March 14 to hear his sentence.

  • Chris Dolmetsch, Carter Johnson and Greg Farrell
Wall Street.

ASX to slip; Wall St drops after mixed Microsoft and Alphabet results

Australian shares are poised to slip. Wall Street is falling after mixed profit reports from Microsoft and Alphabet. Oil was volatile.

Yesterday

Shopping in Paris: economic indicators in the eurozone are weakening in the face of higher borrowing costs.

Gucci sales fall as Kering lags peers facing luxury slowdown

Demand for Balenciaga is still suffering from the fallout over an ad campaign scandal last year.

  • Angelina Rascouet
Wall Street.

ASX to rise, Wall Street lifted by data, earnings

Australian shares are set to open higher. Bonds steady after rout. Bitcoin rallies. Microsoft rises, Alphabet falls on quarterly results.

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  • Timothy Moore

This Month

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which was released in July, generated close to $US600 million ($944 million) in ticket sales worldwide.

Paramount delays ‘Mission Impossible’ to 2025 amid actors’ strike

The delay of the eighth title in the Mission: Impossible franchise strips parent Paramount Global of an important box office and streaming title next year.

  • Thomas Buckley
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Wall Street.

ASX to fall, bond volatility persists, Bullock speech on radar

Australian shares are set to open lower, tracking late session weakness in New York. US yields spiked higher, then tumbled. Bitcoin leaps.

  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

US stocks stumble on heightened Middle East tensions

US shares closed down, with investors wary of weekend geopolitical developments. Iron ore falls. Gold extends rally. ASX futures drop 0.9pc.

  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

ASX futures, Wall Street whipsaw lower on Powell

The yield on the US 10-year spiked towards 5pc as the Fed boss signalled rates may need to rise if the economy’s strength persists. Telsa drops. Netflix surges.

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  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

ASX to drop, oil rises, US bond yields advance

Australian shares are set to tumble 1.2pc. US 10-year yield tops 4.9pc. Netflix surges on subscriber boost. Tesla confirms margin hit. Jobs data pending.

  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

ASX to rise, Nvidia paces techs lower, US yields surge again

Australian shares are set to edge higher. US shares were modestly lower after strong retail sales bolstered rate bets. REA in the spotlight. Bullock to speak.

  • Updated
  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

ASX to rise, Wall Street rallies on tech, oil eases

Australian shares are poised to rise. NZ CPI at 8.45am; RBA minutes at 11.30am. All three US benchmarks near 1pc higher. Bitcoin briefly tops $US29,000.

  • Timothy Moore
Goldman Sachs said Fed data show “households” bought nearly $US700 billion in Treasury bonds during the first half of 2023.

ASX to fall, RBA in focus, US reporting season accelerates

Australian shares are poised for an opening loss with geopolitics in focus, as well as oil and gold.

  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

US stocks close mostly lower, oil surges, gold rallies

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slid, as concerns mounted ahead of a potential ground invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces. The volatility index leapt.

  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

ASX to drop, $A plunges as CPI supercharges US bond yields

Australian shares are set to fall at the open, tracking losses in New York. The prospect of higher US rates hammered the currency. US 10-year yield leaps.

  • Timothy Moore
Wall Street.

ASX to edge up, $A pares losses on cautious Fed

Australian futures reversed early losses as Wall Street rallied into the close. Fed officials see balanced risks. Oil prices ease. US 10-year yield drops.

  • Updated
  • Timothy Moore
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Wall Street.

ASX to rally, US bond yields tumble on bets rates at peak

Australian shares are set to open higher, tracking overseas gains. Volatility eases. China seen ready for decisive growth boost.

  • Timothy Moore
Rene Haas, chief executive officer of Arm, at the IPO last week.

Arm’s shares get helping hand as IPO banks weigh in

The flurry of recommendations marked the end of the quiet period for the almost 30 banks that underwrote Arm’s float, which raised $US4.87 billion for SoftBank.

  • Aditya Soni and Roshan Abraham
Wall Street.

ASX to rise, oil gains, US stocks edge higher

Australian shares are set to open up on Tuesday. Brent was up though steady. Energy shares rallied in New York. US bond yields to drop.

  • Updated
  • Timothy Moore
Under pressure from investors and supervisors, EU banks are trying to get a handle on the risks to their operations from environmental and social challenges and to highlight their initiatives addressing climate change.

Bank watchdog moves ahead with new ESG rule feared across Europe

Supported by the ECB and lambasted by the sector, the GAR reflects the share of a bank’s balance sheet that aligns with the EU’s sustainable business activities.

  • Frances Schwartzkopff
Wall Street.

ASX to open slightly up; US bonds heap pressure on markets

Australian shares are set to open slightly higher as the US bond market continued to trouble investors and unemployment figures indicated the labour market was still hot.

  • Natasha Rudra