Natasha Rudra

1 week ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

Go to latestPinned post – 4.12AMBefore the Bell: ASX to drop; Wall Street curbs profit forecasts Australian shares are set to open down as Donald Trump’s tariffs wiped out Wall Street profit forecasts and the US trade deficit soared to a record $215 billion as imports flood the country. A number of firms have curbed their profit forecasts amid tariff uncertainty and the impending US Federal Reserve decision.

1 week ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

Australian shares are set to drop as Wall Street rallied after solid economic data helped push the market up from session lows. Bond yields rose amid speculation the Federal Reserve will stay on hold this week. The Fed decision is due on Wednesday (early Thursday AEST). Oil sank as OPEC+ agreed to a bumper output increase. A rebound in industrial shares helped the S&P 500 erase most of a slide that earlier approached 1%.

1 week ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

May 2, 2025 – 4.30am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 4.31AMBefore the Bell: ASX to open lower as tech stocks buoy Wall StreetAustralian shares are poised to open lower but big tech earnings helped US stocks recover losses sparked by tariff woes. The S&P 500 was up 1.2% in afternoon trading and heading for an eighth straight gain, which would be its longest winning streak since August. Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year rate around 4.22%.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

Updated May 1, 2025 – 4.19am, first published at 4.18am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 4.19AMBefore the Bell: ASX to drop as US economy struggles under Trump trade warThe ASX is poised to drop after GDP figures showed the US economy is at risk of buckling under the weight of Donald Trump’s tariff war, sparking fresh volatility and pushing down the S&P by 2%. US GDP decreased by an annualised 0.3% in the first quarter, after adjusting for inflation.

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Updated Apr 30, 2025 – 3.43am, first published at 3.42am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 3.43AMBefore the Bell: ASX to rise; CPI in focusAustralian shares are poised to rise, mirroring Wall Street in volatile trading as a mixed bag of corporate earnings, weak economic data and new tariff developments kept investors on the sidelines. US consumer confidence plunged to a five-year low.