Nicola Blackburn

3 days ago | afr.com | Nicola Blackburn

May 12, 2025 – 7.54am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 7.50AMASX to lift; US-China news awaitedThe Australian sharemarket is hanging in the balance as investors await further news of the first US-China negotiations over tariffs. ASX futures are indicating the S&P/ASX 200 will rise 0.2 per cent, or 16 points, at the open, after the bourse last week notched its first weekly drop since early April.

1 week ago | afr.com | Nicola Blackburn |James Eyers |Joyce Moullakis

Updated May 5, 2025 – 7.54am, first published at 7.49am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 7.43AMASX to rise; Westpac earnings in focusAustralian shares will extend markets’ upbeat mood on Monday after Wall Street rallied and as further signs emerge that the US and China could reach a trade deal. ASX futures were pointing up 0.4 per cent, or by 32 points, predicting the S&P/ASX 200 Index will open at 8280, extending Friday’s more than 1 per cent advance.

2 weeks ago | futures.tradingcharts.com | Nicola Blackburn

May 01, 2025 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --The Australian sharemarket posted a modest gain on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.2 per cent to close at 8,145.6 points. WiseTech Global rose 6.6 per cent to $94.37, Platinum Asset Management was up 11.4 per cent at $0.63 and Woolworths ended the session 1.2 per cent higher at $31.94. However, Rio Tinto was down one per cent at $115.90 and Judo Capital shed 16.9 per cent to finish at $1.48..

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Nicola Blackburn |Natasha Rudra

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.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Nicola Blackburn |Street Talk

Apr 28, 2025 – 7.56am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 7.49AMASX tipped to edge higher; CPI awaitedASX futures are walking a tightrope following mixed signals from Wall Street as investors await crucial inflation data to provide more clarity on the impact of US President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war. Contracts for the S&P/ASX 200 Index were pointing up two points on Monday morning, indicating a rise by just 0.02 per cent.