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Australia's share market has notched its lowest weekly close since in more than three months, with interest rate-sensitive stocks under pressure from an increasingly grim rates outlook.

Wall Street lost ground overnight as influential technology stocks fell and once again steered the broader market.

Mining stocks have dug Australia's share market out of a two-session losing streak, but the bourse remains under pressure as investor uncertainty lingers.

The mining sector wants a deal to be struck on landmark nature protection reforms to pass Labor's sweeping bill before Christmas.

Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Wednesday following several upbeat economic updates and a steady flow of quarterly reports from US companies.

A late bounce has failed to take Australia's share market higher as economic concerns, weaker commodity prices and valuation worries weigh on sentiment.

Leaders of a resource-rich state are trying to convince the Commonwealth to stick with a GST revenue split that raises hackles in the eastern states.

The corporate watchdog has flagged easing reporting requirements for smaller firms while warning private credit to shape up or face tougher regulation.

Stocks fell on Wall Street overnight, pulled down by losses from the same big tech companies that have been the main drivers of the market's rally so far this year.

The local share market has dropped to a six-week low after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged and suggested it was in no hurry to adjust them in either direction.

The Liberal Party is poised to ditch its commitment to reach net-zero emissions in a move that would unite the coalition amid mounting pressure to follow the Nationals' lead.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher overnight, with artificial intelligence-related deals driving much of the gains.

Australia's share market has eked a small gain to start the week, with banks and the tech sector counterbalancing losses in health care and mining stocks.

Westpac's full-year profit has grown slightly as the big-four bank delivered a bigger loan book and took in more customer deposits.

Australia's share market has limped to the finish in a grim week for the bourse, as stock-specific shocks and a hot inflation report weighed on sentiment.

Wall Street's three major indexes lost ground overnight with the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 leading losses as Meta and Microsoft shares tumbled.

Australia's share market has sunk to two-week lows as positive headlines from US-China trade talks couldn't soothe investor worries over the gloomy new outlook for interest rate cuts.

The Dow has ended lower and the S&P 500 finished close to flat overnight after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.

Australia's share market has fallen to its lowest level in two weeks after a surprise inflation spike dampened hopes of further interest rate cuts this year.

Underlying inflation has risen to three per cent over the year to September, damaging mortgage holders' hopes of an interest rate cut.

The US stock market pushed further into record heights overnight.

The local share market has handed back the previous session's gains with interest, after stock-specific shocks and mining sector selling weighed on sentiment.

Software giant WiseTech's value has plummeted after its headquarters were visited by Australian Federal Police investigating alleged improper trading by four employees.

Household power prices are expected to rise this financial year and Australia's emissions reductions will need to become much more ambitious, secret advice to the nation's energy minister shows.

US Stocks climbed to more records overnight ahead of a week packed with potentially market-moving events for Wall Street.

Australia's share market has started the week higher after reports of China and the US being on the verge of a trade deal.

Officials from the United States and China are working on a potential deal to pause steeper tariffs and rare earths export controls ahead of a leaders' meeting.

Major reforms to Australia's environment laws will not be split up despite demands from the opposition.

The federal government faces a tough fight to get its amendments to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation laws over the line as the details are scrutinised.

Australia's share market has limped to the finish line in an almost flat session but held onto some of the week's gains that took it to all-time highs.

Wall Street advanced overnight as investors mulled a mixed batch of corporate earnings and shifting geopolitical concerns.

Australia's share market has pared early losses to edge slightly higher, as a strong energy sector and a mining rebound kept the market above water.