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Australia's share market has handed back most of its early gains to limp higher, as investors stalled ahead a key inflation data release.

Solid gains on Wall Street follow improved odds of a US interest rate cut in December with the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front as investors defy valuation concerns.

Public service hit with sweeping austerity cuts

Australia's share market has bounced from a recent sell-off after hopes of US interest rate cuts overwhelmed a gloomier outlook for local borrowing costs.

US stocks ended sharply higher on Friday as traders boosted bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month.

CBA fights Macquarie with secret deposit rate

Australia's share market has crumbled to its lowest level since June, as concerns about stretched valuations meet a reduced outlook for interest rate cuts.

Wall Street stocks slid overnight in a sharp reversal from an early rally, as technology gains faded after a boost from Nvidia's earnings and US jobs data muddied the labour market outlook.

APRA flags lending curbs on mortgages

The Australian bourse has notched its biggest gain since August as technology rebounds and mining boons led the market higher.

US stocks ended a choppy session higher overnight, rebounding from recent losses as technology stocks rose ahead of Nvidia's quarterly results.

Nats warn Labor over Greens deal

Mining and energy stocks have struggled to counterbalance a weak financial sector, leaving the Australian share market slightly lower ahead of key overseas economic data returning from a US government shutdown.

Pay packets are still growing in real terms according to fresh wages data, but economists say rising inflation could soon bring that to an end.

The US stock market fell following another jarring session overnight, as worries keep dogging Nvidia, bitcoin and other Wall Street stars that their prices shot too high.

Samsung customer dies after 000 failure

The Australian share market has taken its second-biggest loss of the year as worries around technology valuations, inflation and global economic factors wore at investor confidence.

Commonwealth and Westpac executives are first-up as the federal parliament probes practices at Australia's big four banks this week.

The Opposition has changed its tune on government funding for coal power after a bruising fight over its energy and climate change policy.

The US stock market sank Monday as Nvidia and other superstars created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology dimmed some more.

Permacrisis: Future Fund's defensive strategy

The local share market has managed to avoid a fifth straight day of losses thanks to late afternoon gains that propelled the bourse to a flat finish.

Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to Nvidia's quarterly results.

Westpac bankers head to country towns

The Australian share market has closed at an almost four-month low after suffering its worst day in 10 weeks amid a global pullback in risk assets.

Wall Street ended sharply lower overnight, with steep losses in Nvidia and other AI heavyweights.

Libs copy Nat's climate retreat

Australia's share market has tumbled to its lowest close since September 18 after stronger-than-expected jobs data scuppered hopes of further Reserve Bank interest rate cuts.

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed overnight, with the Dow notching a record-high close and the Nasdaq losing ground.

Bubble fears as super bets $143b on AI

Australia's share market has ended the day lower after a mining sector lift could not counterbalance a tech sector dump and ongoing weakness in Commonwealth Bank shares.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a record high close overnight, lifted by progress toward ending the longest US government shutdown.