The local share market has suffered its worst loss in four weeks, dropping 1.3 per cent after Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States' credit rating.
The local share market has fallen 0.7 per cent as Japan's central bank loosened its attempt to control bond yields, but has gained 1.2 per cent for the week.
The local market has risen 0.73 per cent after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said it was possible the central bank might keep rates on pause in September.
Western Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell back 0.1 per cent in June to 3.6 per cent, as the national figure held steady at 3.5 per cent despite an employment uptick.
The local share market has finished down ever so slightly as traders digested weaker-than-expected second-quarter gross domestic product figures from China.
