Global stock markets have edged lower while short-dated US Treasury yields held near two-month highs as investors weighed the possibility that US interest rates could soon rise.
Gold has dipped to a three-and-a-half-week low as expectations rise that the US Federal Reserve will lift interest rates as early as June, but prices came off their lows as late-day short-covering entered the market.
Labels used to describe our nation's political tribes are misleading if those considered ‘progressive' favour the status quo in terms of state-owned utilities and employment conditions.
Junior miners Azure Minerals, Cazaly Resources, Antipa Minerals and First Graphite have raised a combined $25.1 million to fund ongoing work at their respective projects.
SPECIAL REPORT: A specialist indigenous publisher in Broome has achieved its most successful fundraising campaign, after Creative Partnerships Australia helped it secure the backing of two philanthropic family foundations in Perth.
Bill Shorten is trying to woo Perth commuters with a $1 billion pledge for the Metronet urban rail project, which WA Labor says will cost $2.5 billion but the WA Liberals have labelled as pork-barrelling.
SPECIAL REPORT: Wealthy Western Australians have made some eye-popping philanthropic pledges over the years but none as large as one of Gina Rinehart's recent moves.
SPECIAL REPORT: Activ Foundation and the Royal Flying Doctor Service are Western Australia's two largest not-for-profit charities, yet they have very different approaches to philanthropy and fundraising.
Israel-based materials company Dotz Nano has joined the wave of tech firms from that country seeking to raise capital in Australia via a listing on the ASX.
Clive Palmer says he's decided not to pursue a federal Senate seat because he is past retirement age and wants to "play a bit of bowls and have a bit of fun".
Innovative concrete manufacturer Eden Energy has tapped investors for a $10.3 million capital raising to fund the expansion of its product in the United States.
Gold has edged lower for the third straight session and notched its biggest weekly slide in nearly two months on growing expectations for an increase in US interest rates as soon as next month.
Boutique developer Baltinas Made has responded to demand for larger apartments at its latest Mount Street development, giving buyers the opportunity to custom-build dwellings.
Social Ventures Australia has secured backing from three philanthropic foundations established by prominent businesspeople in Perth for the first venture in a new innovative local fund.
Two petroleum industry executives with a strong Perth connection have struck a deal that will see Oil Search boost liquefied natural gas development in Papua New Guinea, after negotiating a $US2.2 billion ($A3 billion) deal to buy InterOil.
Interest in commercial property in Perth's CBD is on the rise, with interstate institutional groups and syndicators eyeing Perth as an alternative to crowded and competitive eastern states markets.
