Bank of Australia news

Treasuries advanced as trading resumed after a long weekend, with a slide in Asian equities fueling demand for haven assets.

On September 22, 2026, six major banks published “Building Trust in Agentic Commerce” — a set of voluntary guardrails for agent-driven purchasing. The paper, authored by NatWest, Bank of America, ING, Capital One, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and ASB Bank, outlines five principles: transparency, safety, privacy and data protection, consumer choice, and interoperability. It is […]

Capital One and Royal Bank of Canada held second and third place as AI deployment across the 50 banks assessed accelerated at its fastest pace since the index launched

In late September and early October 2026, Commonwealth Bank of Australia completed three fixed-income offerings totaling £1.20 billion and A$35.00 million, spanning fixed and floating-rate Eurobond and MTN notes maturing between 2027 and 2036. Around the same time, CEO Matt Comyn’s commentary on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate path and housing undersupply highlighted how macro policy and structural housing issues could shape the bank’s operating backdrop. We’ll now examine how...

The investment manager has acquired Shell Energy’s 50% interest, securing full ownership of the wider 370MW Kondinin Energy Project.

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Australian inflation is heating up again, rate expectations are shifting and the big banks are back under the spotlight as the RBA lifts the cash rate to 4.6% and signals it may go further. Higher policy rates can reshape how money is made and lost in financials, which can create opportunity for some investors and risk for others. This article discusses three Australian bank stocks from our interest rate beneficiary screener that currently look relatively well positioned for this new rate...

MRI Software today announced a targeted offer giving a select cohort of eligible CommBank and MRI Property Tree clients in Australia the chance to receive access to an expanded Pro AI bundle subscription designed to optimise day‑to‑day property management, improve productivity and support business growth. The offer is available for a limited time and at no additional cost, and remains open until 30 June 2027, subject to funding availability.

On September 22, 2026, a consortium of six global banks—ASB, Bank of America, Capital One, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ING, and NatWest—released a document titled Building Trust in Agentic Commerce. The timing is not accidental. It is a direct response to the Trust Paradox, where 89% of merchants are prepping for agentic commerce, yet only […]

A coalition of global banks says agentic AI tools that make purchases on behalf of consumers could expose card details and weaken payment security.

22 Sep, 2026 13:58 / Yahoo! Finance

NatWest, Bank of America, and four other banks say consumers risk scams and data breaches as AI commerce tools advance faster than industry safeguards

Ranil Boteju, the chief AI officer at CBA, tells Satarupa Bhowmik how 80% of the bank's engineers use AI agents to triple code output and resolve over 15,000 security issues.

PaidIt combines recipient verification, communications and payment delivery within one system.

Net new assets came in at SFr12.3bn, equal to an annualised growth rate of 6.4%.

archTIS Ltd (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF) has extended the maturity date of a A$4 million Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) lending facility, maintaining access to non-dilutive working capital as it responds to growing demand for its data security products. The facility, previously due to...

Bitcoin news

20 Oct, 2026
The investment firm took Bitcoin out of its primary portfolio models due to volatile returns and uncertain correlations.
The iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF would use options on IBIT to limit losses, in exchange for giving up some upside.
The proposed iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF would use options on IBIT to limit each tranche’s starting loss to about 10%, in exchange for a ceiling on gains.
Investing.com-- Bitcoin slipped below $82,000 on Tuesday as elevated oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions weighed on risk sentiment, while investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate outlook ahead of its policy meeting next week.
JPMorgan Asset Management’s first long-term Bitcoin forecast puts its annual compounded return at 10% over 10 to 15 years, above projections for U.S. large-cap stocks, REITs, and gold. The forecast gives Bitcoin the highest modeled return among those assets.The Bitcoin estimate appears in the firm’s 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, ...
Bitcoin ETFs drew $526.6 million on October 19, their biggest day since September 22, as Ethereum funds saw outflows.
German savings banks are adding crypto trading to their apps through DekaBank, the Sparkassen’s securities house.
Tom Lee says Korea and Taiwan’s chip selloff is spilling into crypto as Ethereum trails Bitcoin this week.
MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) has advanced index eligibility rules that could materially affect companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets. The firm is preparing lists of affected Bitcoin treasury companies, with changes expected to influence assets benchmarked to its strategy indices. MSCI has partnered with CUSIP Global Services to create identifiers for late stage private companies, setting new reference standards for private market data. MSCI's tighter Bitcoin treasury rules and new private...
Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) has signed a 20-year lease with a frontier AI lab worth about $9.1 billion in contract revenue, a deal large enough to reshape its story. Over the past 12 months, though, it lost $1.32 billion, and its gross margin over that stretch was negative 28.26%. In plain terms, the cost of delivering […]
JPMorgan’s digital dollar is now live.
19 Oct, 2026
Bitcoin's Bollinger Band squeeze hits a 2.5-year extreme. See the key BTC levels and how investors can prepare.
Today, Oct. 19, 2026, the AI data center stock bounced back after Goldman Sachs upgraded a key peer, lifting the entire sector.
The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin holder bought as warrant holders exercised, bringing in $369 million, and it now plans a $630 million sale of 15% preferred stock.
Super League stockholders approve a strategic investment from Metaplanet.
Investing.com -- Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) shares rose 6.5% in after-hours trading Monday following the company's September production update, which showed its AI Cloud revenue backlog reached approximately $2.9 billion.
Bitcoin has plunged 34% from its record high, and if you hold it inside a 401(k) near retirement, the math on a second drop gets uncomfortable fast. What fiduciaries, tax brackets, and Medicare thresholds reveal about crypto in a retirement account could reshape how you think about the risk.
What matters most to clients is how fast they can get their cash back when they need it, writes this entrepreneur and family office executive.
Bitcoin may be down for the year, but all four of these cryptocurrencies have more than doubled in value.
Financial stocks declined in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the St
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EUR/USD news

US dollar price forecast: October hike odds drop to about 15% as DXY tests 102.18, EUR/USD slips on French fiscal risk, and GBP/USD faces 1.3353 resistance.

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19 Oct, 2026 / 08:27

US dollar price forecast: DXY tests 101.80 after Warsh avoids an October preview, while EUR/USD eyes 1.1277 and GBP/USD tests 1.3322 resistance.

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16 Oct, 2026 / 08:21

DXY rebounds from 101.93 as Treasury yields retreat despite hot U.S. CPI, while EUR/USD targets 1.1237 and GBP/USD tests 1.3281 resistance.

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15 Oct, 2026 / 08:11

DXY slips below its rising trendline ahead of U.S. CPI, while EUR/USD eyes a breakout above 1.1233 and GBP/USD targets 1.3284 amid Fed and BoE policy uncertainty.

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14 Oct, 2026 / 05:37

DXY holds above 102.10 ahead of U.S. CPI as EUR/USD struggles below 1.1218 and GBP/USD eyes a triangle breakout near 1.3284 amid Fed policy uncertainty.

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13 Oct, 2026 / 07:06

US dollar holds firm ahead of Wednesday’s CPI report as DXY targets 102.49, EUR/USD risks a break below 1.1180, and GBP/USD struggles beneath 1.3284.

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12 Oct, 2026 / 07:29

Fed pause bets pressure DXY toward 101.76, while EUR/USD targets 1.1272 and GBP/USD eyes 1.3284 amid rising ECB and BoE tightening expectations.

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09 Oct, 2026 / 08:15

Fed minutes keep year-end tightening alive as DXY eyes 102.49, while EUR/USD targets 1.1161 and GBP/USD risks another test of 1.3180.

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08 Oct, 2026 / 08:25

DXY holds above 101.76 as traders await Fed minutes, while EUR/USD tests 1.1225 and GBP/USD remains capped below 1.3284.

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07 Oct, 2026 / 05:46

DXY holds above 101.76 as high Treasury yields offset Fed cut expectations, while EUR/USD tests 1.1225 and GBP/USD remains capped below 1.3250.

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06 Oct, 2026 / 08:34

Weak U.S. payrolls cut October Fed hike bets, but elevated yields keep DXY firm as EUR/USD breaks support and GBP/USD struggles below 1.3250.

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05 Oct, 2026 / 08:18

DXY holds above 101.76 as higher Treasury yields support the dollar, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD attempt recoveries ahead of September NFP.

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02 Oct, 2026 / 08:08

Elevated Treasury yields support DXY as EUR/USD breaks key support and GBP/USD remains under pressure ahead of U.S. employment data.

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01 Oct, 2026 / 08:37

Rising Treasury yields and Fed hike expectations support DXY as EUR/USD remains pressured, while higher UK inflation expectations support sterling.

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29 Sep, 2026 / 07:06

Strong U.S. data and hawkish Fed expectations support DXY as EUR/USD and GBP/USD remain pressured below key technical resistance.

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24 Sep, 2026 / 08:24

DXY remains supported by hawkish Fed expectations as EUR/USD and GBP/USD break key support, while falling oil prices test longer-term rate-hike bets.

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23 Sep, 2026 / 06:04

DXY remains supported by Fed tightening expectations as it targets 100.53, while EUR/USD stays pressured and GBP/USD attempts to stabilize.

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22 Sep, 2026 / 06:43

Tesco PLC news

UK households are still feeling a heavy cost of living squeeze, with higher energy bills and tighter budgets changing how people shop and spend. That pressure can punish some parts of the market, yet it can also shine a light on businesses that hold up when wallets are under strain. This article explores that tension and highlights three UK consumer staples stocks exposed to these trends that investors may want to keep on their radar. The three stocks below are just a starter pack, since the...

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15 Oct, 2026 / 09:14

LONDON, October 14, 2026--Valuedynamx announces a new offering that gives Tesco Clubcard members a way to collect Clubcard points.

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14 Oct, 2026 / 12:00

In October 2026, Tesco reported half-year 2026–2027 results showing higher revenue of £37,353 million and net income of £1,060 million versus a year earlier, alongside an interim dividend of 5.05 pence per share approved for payment on 20 November 2026 and completion of a £550 million buyback of 117,880,753 shares. Alongside these financial updates, Tesco signalled continued focus on governance and remuneration oversight by appointing experienced Non-Executive Director Wendy Becker to its...

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13 Oct, 2026 / 03:18

Tesco (LSE:TSCO) just paired higher half year revenue and net income with an interim dividend set at 5.05 pence per share, giving investors fresh numbers to assess the supermarket group’s recent financial performance. Tesco’s latest half year update lands after a strong run in the shares, with a 1 month share price return of 9.80% and a year to date share price gain of 15.56% that sits alongside a 5 year total shareholder return of 128.15%. This suggests momentum has been building as...

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13 Oct, 2026 / 02:11

Tesco has rewarded long term shareholders, and that creates an obvious question for anyone looking at the ticker today. With the stock price where it is now, the issue is whether the current valuation can be supported by the supermarket group's cash flows. Over the past 5 years Tesco has delivered a total return of 128.1%, which puts a lot of weight on whether the underlying cash generation can keep justifying the share price. The retailer's scale, store network and established food and...

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13 Oct, 2026 / 01:32

Adjusted operating profit increased 6.5% to £1.78bn at actual rates, or 6.3% at constant rates.

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09 Oct, 2026 / 08:53

WRAP’s global program has begun work in the U.K. to improve textile collections and the economics of reuse and recycling.

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08 Oct, 2026 / 16:19

Tesco (LON:TSCO) reported higher first-half sales, profit, cash flow and earnings per share, while raising its share buyback plan and narrowing its full-year adjusted operating profit outlook toward the upper half of its previous range. Speaking on the company’s earnings call, Ken said Tesco achiev

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08 Oct, 2026 / 12:02

Tesco says its clothing division F&F helped drive "further growth in full-price and planned-event sales" in the first half (H1) thanks to the expansion of F&F Online and new collections.

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08 Oct, 2026 / 11:24

The boss of Tesco has urged John Healey to exclude retailers from “fundamentally unfair” plans to mount a tax raid on large warehouses in the Budget.

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08 Oct, 2026 / 10:51

Investing.com -- Tesco raised the bottom end of its full-year profit guidance on Thursday after first-half adjusted operating profit jumped 6.5% to £1.78 billion. The U.K. grocer now forecasts adjusted operating profit of £3.15 billion to £3.30 billion for the year, narrowing a prior range of £3.0 billion to £3.3 billion.

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08 Oct, 2026 / 07:13

James Dibbo, who oversaw finances for Amazon Ads, Prime Video, and Twitch, will take the role on October 26

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06 Oct, 2026 / 13:05

Investing.com -- Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) shares fell nearly 2% in after-hours trading Monday after the company announced the appointment of James Dibbo as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 26, 2026.

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05 Oct, 2026 / 20:54

Morrisons is in the sights of potential buyers after it emerged that Sainsbury’s held talks about a possible merger earlier this year.

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05 Oct, 2026 / 16:11

Microsoft Corporation news

H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that it has arranged a debt package to finance the acquisition of Be-Cloud by QualityHosting, a portfolio company of PSG Equity ("PSG"). The financing package will also provide additional capital to support the combined company's future growth and M&A strategy.

NiSource has nearly doubled shareholders' money over the past five years. Today the key issue is whether that kind of share price journey still lines up with what its dividend stream can justify. Recent headlines around a long-term energy agreement with Microsoft add another layer to the story and sharpen the question around what income-focused investors are actually paying for. Over 5 years, NiSource has delivered a 97.6% total return, which puts real pressure on the dividend stream to...

Microsoft generates higher margins, while Oracle is growing revenue faster.

Unilever has delivered steady gains over the past few years, and the question now is whether the cash it is expected to generate can fully support the price investors are paying today. With the focus squarely on the strength and durability of those cash flows, the share price story meets a valuation test grounded in what the business can return to its owners over time. Over the past 5 years Unilever has returned 41.0%, which puts a meaningful amount of investor capital on the line if the...

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reports quarterly results on Oct 28, and the stock ranks eighth in our list of the 10 stocks in Trump’s latest stock portfolio. Click to see the other nine. Trump bought Microsoft five times in August. Bull Case Bulls see Microsoft as the AI company with the most ways to get paid. […]

Citi's Tyler Radke blames bond yields, not weak demand, for the neocloud selloff and backs Microsoft instead.

Two ETFs built around durable businesses use completely different definitions of what makes a company worth owning, and for investors approaching retirement, that disagreement shapes every dollar they hold.

Today, Oct. 19, 2026, Morgan Stanley's upgrade reinforced Amazon Web Services and AI momentum ahead of October 29 earnings.

19 Oct, 2026 21:20 Yahoo! Finance

CrowdStrike (CRWD) stock trades at about 231 times its earnings over the twelve months to July 2026. That multiple relies on adjusted earnings, a metric that adds stock-based compensation, after-tax, back to normalized net income. Paying such a steep premium for one year of profit can look demanding. Yet the valuation shifts when measured against the profit analysts expect for fiscal 2027 and fiscal 2028. So what are you paying for when you buy CrowdStrike at that price.

19 Oct, 2026 21:03 Yahoo! Finance

A U.K. setback shows electricity may be AI’s next bottleneck.

Artificial intelligence leader Anthropic is reportedly negotiating a massive $45 billion infrastructure agreement with cloud developer Nscale.

Microsoft's (MSFT) fiscal first-quarter results will likely meet Wall Street's expectations, driven

More than 24 gigawatts of data center capacity is already in advanced construction across just 40 campuses, most of it expected to come online in 2027, according to new research from SemiAnalysis. The research firm forecasts 50 gigawatts of new...

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Apple Inc news

Wedgewood Partners, an investment management company, released its third-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. Wedgewood Composite delivered a net return of 2.5% in the quarter, compared to 2.3% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, 0.9% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and 2.6% for the Russell 1000 Value Index. Surging […]

Goldman Sachs now expects about 6.5 million humanoid robots a year by 2035, and every one of them runs on rare earth magnets that China makes nearly all of.

Procter & Gamble has built an impressive track record of dividends.

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Cramer’s ‘own it, don’t trade it’ line resurfaced as the iPhone Duo sold out. Here’s the tax math that makes it matter.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index added about 1.6%.

Two ETFs built around durable businesses use completely different definitions of what makes a company worth owning, and for investors approaching retirement, that disagreement shapes every dollar they hold.

Two option-income ETFs sell calls against the same index, pay nearly identical yields, and yet one nearly doubled the other's total return over the past year. The way each fund is built explains why.

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Apple stock continues to hover in a tight trading range near a buy zone amid healthy preorders for its first folding handset, the iPhone Duo.

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Tech stocks were higher late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR E

Target has been one of the hottest stocks to own this year, and it still has room to rise even higher.

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The iPhone 18 launch is unlikely to go as well as Apple is hoping, KeyBanc’s Brandon Nispel says. That’s a big risk for its highflying shares.

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Apple's new HomeView has been a long time coming - but now, Apple is already developing a higher-end version of the device with a robotic limb, which can automatically swivel the screen toward whoever is speaking. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Ed Ludlow with the details from this week's Power On newsletter on "Bloomberg Tech."

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Thank the Mag 7 that the Dow isn't trading lower.

The upcoming product launch follows strong initial demand for Apple's foldable iPhone Duo, even as analysts remain divided over the company's growth outlook.

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A leaked product name points to Samsung’s first premium version of a popular accessory in about a decade.

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