The Morning Bull - Australian Market Morning Update Sunday, 25 Oct 2026 Australian shares are set for a softer open, with SPI futures pointing lower as investors focus on the US Federal Reserve. The key issue is not this week’s expected hold on rates; it is what comes next. US data shows a mixed picture. Recent inflation readings and manufacturing and services PMIs indicate firm activity alongside ongoing price pressures. That combination has kept alive the possibility of a December hike and...
Global markets have been shaken by renewed concerns about inflation and central bank policy, with growth forecasts in several major economies revised lower. Income investors watching this volatility often look harder at Australian dividend stocks with robust, well covered payouts. Reliable cash returns can feel more valuable when capital moves around. This article highlights three high yielding dividend payers from our filter that focuses on yields above 3% with stable, growing...
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.
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 […]
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.
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Net new assets came in at SFr12.3bn, equal to an annualised growth rate of 6.4%.