Bank of Australia news

Speculative investors are increasingly betting the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise interest rates again in November as inflation remains above the central bank’s target.

(Bloomberg) -- AI’s decimation of call center jobs has begun.Most Read from BloombergNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsDeepSeek Suspends Fundraising After Viral US-China PostsS&P 500 Wobbles as AI Angst Offsets Oil Decline: Markets WrapCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed Rate HikeChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsCompanies ranging from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Microsoft Corp. to Uber Technologies Inc. and Hyatt Ho

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...

Ford, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and IBM are among firms that have reversed AI-driven job cuts after finding the technology couldn't fully replace human workers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia named Victoria Ledda as group chief information officer and Rodrigo ‌Castillo as group chief technology officer on Friday as ‌the lender sharpens its focus on digital, data and artificial intelligence capabilities. • Ledda will lead business-aligned technology strategy and delivery across the group, while Castillo will oversee enterprise technology foundations, including engineering, security and AI capabilities.

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When it comes to personal banking, more Canadians are putting down their laptops and picking up their handheld devices. According to the Canadian Bankers Association's (CBA) How Canadians Bank in 2026 survey, banking with an app is on the rise across generations.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia recently reported a 4% rise in March-quarter cash net profit after tax and stable underlying net interest margins, while investors watch the Reserve Bank of Australia's 16 June policy decision as a key catalyst for the bank’s outlook. At the same time, CBA is contending with rising digital competition, elevated technology spending, and debate over the future role of senior AI leadership, all of which could shape how effectively it converts its strong franchise...

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the deal with Iran in a post on Truth Social, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on Friday.

The AI jobs story has become a split screen: one of the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) executives is walking back the worst panic, while data tracked by Goldman Sachs (GS ) still points to pressure on younger white-collar workers. The lack of a clean yes-or-no answer is exactly why...

06 Jun, 2026 03:07 / Yahoo! Finance

Tech evangelists leading the charge for AI adoption seem to have finally figured out that telling the world that artificial intelligence is coming for everyone's jobs is bad PR. But the latest data suggests that the about-face may be too late. Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman became the latest AI ...

02 Jun, 2026 14:32 / Yahoo! Finance

Altman now says he was 'delighted to be wrong' about AI wiping out work - but rivals, layoffs, and rising automation costs are still fueling concern.

The cost of using AI will rise in less predictable ways as companies deploy the technology for complex ‌tasks, the head of Australia's biggest bank said on Tuesday, calling ‌the expense a key emerging management challenge. Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO Matt Comyn said businesses globally ​are likely to tighten scrutiny of artificial intelligence-related spending through 2026 as adoption accelerates and pressure mounts to demonstrate returns on investment. His remarks highlight a growing constraint on AI rollouts in corporate Australia, alongside managing workforce disruption and the heavy ‌energy and water demands of ⁠the data centres powering the surge in computing.

"Forecasting economic impacts from AI is inherently speculative and uncertain."

Bitcoin news

22 Aug, 2026
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says crypto nears its next bull market as Bitcoin rallies and sentiment flips to greed.
The market rally suffered damage last week, though bitcoin and gold shined. Nvidia and CrowdStrike earnings are critical while Fed's Warsh will make a big speech.
President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday his commitment to preserve the U.S. leadership in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and prediction markets. Trump Asks Congress to Move Quickly on CLARITY Act Trump hosted White House cryptocurrency summit alongside CFTC Chairman Michael Selig and...
The CEO wants Washington to open a market that barely exists yet. Investors just paid billions for the idea.
Strategy Inc. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le recently defended the company’s Bitcoin-focused capital strategy, arguing that near-term pain and equity issuance are necessary. Is Strategy Diluting MSTR Shareholders? During Strategy’s second investor Q&A with Natalie Brunell, Le...
BitFuFu Inc (FUFU) navigates Bitcoin price declines with strategic hashrate growth, cost discipline, and a strengthened balance sheet in Q2 2026.
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It was swept up in a broad and powerful cryptocurrency rally.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy is the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury company.
Elon Musk said Bitcoin has no throat to choke. Filings show Tesla sold 75% and SpaceX never sold a coin. Key details.
Bitcoin has surged more than 20% in the past two days.
BitFuFu Inc. (NASDAQ:FUFU) reported a quarter that exposed the difference between producing more Bitcoin and making more money from it. Second-quarter revenue fell 62.9% year over year to $42.8 million, while a $20.5 million net loss replaced a $47.1 million profit. Yet average hashrate allocated to self-mining rose 47%, helping lift self-mined production 34% to […]
The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield climbed for the second straight week.
Ray Dalio says Japan debt losses preview America's crisis. See the 2 assets he wants investors holding now.
Bitcoin price continues to soar as short squeeze, ETF flows intensify after Treasury bond buyback news. Crypto stocks spike.
Bitcoin bounced and global stocks clawed back some of their recent losses on Friday as investors assessed the US Treasury's efforts to push down long-term borrowing costs.The US Treasury bought its own bonds this week in an effort to push down borrowing costs after the 30-year yield surged to levels last seen in 2007, just before the global financial crisis.
31 May, 2026
Investing.com -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain interest rates at its June monetary policy meeting while adopting a more hawkish tone, according to a new report by Bank of America (BofA) Global Research.
30 Apr, 2026
The iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (NYSEARCA:EIDO) gives U.S. investors a single-ticker route into Southeast Asia’s largest economy, but the trip has been bumpy. Shares trade around $15 after sliding roughly 20% year to date and about 9% over the past year. The ten-year chart is no kinder: the fund is down about 18% over the ... This Indonesian ETF Has A High Yield But Has Notable Risks
War shock reshapes central-bank calculus: downside for growth, upside for inflation, making precautionary rate increases an option for the coming months. As for today, the ECB and Bank of England are seen keeping rates unchanged. (Published on 30 April 2026)
09 Apr, 2026
Six Swiss banks including UBS, Sygnum, and PostFinance launch a CHF stablecoin sandbox on Ethereum. The test runs through 2026.
01 Apr, 2026
In a single day, the share price of two holding companies on the Budapest Stock Exchange with links to the Orbán government, 4iG and Opus Global, fell 10-12%.View on euronews

EUR/USD news

DXY remains under pressure amid U.S. fiscal concerns, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD extend gains on expectations for tighter ECB and BoE policy.

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21 Aug, 2026 / 06:17

DXY remains under pressure as Treasury buybacks push long-term yields lower, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD extend gains amid shifting rate expectations.

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20 Aug, 2026 / 06:33

DXY tests critical support as traders await Fed minutes, while ECB rate expectations and UK inflation shape the outlook for EUR/USD and GBP/USD.

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19 Aug, 2026 / 06:00

DXY remains under pressure as Fed pause expectations rise, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD stay supported by comparatively hawkish ECB and BoE outlooks.

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18 Aug, 2026 / 06:35

DXY comes under pressure as Fed hike expectations fade, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD strengthen on narrowing policy divergence and domestic data.

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17 Aug, 2026 / 07:38

Softer U.S. inflation strengthens Fed easing expectations as DXY holds key support while EUR/USD and GBP/USD test important resistance levels.

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14 Aug, 2026 / 07:00

DXY, EUR/USD and GBP/USD test key levels as traders turn to U.S. PPI after softer CPI and assess the latest UK GDP data.

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13 Aug, 2026 / 07:38

The American currency is moving higher as traders focus on inflation data.

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12 Aug, 2026 / 16:49

DXY, EUR/USD and GBP/USD trade near key technical levels as markets await U.S. CPI for fresh clues on inflation and the Fed’s September policy outlook.

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12 Aug, 2026 / 08:14

Currency markets are testing support areas in early Tuesday trading. At this point, the interest rates in America continue to play a big part.

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11 Aug, 2026 / 13:32

DXY, EUR/USD and GBP/USD trade near key technical levels as markets await U.S. CPI for fresh clues on inflation and the Fed’s September policy outlook.

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11 Aug, 2026 / 08:05

The American currency gains ground, supported by rising Treasury yields.

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10 Aug, 2026 / 16:34

The US dollar is trying to turn things around early on Monday.

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10 Aug, 2026 / 13:56

Weak U.S. payrolls pressure the dollar as markets turn to July CPI for fresh Fed clues, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD test major resistance.

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10 Aug, 2026 / 08:03

The American currency is under pressure as traders reduce bets on hawkish Fed.

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07 Aug, 2026 / 16:39

The U.S. dollar gets hit after a weaker-than-anticipated jobs number.

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07 Aug, 2026 / 14:54

US Dollar Price Forecast: DXY trades near key support ahead of Friday’s U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls report, while EUR/USD tests resistance and GBP/USD consolidates after recent gains.

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07 Aug, 2026 / 08:16

Apparent deescalation in the Gulf and lower expectations for the Fed to hike twice have been negative for the US dollar.

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06 Aug, 2026 / 17:47

The currency markets have no major announcements to focus on today, so ranges are likely to be watched by most.

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05 Aug, 2026 / 13:59

Tesco PLC news

If confirmed, Aldi, Lidl GB and Lidl NI would be subject to the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

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10 Aug, 2026 / 09:08

Luxury, the maisons will tell you, is not like other industries. While lesser consumer goods makers can get ahead by trimming costs and undercutting...

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10 Aug, 2026 / 04:00

Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN) (TSE:AD.UN) reported second-quarter results marked by higher partner revenue, distributable cash flow growth and a record net book value, as investments made over the past 18 months began contributing more fully to results. Chief Financial Officer Amanda

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09 Aug, 2026 / 21:03

Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (ADLRF) reports strong Q2 2026 results with record net book value per unit of $25.83 and a 42% increase in net distributable cash flow.

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07 Aug, 2026 / 23:00

The world's largest spirits maker has scrapped its medium-term growth target as new CEO Dave Lewis moves to reset performance after years of stagnant sales.View on euronews

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07 Aug, 2026 / 07:15

WPP PLC (WPP) reports sequential improvement in Q2, strong new business wins, and strategic investments in AI and high-growth areas despite ongoing client losses and margin pressures.

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06 Aug, 2026 / 15:01

Guinness maker Diageo has said it will cut costs to secure $1 billion in savings as part of a major overhaul under boss Dave Lewis to help revive its fortunes. It came as the drinks giant, which also makes Gordon’s gin and Baileys, revealed weaker sales and profits for the past year.

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06 Aug, 2026 / 13:19

The new boss of Diageo has vowed to invest £750m in Guinness in a bet that sales of the popular Irish stout can rise even higher.

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06 Aug, 2026 / 11:03

D'YAVOL Spirits, founded through a partnership between global icon Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan's D'YAVOL Luxury Collective, Radico Khaitan and Nikhil Kamath, has officially launched its multi-award-winning D'YAVOL Single Estate Vodka in the United Kingdom.

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04 Aug, 2026 / 09:30

John Healey, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, has warned that there will be fearsome consequences for any British supermarkets guilty of “price-gouging”.

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04 Aug, 2026 / 08:30

Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

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29 Jul, 2026 / 22:08

Wind Point Partners-backed Assisi has built up its portfolio through M&A since the business was set up in 2020.

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23 Jul, 2026 / 12:51

Microsoft Corporation news

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has launched a major public relations campaign to defend its massive Project Jupiter AI data center amid growing local opposition. Community groups and policymakers in several large US states are pushing moratoriums and stricter permitting rules on new data centers that support AI workloads. The pushback raises questions about timing, cost, and scale for Oracle's AI infrastructure buildout and similar projects across the tech sector. Oracle's response follows wider...

Wall Street sees 85% upside in Broadcom versus 45% for Microsoft. But bigger upside doesn't always mean the better buy. Here's why I'm sticking with Microsoft as the smarter AI stock for 2026.

Here’s what could be next for Nvidia stock.

21 Aug, 2026 21:11 Yahoo! Finance

Here is a way to collect an attractive income on INTU now, which you keep whatever the stock does, in exchange for agreeing to sell your shares if the stock climbs above a higher price.

21 Aug, 2026 20:45 Yahoo! Finance

Apple's stock commands a premium price among its peers, but its growth and profit metrics tell a different story. Is the market paying for the past or the future.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is weighing a step that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago: shipping its next-generation Rubin Ultra GPU with less memory than originally promised. According to The Information, the company has been testing at least three versions with reduced high-bandwidth memory, some as low as 192GB to 256GB, well below the 1 […]

21 Aug, 2026 20:17 Yahoo! Finance

Institutional caution could become fresh buying pressure fast

21 Aug, 2026 20:16 Yahoo! Finance

Big Tech rivals are increasingly buying AI from each other

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has spent years watching Google and Amazon build their own AI chips while it stayed mostly dependent on Nvidia. That’s starting to change. The Information reports Microsoft is preparing to launch its new Maia 300 AI chip this fall, possibly as soon as next month. It is already in talks with TSMC […]

21 Aug, 2026 18:52 Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft has rallied back from the plunges it took earlier this year, but can it go higher?

Consensus earnings do the work on the multiple, and none of that work is a fact yet.

The per-unit delivery cost that management once led with is now the CFO's line, and the comparison it rests on carries a fuel and line haul exclusion, while the top of the story belongs to the cloud.

Adobe stock trades well below the market on earnings, and the subscription book that has to produce the next set of them is one the company has chosen to grow more slowly.

21 Aug, 2026 17:35 Yahoo! Finance

The stock is cheaper than the market on earnings, close to double the market on sales, and level with it on cash flow.

The options market expects this stock to move less than it actually has, and the range it still marks out is wide enough to reshape a holding in either direction.

AI's power problem is becoming a growth engine for Cummins.

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Apple Inc news

21 Aug, 2026 @ 23:34 by Yahoo! Finance

In early August, former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner bought a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers at a record $12.5 billion valuation—$2.5 billion more than the sale price a year ago. Another is not-so-obvious: tax benefits. Since 2004, pro franchises have been considered “Section 197 intangibles,” says tax expert Robert Willens.

Apple Inc. has reportedly eliminated more than 200 jobs across its Siri, software engineering, and Vision Pro divisions to focus on artificial intelligence capabilities.

Here’s what could be next for Nvidia stock.

The conglomerate's new CEO spent the second quarter selling the bank Buffett had been selling for two years -- and buying the airline Buffett sold out of in 2020.

On August 10, Jefferies downgraded Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to underperform from hold, cutting its price target to $263.66 from $285.56, implying roughly a 16% downside from Friday’s close of $313.33. Analyst Edison Lee said supply chain checks show Apple has canceled its planned all-glass 20th-anniversary iPhone, expected to launch in September 2027, due to poor […]

Apple has admitted that some roles are being impacted as it shifts its focus away from certain initiatives.

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Apple's stock commands a premium price among its peers, but its growth and profit metrics tell a different story. Is the market paying for the past or the future.

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Bank of America sees a more aggressive AI era under John Ternus.

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Investors are debating whether Apple's next chief executive must abandon its restrained infrastructure strategy to compete.

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Las Vegas permits strengthen Alphabet's claim that autonomous driving is becoming a commercial platform rather than a research project.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy letter on August 10 making the case that artificial intelligence should be spread broadly rather than controlled by a handful of companies or governments. He also announced that Meta will start releasing open-source AI models again. Around the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported […]

The retail giant will begin rolling out contactless payments at select Walmart and Sam’s Club locations on August 24, with a nationwide rollout planned by year-end.

Anthropic's (ANTH.PVT) IPO paperwork could be filed as soon as this month, potentially beating OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) to the punch. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley outlines what we know so far.

A shrinking share count has handed Dell holders faster earnings growth than the business itself produced, and the stock's run has just made that machine much costlier to keep running.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 19:42 by Yahoo! Finance

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

21 Aug, 2026 @ 19:42 by Yahoo! Finance

Tap to Pay begins rolling out Aug. 24 across select U.S. locations.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 19:39 by Yahoo! Finance

The world's largest foundry is rebounding as investors prepare for the earnings report that could reset semiconductor expectations.

Investing.com -- Apple Inc. is eliminating jobs across teams working on the Siri digital assistant and Vision Pro headset as the company shifts its focus toward new devices and artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported Friday.

BMO initiates coverage on Broadcom stock with an "Outperform" rating. Here’s how high it believes AVGO shares could fly in 2026.

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