Cecile Lefort

Just one year ago CSL, Cochlear, WiseTech and Xero were among the top 50 largest companies on the Australian sharemarket. Today, they are the worst performing stocks on the benchmark index.

Traders are betting that ASX-listed telco giant Telstra will face a disruptive threat from Elon Musk's newly listed $US1.8 trillion ($2.6 trillion) giant SpaceX, which runs satellite internet operator Starlink.

A tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran kicked off a rally in financial markets, sending stocks, bonds and bitcoin sharply higher

Inside a packed Sydney hotel last week for the annual Morgan Stanley Summit, the mood was defiantly upbeat.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep interest rates on hold this month has emboldened traders and market economists that the central

They may be an increasingly small number, but a defiant minority of economists say they remain convinced that the Reserve Bank of Australia will increase interest rates despite market conviction they have peaked.

The Australian dollar has come under pressure after the US Federal Reserve unexpectedly signalled that interest rates could start to climb in the world's largest economy this year if inflation continued to creep higher.

When high-profile stock picker Phil King texted Jackson Aldridge out of the blue, asking him for a coffee, Aldridge genuinely thought it was a prank.

Strategists warn the S&P/ASX 200 Index will lag its global rivals as high rates, elevated valuations and property tax changes push capital overseas.

Hedge funds have ratcheted up their bets against Australian stocks to $61 billion since the start of the year. But there are some heavily shorted stocks that haven’t played ball.