Stephanie Chalmers is the ABC's digital lead for business news. Stephanie has worked as a multi-platform reporter, covering corporate and economic news for the Business Reporting Team, based in Sydney. Prior to joining the ABC in 2017, she was supervising producer at Sky News Business.
It's a wild ride for crypto prices, with volatility for Bitcoin after it surpassed $US100,000. The local share market slid at the close, while Woolworths attempted to end strike action affecting its supply chain. The day's events and insights as they happened.
Despite finishing lower for the day, the ASX has ended the week higher, while the ACCC has given interim clearance to an alliance between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways.
Australia's annual inflation rate remained steady in October at a more than three-year low as electricity and fuel prices fell. The local share market rose after a rally on Wall Street. Follow how the day's trade unfolded on the markets blog.
Wall Street cheered the relatively orthodox choice the US president-elect made for his Treasury secretary nomination. Within hours, Trump threatened tariffs on key trading partners, reminding markets it's his world, not his cabinet's.
Local shares have ended the week on a positive note, while Bitcoin continued to close in on $US100,000. Coles executives were grilled on supplier deals and WiseTech shares fell after its annual meeting. Look back on how it unfolded on the markets blog.
The ASX closed lower on Thursday after Bitcoin set a new record high. Shares in Mineral Resources also sank as the company faced investor revolt after a tax scandal. Coles is facing the ACCC's supermarket inquiry as hundreds of Woolworths warehouse workers went on strike.
The typical household faces spending half their income to service a new home loan, according to research from ANZ and CoreLogic, while the Australian share market ended lower.
The corporate regulator alleges NAB did not respond to 345 hardship applications within the legal time frame. NAB has apologised and says it's changed its approach.
The Australian market ended lower on Friday, following a sell-off on Wall Street as shares of tech giants Microsoft and Meta fell sharply. Here is how the trading day unfolded on our business blog.
Prices rose by 0.2 per cent in the September quarter, according to the ABS, compared to the 1 per cent rise in the three months through June. Underlying inflation remains above the Reserve Bank's target.
Department store giant Myer will purchase a slew of fashion chains, giving it ownership of nearly 800 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand.
Qantas shares touch a record high as it holds its annual meeting under the cloud of an engineer's strike, but avoids a board spill. WiseTech shares lead the ASX higher after the company's founder stands down as CEO. Here's how the session unfolded on the ABC markets blog.
The corporate regulator has launched court action over renewal notices sent to more than 500,000 customers that promised discounts that weren't always delivered. QBE has apologised and says it has cooperated with ASIC.
Thousands of bank customers were affected by Westpac and St George app and internet bank outages and a Commonwealth Bank duplicate transaction error, leading a finance expert to advise Australians to bank with at least two different institutions to mitigate risk.
A day after setting a new record high, the Australian share market ended lower on Friday after data confirmed China's economy was still losing steam despite the country ramping up its economic stimulus packages.
Customers with Westpac and St George have experienced difficulties accessing their internet banking for the third day in a row. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government has been in contact with the bank.
The local share market lost ground, and major supermarket chains are questioned over why Tim Tams are cheaper in the UK than in Australia. Here's how the day unfolded plus insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog.
As Australians await stronger signals that a rates reprieve is imminent here, across the Tasman, New Zealand's central bank has again taken the knife to its key interest rate.
Local stocks end in the red as a lack of detail on any further stimulus plans out of China sends iron ore prices lower. Wall Street lost 1 per cent overnight. Here's how the day's events unfolded and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog.
Inflation cooled more than forecast over the 12 months to July, with the ABS monthly index showing consumer prices easing to an annual pace of 4.9 per cent last month.
Local stocks rise and the bosses of Virgin and Qantas are at loggerheads on a decision to block extra flights by Qatar Airways. Look back on the day's financial and business news with our blog.
Local shares make gains, but Fortescue shares drop, while Qantas CEO Alan Joyce fronted a parliamentary committee on cost of living. Look back on the day's financial and business news with our blog.
Technology stocks led the losses on the ASX, with falls across Asian markets as well. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has left its cash rate unchanged in August. Here's how the day unfolded, plus insights from our business reporters, on the ABC News markets blog.
Wages growth eases from an annual pace of 3.7 per cent in the March quarter to 3.6 per cent over the year to June, reducing fears of a so-called wage-price spiral.
The big banks were offering cashback deals and competitive rates to grab their share of the refinancing boom, but the trend has reversed as margins start to come under pressure, leaving some borrowers trapped between a mortgage cliff and a mortgage prison.