Economic News

The single most alarming number in the August NAB business survey was not the headline flip into negative territory. It was the profitability sub-index, which dropped 10 points in a month to sit at minus nine, a new post-COVID low. That is the line …

The Australian Securities Exchange is set to welcome two new mining companies on Friday, 31 July 2026, with Alurion Resources Limited (ASX: ALU) and Gwardar Resources Limited (ASX: GRS) preparing for their market debuts.

Gwardar Resources Limited (ASX: GRS) is set to join the Australian share market on Friday, 31 July 2026, introducing a new junior mineral exploration company focused on copper, gold and nickel opportunities in Western Australia.

Alurion Resources Limited (ASX: ALU) is preparing to join the Australian share market with its listing scheduled for Friday, 31 July 2026. The mineral exploration company is entering the ASX through an initial public offering focused on advancing its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Province project in …

The timing could hardly be more fraught. A scorching US jobs report has reignited fears that inflation is reaccelerating, and it arrives just days before one of the most closely watched data releases of the year — the MayConsumer Price Index. With markets already …

Energy markets endured a wild ride as geopolitics returned to centre stage. Oil prices whipsawed violently after Israel and Iran exchanged direct fire for the first time since their April ceasefire, briefly spiking before retreating as the immediate threat of escalation eased. As trading …

WhileWall Street’s tech rout grabbed the headlines, a quieter but equally important story was unfolding in commodity markets. Gold and copper — two pillars of the resource-heavy Australian market — came under heavy selling pressure, with both metals sliding sharply. For ASX miners, the …