Analyst news

• Wild ride for the Australian dollar after Fed decision

  17-09-2015 23:52
  
  The Australian dollar went on a rollercoaster ride this morning on the back of the US Federal Reserve announcing interest rates would stay on hold.
  
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• US stocks slide after Fed keeps rates on hold

  17-09-2015 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street loses value overnight, giving up a rally of more than one per cent, as traders digest the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady.
  
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• GM to pay $1.2 billion over faulty cars linked to 124 deaths

  17-09-2015 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The United States' biggest car manufacturer General Motors Co will pay more than $1.2 billion after failing to recall millions of faulty cars linked to 124 deaths and hundreds more injuries.
  
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• US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged

  17-09-2015 21:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged in a nod to concerns about a weak world economy, but leaves open the possibility of a modest policy tightening later this year.
  
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• Fed leaves interest rates on hold

  17-09-2015 20:15
  
  The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday in a nod to concerns about a weak world economy, but left open the possibility of a modest policy tightening later this year.
  
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• Rio Tinto: Oyu Tolgoi is company's 'best project'

  17-09-2015 16:00
  
  Rio Tinto is ploughing on with its massive copper mine even as commodity prices slide.
  
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• Visitors reassured over WA Museum's Perth HQ closure

  17-09-2015 13:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA Museum defends a decision to close the doors of its Perth building for four years during refurbishments, saying it will not impact on its ability to display exhibitions elsewhere.
  
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• New Canberra bus timetable delayed due to planning error

  17-09-2015 12:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A new rule mandating regular 10-minute breaks for Canberra bus drivers halts changes to the weekday timetable for ACTION buses scheduled to start next month.
  
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• Australian man dies in Bali after falling through glass door

  17-09-2015 11:58 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian man who died in Bali after crashing through the glass door of his hotel room in Kuta, is named as 24-year-old Daniel Evans from Perth.
  
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• Australian dies in Kuta, Bali: DFAT

  17-09-2015 11:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who reportedly died in a Kuta resort on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Japanese gas giant under fire over deal on Aboriginal employment

  17-09-2015 11:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy giant INPEX says a jobs agreement it struck is not legally binding, after some in Darwin's Indigenous community said the Japanese company is failing to live up to promises about spreading the benefits of its multi-billion dollar gas project.
  
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• Paramedics work up to 14-hour shifts without break, opposition claims

  17-09-2015 10:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian paramedics are working up to 14-hour shifts without a break, according to Right to Information documents obtained by the State Opposition.
  
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• Mining and energy stocks lead share market higher

  17-09-2015 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining and energy stocks lead a broad rally across the Australian share market on the back of higher commodity prices as investors wait on the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
  
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• Australian firms too 'complacent' about corruption

  17-09-2015 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Business group Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand warns that authorities and companies in both countries are too laidback about corruption, bribery and fraud.
  
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• Turnbull defends poor record of appointing women to boards

  17-09-2015 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull brushes off a Cabinet leak that shows he is the Government's worst performer in terms of Cabinet-level appointments of women to boards.
  
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• Airport delays expected as immigration staff strike

  17-09-2015 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Delays are expected at international airports around the country as Immigration and Border Protection staff strike over pay and conditions.
  
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• Queensland sends infrastructure wish-list to Turnbull

  17-09-2015 07:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland Government seizes on the change of Prime Minister and sends a list of the state's infrastructure needs to Malcolm Turnbull.
  
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• Will the Fed tell markets to take a hike?

  17-09-2015 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Traders in bond, equity and currency markets are sweating on the outcome of tonight's Federal Reserve meeting, where US interest rates could rise for the first time in more than nine years.
  
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• Australian shares surge on commodity, bank gains

  17-09-2015 04:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market builds on a positive lead from Wall Street, surging more than 1.5 per cent led by commodity and bank stocks.
  
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• ACCC warns Shell's BG takeover may increase Australian gas prices

  17-09-2015 02:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The competition regulator is worried that Shell's proposed takeover of BG may increase domestic gas prices, as it takes a broader look at the east coast market.
  
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• OECD downgrades global growth forecasts on China slowdown

  17-09-2015 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A slowdown in China's economy has caused the OECD to lower its global growth forecasts, with a particular warning for commodity exporters.
  
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• Wall St shrugs off OECD growth downgrade to post strong gains

  17-09-2015 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street defies OECD predictions of even slower economic growth this year and next, posting gains of almost 1 per cent.
  
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