ASX down after Trump announces Canada tariffs

The Australian sharemarket fell sharply on Friday as a 5.6 per cent plunge in BHP shares weighed heavily on the ASX 200, offsetting gains from CSL, energy stocks and the major supermarkets. BHP's decline followed a cost blowout at its Canadian potash project, although the mining ...  Show more

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Equity Trustees Chief Investment Officer Darren Thompson about the next move in US interest rates after the Federal Reserve left them on hold, along with his outlook for the market. 

The Commonwealth Bank reports a $7.3 billion half year profit, as other corporates feel the impact of COVID-19.  But the market’s reaction to CBA’s result has been interesting.

Also today:

On the first trading day of February Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed what's ahead for the markets after a January to forget for the bulls. On the earnings front, shares of UPS surged on upbeat results, guidance and a 49% dividend hike -- while Exxon Mobil p ...  Show more

Peter returns to his Puerto Rico studio after an extended vacation. He discusses recent market volatility, including movements in stocks, Japan’s market crash, and cryptocurrency fluctuations. Peter critiques the Fed's decision not to cut rates, arguing that delaying cuts only wo ...  Show more

The IMF hikes its U.S. forecast for 2024 but Germany weighs on the European outlook. The IMF’s Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets department, Tobias Adrian tells CNBC there are reasons for optimism. The S&P 500 suffers its first back-to-back session loss since Se ...