Afternoon Report | ASX hits new record

Wednesday 25 March 2026 Australia signs a free trade deal with the EU. Bosses and workers at loggerheads over the next minimum wage increase The prudential regulator warns that rising premiums is going to make insurance too expensive for many households The competition watchdog k ...  Show more

With public markets increasingly concentrated — and dominated by a handful of mega-cap names — investors are looking elsewhere for diversification, growth, and access to the real economy.According to Hamilton Lane co-CEO Juan Delgado-Moreira, that shift has been building for year ...  Show more

US equities surged again yesterday, closing off their intraday highs but nevertheless achieving new records. US PPI data confirmed that growth is slowing, providing more of the data that the Fed needs to start cutting rates again – markets will now scrutinise today’s CPI data for ...  Show more

Big week for financial earnings (0:20). Dearth of economic data given government shutdown (3:20). AI dealmaking (6:50). CAT's valuation (10:40). Gold hitting new highs (13:30). Bitcoin and crypto liquidations (15:20). Bond update (17:15).Show Notes:Crypto stocks trade lower amid ...  Show more

The Nikkei 225 was up around 1.5% and the Topix hit a record high this morning after Japan’s prime minister resigned over the weekend. It’s hoped that a new regime should provide greater longer-term policy and political stability, and a more conducive pro-growth environment for t ...  Show more

Markets faced a turbulent week, starting with caution amid hawkish Fed commentary and trade tensions, but ending on a more optimistic note thanks to a solid US inflation report. Global equities rebounded on Friday, though US equities still closed the week in negative territory. I ...  Show more