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ASX 200 limped to a 34-point rise to 7750 (+0.4%), following the US higher without great enthusiasm. Jobs numbers this morning point to no reason for the RBA to cut rates. Meeting next week. Once again, it was a tale of two sectors. Banks up, and resources down. The Big Bank Basket continued to trundle higher, up to $216.44 (+0.8%) led by CBA up 1.1%. NAB is at a nine-year high, up 0.8%. MQG slipped 0.6%, and ASX fell 8.0% on a blowout in Capex. REITs once again better on lower 10-year yields...

Wall Street ended mixed overnight. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ both posted record closing highs for a third consecutive session, gaining 0.85% and 1.53%, respectively, with the S&P 500 topping 5,400 for the first time in its history. The Dow fell 35 points (0.09%), losing its morning gains. Up 373 points at best. Down 126 points at worst. The FOMC meeting can be dubbed as a nothing burger, the Fed held rates as expected and pencilled in just one rate cut this year and forecast more for 202...

ASX 200 lost another 40points to 7716 (0.5%) ahead of Fed meeting and US CPI. Once again, resources were the biggest culprits as iron ore remains under pressure, BHP fell 0.6% and RIO off 1.5% with base metals falling, S32 continues to soften down 0.8% and PLS falling 2.9%. Uranium stocks on the nose as spot prices head lower, BOE down %, DYL down % and NXG falling hard. Gold miners were mixed to weaker, NST down 0.7% and NEM off 0.5% with gains in EMR. Oil and gas slightly higher as WD...

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh closing records on Tuesday, led upward by Apple. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 120.62 points, or 0.31%, to end at 38,747.42.ASX SPI down 36Oil settled slightly up on forecasts for strong global demand.Gold edges up as investors eye Fed outlook, US inflation data.Iron ore tumbles to 2-month low on concerns over weakening China demand.Copper hits seven-week low on weak China indicators and strong dollar.OPEC sticks to 2024 ...