Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
29 days ago
19 Feb 2024 - Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) has attributed a slight decrease in its unaudited first-quarter net profit to accounting rules governing financial hedges. The country’…
Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
4 months ago
06 Nov 2023 - Westpac has announced a final dividend of 72 cents per share, up from 64 cents per share the previous year.
Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
6 months ago
21Aug 2023 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) has disclosed an unaudited net profit of $1.8 billion for the quarter ending on June 30.
Stock Watch /
by Chris Pedersen -
7 months ago
09 Aug 2023 - Fund Manager Chris Pedersen discusses the Fitch downgrade, China trade and what he looks for in banks.
Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
10 months ago
09 May 2023 - Westpac’s (ASX:WBC) interim results yesterday capped the half way point of the Big Four’s 2022-23 financial year with combined statutory earnings up nearly 11% to $16…
Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
A year ago
15 Dec 2022 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) chairman John McFarlane says he will retire at next year’s annual meeting of the bank and in his second last speech to the bank’s AGM yesterday made…
Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
A year ago
08 Nov 2022 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) has lifted its 2024 cost target to $8.6 billion from $8 billion after a surge in inflationary cost pressures in the six months to September 30.
Market Reports /
by Peter Milios -
A year ago
07 Nov 2022 - Materials is the strongest sector by far in today’s trading. This was due to the initial possibility that China would begin to ease COVID restrictions. As such, BHP (…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Hayes -
A year ago
07 Nov 2022 - US markets finished higher on Friday after a volatile session following the release of the October jobs report, which showed better-than-expected hiring, while the un…
Company News /
by Glenn Dyer -
A year ago
02 Sep 2022 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) has edged closer to being back in the regulatory good books after an announcement on Thursday by APRA, the banking sector’s key watchdog.
Market Reports /
by Melissa Darmawan -
A year ago
08 Jul 2022 - The Australian sharemarket has started on an optimistic note, with gains building for a second day. Hopes that the Federal Reserve can navigate a soft landing has spu…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
06 Jul 2022 - Australian shares spent the afternoon in the red as commodity prices plunged on recession fears. The energy sector tumbled 5.8%, with materials down 5%. Real estate w…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
27 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket had its best day since January after the ASX 200 jumped in a broad rally that lifted all eleven sectors. Financials and energy led the pack…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
27 Jun 2022 - The ASX has rallied this morning with all eleven sectors in the green. Materials are leading the pack, up 2.6 per cent, followed by energy, up 2.4 per cent. The secto…
Market Reports /
by Melissa Darmawan -
A year ago
24 Jun 2022 - Wall St jumps, gold slips, copper tumbles to a 16-month low while nymex crude is now off 14.6% from its recent peak on June 8. What to look out for on the ASX today.
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
20 Jun 2022 - The ASX remained in negative territory throughout the afternoon session as the resources sector continued to weigh. At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.6% or 4…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
20 Jun 2022 - The ASX has fallen mid-morning, weighed down by the resources sector as investors mull on the prospect of tighter financial conditions. S&P 500 contracts turned lower…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
17 Jun 2022 - Australian shares sank again this week as recession fears continued to hit financial markets. The ASX 200 had its worst week since the pandemic started in March 2020,…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
17 Jun 2022 - The ASX has tumbled this morning following Wall Street's fall overnight on heightened recession fears in the US. This comes after a renewed global sell-off as rising …
Market Reports /
by Melissa Darmawan -
A year ago
16 Jun 2022 - Australian shares gave back its gains after the relief-rally was overshadowed by concerns of future aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve to curtail…
Market Reports /
by Melissa Darmawan -
A year ago
16 Jun 2022 - Australian shares have advanced from the 2-day slump of this holiday-shortened week led by property and information tech stocks.
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
15 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket closed lower for its fourth consecutive session after shares fell further in the afternoon trade, with all eyes on tonight’s interest rate …
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
10 Jun 2022 - The ASX has suffered its worst week since 2020 after the financial sector was hit with a 9 per cent weekly slump. The market was under renewed pressure today, with al…
Market Reports /
by Lauren Evans -
A year ago
10 Jun 2022 - The ASX is off to another weak start following a red finish on Wall Street. Australian shares are on track for their largest weekly decline this year as markets diges…