Australia

Australia’s October 2025 Trade Surplus Widens to A$4.39 Billion as Imports Jump and Gold Flows Surge

Sydney – 5 December 2025 Australia’s latest International Trade in Goods data show the country entered the fourth quarter of 2025 with a slightly stronger goods trade surplus, underpinned by higher exports, record-high imports and a powerful swing in non-monetary

5 December 2025

OpenAI News Today, December 5, 2025: Australia AI Megacampus, Neptune.ai Deal, LSEG Tie‑Up and More

Published: December 5, 2025 OpenAI’s Friday news cycle is packed: a multibillion‑dollar AI campus in Australia, a new acquisition to sharpen its model‑training stack, a major Wall Street data partnership, and fresh deals in travel and chip supply. At the

5 December 2025

AI Industry · Artificial Intelligence · Australia Tech · Business Partnerships · Technology News

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and AI Deals Catch Fire (5 December 2025)

Australia’s stock market ended Friday slightly higher, capping a largely directionless week but revealing some powerful under‑the‑surface themes – resurgent resources stocks, a headline‑grabbing AI infrastructure deal, and rising debate over whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has really

5 December 2025

AI Technology · ASX 200 · Market News · Mining Industry · Stock Market

Australia’s October 2025 Trade Surplus Widens to A$4.39 Billion as Gold and Commodities Drive Mixed Export Story

Australia’s export engine delivered a solid, if not spectacular, performance at the start of Q4, with fresh data for October 2025 showing a wider goods trade surplus, strong non‑monetary gold flows and resilient consumer‑related imports – all against the backdrop

4 December 2025

Australia · Commodities · Economy · Exports · Trade

Asia Economic Calendar Today: Australian Trade Surplus and Thai Deflation Set the Tone – 4 December 2025

Asia’s economic calendar on Thursday, 4 December 2025, is relatively light on headline releases but heavy on implications. Fresh trade and spending numbers out of Australia and ongoing deflation pressures in Thailand – now paired with a jump in consumer

4 December 2025

Asia Economy · Economic Calendar · Inflation & Deflation · Market Updates · NYSE:SPGI · Trade Surplus

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as Miners Rally and RBA Rate-Hike Bets Build – 4 December 2025

The Australia stock market finished Thursday, 4 December 2025, modestly higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 once again leaning on heavyweight miners and materials stocks while traders priced in a higher chance of future Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hikes

4 December 2025

ASX 200 · Australia · Interest Rates · Mining · Stock Market

Australia Economy Today: Q3 GDP Data, Inflation Shock and Interest Rate Jitters – 3 December 2025

Australia’s economy is back in the spotlight today after fresh national accounts and inflation figures painted a picture of solid headline growth, stubborn price pressures and still‑squeezed living standards. On 3 December 2025, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported

3 December 2025

Australia · Economy · GDP · Inflation · Interest Rates

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as GDP Data, Rate Bets and Bond Yields Collide – 3 December 2025

Australia’s stock market finished slightly higher on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, as investors rode a classic “data day” rollercoaster – cheering better‑than‑feared GDP numbers, then trimming enthusiasm as bond yields and interest‑rate expectations reasserted themselves. The S&P/ASX 200 ended up 15.5 points (+0.18%)

3 December 2025

ASX 200 · Economic News · Interest Rates · Investment Analysis · Stock Market

Australia Unveils Defence Delivery Agency in Biggest Defence Department Overhaul in 50 Years

Canberra — 1 December 2025 Australia’s federal government has announced the largest shake‑up of the Defence Department in half a century, creating a powerful new Defence Delivery Agency (DDA) to take charge of billions of dollars in military projects after

1 December 2025

Australia · Defence Policy · Government Reform · Military News · National Security

Gold Price in Australia Today (1 December 2025): Record Highs, Key Drivers and 2026–27 Forecasts

Gold in Australia has kicked off December near record territory, with local prices hovering around A$6,470–6,500 per ounce – almost 60% higher than a year ago and reflecting one of the most powerful gold bull runs since the late 1970s. Reuters+1 Below

1 December 2025

Australia Economy · Financial Forecasts · Gold Prices · Investment Insights · Market Trends

Australia Unveils Biggest Defence Overhaul in 50 Years to Tackle Cost Blowouts

Canberra — 1 December 2025: The Albanese government has announced the most significant shake‑up of Australia’s defence bureaucracy in half a century, creating a powerful new Defence Delivery Agency (DDA) to rein in multibillion‑dollar cost blowouts and years of delays

1 December 2025

Australia News · Defence Policy · Government Spending · Military Reform · National Security

ASX Outlook for Monday 1 December 2025: 10 Things to Know Before the Australian Stock Market Opens

Australia’s sharemarket goes into the new week with a tricky mix of good news on global growth, bad news on inflation, and a local housing market that’s booming but increasingly unaffordable. Here’s what investors need to know before the ASX

30 November 2025

ASX Updates · Financial News · Investment Tips · Market Analysis · Stock Market