Updated Aug 25, 2026 – 4.50am, first published at 4.30amKey Posts13 mins ago — 4.44AMCitadel Securities call US bond buyback ‘financial repression’27 mins ago — 4.30AMBefore the Bell: ASX to edge higher27 mins ago — 4.30AMBitcoin pushes toward $US80,00027 mins ago — 4.30AMBank of Canada could cut key rate if economy falters27 mins ago — 4.30AMGood morningGo to latestPinned post – 4.30AMBefore the Bell: ASX to edge higherTimothy MooreAustralian shares are set to edge higher at the open. Wall Street was mixed with the Dow modestly up and the S&P 500 modestly down as semiconductor stocks fell again.ASX 200 futures were up 8 points or 0.1 per cent to 9050 near 4.25am AEST. The S&P 500 was 0.1 per cent lower with information tech leading five of the 11 industry sectors lower.Nvidia slid 2.1 per cent. It’s set to release its latest quarterly results on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).Market highlightsASX 200 futures are pointing up 8 points or 0.1 per cent to 9050.All US prices near 2.25pm New York time.AUD -0.3% to US71.49¢Bitcoin +2.3% to $US79,050On Wall St: Dow +0.3% S&P -0.1% Nasdaq -0.4%VIX +0.60 to 15.73Gold +0.6% to $US4631.47 an ounceBrent oil -2.6% to $US91.98 a barrelIron ore +2.3% to $US97.85 a tonne10-year yield: US 4.70% Australia 5.01%Today’s agendaFollow the August reporting season, with dates for all the major ASX companies on the schedule and links to our coverage. Click here.Reporting on Tuesday: Abacus (ABG) | Australian Ethical (AEF) | AUB (AUB) | Coles (COL) | Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (DBI) | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) | G8 Education (GEM) | Monadelphous (MND) | Tyro Payments (TYR) | Viva Energy (VEA) | Woodside Energy (WDS) | Scentre (SCG)Josh Gilbert, lead analyst for APAC at eToro: “Investors have gone back to basics by buying up the supermarkets. This week, we’ll find out how good a deal they got. Woolworths shares are up more than 26 per cent since last year’s result and Coles are up 12 per cent, both outperforming the market, yet consensus earnings forecasts for the year have been pretty significantly cut for both. Share prices heading one way while earnings expectations head the other is not a trade that lasts forever.”On Coles: ”Coles has a margin problem to manage. Suppliers are lining up for price increases, fuel, freight and packaging costs are all climbing, while liquor is still the drag it has been all year. That puts more pressure on automation and productivity to do the heavy lifting. If those savings cannot offset rising costs while still keeping prices down for customers, margins get squeezed and earnings take the hit.”The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to release minutes from its latest policy meeting at 11.30am AEST. Later, at 2pm AEST, David Jacobs, the RBA’s head of domestic markets will speak at the central bank’s Sydney offices on The Road to Ample – Towards a Demand-driven Liquidity Regime.Top storiesInsurers call for high earners without health cover to pay more tax | The number of high-income Australians ditching private health insurance is soaring due to increasing health insurance premiums and cost-of-living concerns.NAB warns house prices will fall for months as tax changes take hold | The bank’s chief economist said adjusting to the new rules would “probably take the better part of a year”, and the slump was “a third of the way through”.Three parties, three targets: Migration auction heats up | One Nation, the Coalition and Labor will take vastly different net overseas migration targets to the next election.Phil King succession moment has been years in the making | As one of the market’s savviest traders, the Regal Partners co-founder and star stock picker knows better than most how badly fund manager succession can go.Chanticleer: Australia’s $150b data centre boom risks becoming an economic mirage | We’re told business investment is key to boosting productivity, but what if the spending involves importing computer equipment?Fetching latest articles