The Australian sharemarket has made a steady start to the session while oil prices advanced on pessimism over the prospects of the US and Iran reaching a peace deal and as fighting flared up in the Persian Gulf.

The Australian sharemarket has made an unsteady start to the week amid more uncertainty over a peace deal in the Middle East.

The Australian sharemarket has ended the day roughly where it began amid more uncertainty over a peace deal in the Middle East.

Shares set to slip at the open; Australian dollar near US72¢, Brent drops to $US91; GDP, RBA governor testimony in Canberra among this week’s highlights.

Australian shares closed nearly flat as bank losses offset resource gains, with U.S.-Iran tensions and sticky inflation weighing on sentiment. Investors remained cautious due to…

The Australian sharemarket slumped in early trade as oil held its biggest gain in about a month, as uncertainty about the state of US-Iran peace talks lingers.

Oil prices are rising following the latest fighting to threaten the US-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn’t very worried, and US stocks are hanging near their records.

The Australian sharemarket closed flat for the second day in a row as investors shrugged off uncertainty about the state of US-Iran peace talks.

The Australian sharemarket has made a steady start to the session while oil prices advanced on pessimism over the prospects of the US and Iran reaching a peace deal and as…

Oil prices jump to a one-week high as the US and Iran provide conflicting updates on their peace talks. The Australian share market is likely to start higher after a surge in AI…