Country: AU | Published: 2026-09-21
Australian shares look set for a softer open even as Wall Street edged up and oil prices eased, with rate worries still hanging over sentiment after the central bank's hawkish infl
Australian shares look set for a softer open even as Wall Street edged up and oil prices eased, with rate worries still hanging over sentiment after the central bank's hawkish inflation warning. The new intergenerational report is keeping long-term concerns about an aging population and falling birth rates in view, while the corporate regulator's legal action against a retailer's former chief executive sustains the regulatory risk theme. In deal and corporate news, a planned multibillion-dollar IPO and a rejected takeover bid for a retirement community operator add activity, and data center player IREN spiked after a broker initiated coverage with