David Chau
ABC.net.au
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Contact David
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by David:
Australian retailers had a worse-than-expected Christmas as cost of living pressures bite
There are clearer signs that consumers are feeling the pain of high inflation and successive interest rate hikes with Australian retailers posting their first drop in sales in almost a year. → Read More
Markets live: ASX trades cautiously ahead of US, European and British interest rate hikes
The Australian share market is trading near a nine-month high ahead of a busy week, during which the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank are due to lift interest rates in an effort to bring inflation down from a multi-decade high. → Read More
Markets live: ASX set to fall ahead of China's data on COVID's economic impact, European markets hit nine-month high
The Australian share market is likely to start the day lower, European stocks have risen to their highest level since April, and China's latest figures are expected to show the economic impact of mass lockdowns. → Read More
Rents rising at slower pace despite 'record high' 10pc surge last year, CoreLogic says
Australian landlords passed on their biggest-ever rent increases in 2022, and the cost-of-living situation is unlikely to ease significantly for tenants in coming months. → Read More
ASX live update: Stocks set to rise on first trading day of 2023 as property prices fall 5.3pc
Australian shares are likely to start the new year on a high note, following overnight gains on European markets, while property prices suffer biggest annual fall since the global financial crisis in 2008. → Read More
ASX live updates: Australian share market flat in the lead-up to Christmas
The Australian share market opens flat after significant falls across Wall Street and European markets on concerns that central banks will lift interest rates so aggressively that it triggers a recession. → Read More
ASX likely to hit five-month high, while Wall Street investors are 'positioning for a downturn'
Australian shares are likely to begin the day higher, after Wall Street shrugged off China's renewed COVID-19 lockdowns and focused on the potential for smaller interest rate hikes in the near future. → Read More
ASX to rise, Wall Street falls as spike in COVID-19 cases prompt China lockdowns
Australian shares are expected to rise in morning trade, despite losses on Wall Street as a spike in COVID-19 cases and newly recorded deaths in China lead to lockdowns being reinstated in the world's second-largest economy. → Read More
ASX rises cautiously ahead of Reserve Bank's rate hike, Dow Jones posts biggest monthly surge in 47 years
The Australian share market is marginally higher ahead of the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate decision, while the Dow Jones records its biggest monthly gain since 1976. → Read More
Australian dollar sinks to 63.5 US cents, ASX follows Wall Street sell-off on US recession fears
Australian shares have begun the day with a significant fall, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street as worries about higher interest rates and concerns over a potential recession in the United States hurt investor sentiment. → Read More
ASX jumps 5pc in two days as Reserve Bank slows rate hikes, Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $67b after surprise U-turn
Elon Musk revives deal to buy Twitter at original price ahead of courtroom showdown, while Australian shares follow Wall Street sharply higher as investors bet central banks will slow down their pace of interest rate hikes. → Read More
ASX drops to two-month low, Wall Street sinks ahead of likely US interest rate surge
Australian shares drop to a two-month low, ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting which is likely to result in another large interest rate hike, while Wall Street suffers another day of significant losses. → Read More
Miners drive ASX higher, Wall Street recovers despite worries about US economic 'hard landing'
Australian shares rise in morning trade, after Wall Street recovered from its two-day losing streak as investors wait to see how aggressively the US Federal Reserve will lift interest rates this week. → Read More
Liberal senator drafts cryptocurrency bill to regulate 'stablecoins' and China's digital yuan
The use of cryptocurrency is on the rise and its lack of regulation could threaten Australia's national security, according to Liberal senator Andrew Bragg, who has drafted a private member's bill pushing for tougher regulation. → Read More
ASX likely to rise, Reserve Bank set to lift rates as European markets tumble
Local shares could start the day higher, despite heavy losses on European markets as Russia turns off its gas supply to Europe indefinitely, and a widely-anticipated interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia. → Read More
ASX recovers, but Wall Street sell-off intensifies as rate hike fever persists
Australian shares claw back some of yesterday's heavy losses despite another slump in global markets over the possibility of more aggressive US and European interest rate hikes ahead. → Read More
ASX set to drop after volatile Wall Street session, UK inflation surges to highest since 1982
The Australian share market is expected to fall slightly after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years and the Australian dollar tumbles ahead of the official ABS unemployment figures being released. → Read More
ASX to rise as BHP profit jumps, China's slowing economy sinks oil prices
Australian shares are likely to start the day higher, following gains on Wall Street, despite renewed concerns about China's economy leading to a fall in oil and iron ore prices. → Read More
ANZ follows Commonwealth Bank in lifting interest rates, two days after RBA rate hike
After two days of silence, Commonwealth Bank has finally confirmed it will lift interest rates on its variable mortgages by 0.5 percentage points — in an uncharacteristically slow response to the Reserve Bank's rate hike on Tuesday. → Read More
ASX rises, Wall Street snaps two-day losing streak as tech stocks rebound
The Australian share market has started its day higher as local tech stocks followed a rebound on Wall Street, which saw the Nasdaq jump to its highest level in three months. → Read More