Since the start of October, Westpac had rallied almost 17% making it the best performing major bank over this period. So on the basis of the old axiom “buy the rumour, sell the fact”, it was no surprise to see it fall today by around 3% when it delivered an “as expected” full year financial result.

Before the election, a would-be PM Albanese painted a picture of a future Labor government, where he paralleled it with the days of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.

Overnight European share markets opened down, still spooked by what the Fed will do next to defeat inflation as American spending remains sticky and employment numbers defy predictions of a looming recession.

Over the past (almost) three years, much of the medical debate has been centered around the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Last night I interviewed Michael Knox, my go-to man on the Aussie dollar. I wanted his take on our currency because I want to invest my money and my financial planning clients’ money in the eventual rebound of the US stock market.

The breach follows the recent Optus data breach, the largest in Australia’s history, and data hacks have also been reported by online wine seller Vinomofo and Woolworths’ MyDeal website.

Peter Switzer is joined by Michael Knox from Morgans, Arjun Paliwal from InvestorKit, Peter and Paul also give their insights on what's in store for November.

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