In the coming week, there is a paucity of economic indicators. The highlight is the business investment data on Thursday.

The new S&P/ASX All Technology Index launches next week, China travel ban extended for another week and stocks down on Wall Street overnight.

New record-high closes for the ASX, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, and the International Monetary Fund says "uncertainty is becoming the new normal".

Australia's biggest universities face a $1.2 billion Coronavirus hit, Josh Frydenberg resists calls to remove luxury car tax and HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs globally.

Scott Morrison criticises General Motors for demise of Holden, coronavirus cases in decline but WHO remains cautious and Jeff Bezos pledges US$10 billion to fight climate change.

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Auction clearance rate up again, the financial comfort of metropolitan and regional Australians, and a $6 billion hit to Australia's GDP.

In the coming week, there is a spattering of economic indicators. The Reserve Bank’s laser-like focus on developments in the labour market gives the jobs and wages data top billing for investors.

ACCC chairman Rod Sims criticises Vodafone TPG merger, Australian companies operating in China brace for revenue drop and British chancellor quits less than a month before the next budget.

Telstra and AMP deliver their latest results as reporting season continues and Wall Street stocks reach record highs again.

House prices to rise 8% across the country, the Commonwealth Bank's earnings beat expectations and coronavirus vaccine could be 18 months away.

Australian companies address ongoing impact of the coronavirus as the death toll rises above 900, and US stocks rise at the start of the week.