Record highs for the ASX 200 and Wall Street, and Boris Johnson's Conservative party polling well ahead of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour.

Philip Lowe maintains confidence in conventional monetary policy and Westpac out of the running as a lender for the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.

Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer steps down, technology to disrupt Australian jobs and new record closes on Wall Street.

Westpac says it will urgently fix its anti-money laundering issues, the Coalition leads in the latest Newspoll and the US still hopes to reach a 'phase one' trade deal by the end of 2019.

Westpac's anti-money laundering breaches "off the charts" and Anthony Albanese's support for the super guarantee increase.

Scott Morrison warns against 'panicked' economic reactions and Trump threatens higher tariffs for China if a trade deal isn't reached.

Josh Frydenberg warns of "economic time bomb" and Donald Trump and Jerome Powell meet.

CBA increases its house price forecast for 2020 and Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake named Australia's highest paid CEO.

Chinese takeover bid for Bellamy's approved by Josh Frydenberg and Jerome Powell says current US expansion remains 'sustainable'.

House price rises for 2020, super fund returns in 2019 and a trade talk hold up.

Liberal MP Tim Wilson tells the RBA to 'consider its future approach' and Donald Trump says a trade deal is 'close'.

Bushfire warnings in NSW, positive sentiment about the property market increases and a new sales record for Alibaba.