ASX gains as oil prices ease; Wall Street falls as Fed chief spooks investors

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 17, 2026

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher, shrugging off falls on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate rise in three years.

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