National Business Review
October 2026
The Act Party's plan to reduce debt by $12.4b
Bond yields fly, Firmus IPO dies, sentiment sighs
Stocks on Wall Street ended their latest run in record territory earlier in the week as investors were once again forced to pay attention to soaring bond yields, with the US 10-year Treasury touching 5.36%
There’s not unlimited demand for these things,
Firmus float under pressure as sentiment turns
The pricing of the planned A$43 billion ($53b) ASX listing of neo-cloud company Firmus is set to be revised lower amid speculation that the IPO could be pulled due to a lack of investor interest
Investors on countdown to A$7.7b Firmus IPO
The coming float of ‘neocloud’ company Firmus is the biggest IPO to hit the ASX in decades, but it is also shaping as one of the most controversial
Economic takeaways from the Trump/Xi summit...
Last week’s meeting of the leaders of the world’s two largest economies in Washington DC was short on substance but was nevertheless celebrated by both sides as confirming a relationship of ‘constructive strategic stability’ between the US and China