The free trade agreement with Japan is an innocuous win for Tony Abbott that won't help farmers and other exporters all that much, writes Leith van Onselen of MacroBusiness.
Markets remain steady worldwide.
The financial services regulator APRA is unenthusiastic about the financial services inquiry, but has used it to complain about its resourcing.
A bit of an unsteady day on worldwide markets following employment reports.
The RBA's views on a range of issues are unlikely to be welcome at David Murray's financial services inquiry. But they're backed by a key super sector, Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane write.
A quiet day on local markets, as US data trickles through.
Tony Abbott will get some valuable face time with prime ministers in China, but his entourage's insistence on sticking with him instead of meeting with Chinese business means the trip's real potential value could be lost.
A big day for overseas markets, particularly in the UK.
When businesspeople start taking the cryptocurrency seriously, it's time to pay attention. Crikey intern Ania Dutka meets the people who are staking their future on a shadowy digital currency.
Local market finished slightly down, in contrast to international markets.
