ASX set to slide, Wall Street slips; NAB reports $1.9b quarterly profit

Sydney Morning Herald Sunday 16th August 2026, 10:48PM 1 min read 2 hours ago

The US stock market edged back from its all-time high following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak, this time about how much shoppers are spending at retailers.

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