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CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says the markets are expected to “run into the teeth” of some brisk selling this morning.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says the Nasdaq was down by 2.8 per cent, which has been one of the “features” of the US session overnight.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says mining corporation Rio Tinto has delivered some “underwhelming” quarterly production numbers.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says US stock markets moved to new record highs.

REA Group Senior Economist Paul Ryan says there is continued “strong market activity” for property auctions around Australia.

CommSec's Tom Piotrowski says markets in the US are now pricing in a "near certainty" that the US Federal Reserve will be cutting interest rates in September.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says a “flourish of optimism” for US stocks pushed indices to new record highs.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says in the Northern Hemisphere, European markets were “generally weaker” and Wall Street was “treading water” around record highs.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski said the European markets last night experienced a “bit of a decline”.

REA Group economist Anne Flaherty says there was a “really good clearance rate” in Australia’s housing market over the weekend.