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Back to SearchFriday: Aussie dollar hits multi-year highs
Oil prices fall on hopes for peace talks in the Middle East and stocks retreat from their record highs. Australia’s imports jump in March as data cen…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday: Oil falls on hope conflict near end
Oil falls and stocks rise on hopes the Middle East conflict is nearing an end. New Zealand’s jobless rate falls, in a sweet-spot release for the RBNZ…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday: RBA hikes for 3rd time in a row
The Reserve Bank of Australia hikes with hawkish tones, but ANZ Research says that should be it this cycle. And flat New Zealand jobs data today may …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday: Oil prices up with tensions in Strait
Oil prices jump again as tension ratcheted up in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to hike later today, addin…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday: Japan intervenes to stop yen's slide
Japanese authorities have intervened to halt the yen’s slide. There’s fresh talk of another peace proposal in the Iran conflict, but the Strait of Ho…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday: ECB & BoE hold, but hike talk grows
Oil hits US$126/barrel after reports the US is preparing new strikes on Iran. The European Central Bank holds, but talks about a rate hike soon. The …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Thursday: Fed holds with 'hawkish' dissenters
Oil jumps to US$118/barrel after Donald Trump suggests blockading the Strait of Hormuz for months. The US Fed holds rates as dissenters oppose an eas…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Wednesday: Oil rises on Hormuz fears
Oil prices rise as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut, while stocks fall on AI fears. The Bank of Japan holds, but hawkishly. And Australian Q1 inflat…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Tuesday: Oil up as focus turns to Bank of Japan
Oil prices are up in the absence of face-to-face peace talks between the United States and Iran, and the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The…
5 months ago
Monday: Way cleared for Warsh to be Fed Chair
The Strait of Hormuz is still closed as the week begins, with peace talks stalled and naval blockades from Iran and the US in place. In Fed news, the…
5 months ago