Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTuesday: Yen jumps 1% after PM stays
Japan’s ruling LDP party loses a key election, but PM Shigeru Ishiba vows not to resign, while he’s still negotiating tariffs with Donald Trump. So t…
8 months, 1 week ago
Monday: Fed on track to cut in September
US consumer confidence is weak. The Fed is on track to cut in September. That’s weakening the US dollar. And New Zealand gets fresh inflation data to…
8 months, 1 week ago
Friday: Australia's unemployment jumps
US stocks hit fresh record highs overnight after US retail sales beat forecasts. Australia’s unemployment rate unexpectedly jumps. New Zealand’s infl…
8 months, 1 week ago
Thursday: US PPI shows muted tariff impact
US producer prices are flat, in an another sign tariffs aren’t very inflationary, yet. Speculation swirls on Fed Chair Powell’s future. Bank Indonesi…
8 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday: US inflation keeps low
US inflation continues to come in low as FOMC members approach their next rates decision; Australian consumer confidence falls after the RBA holds; C…
8 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday: EU warns of trade halt with 30% tariff
Risk-sensitive currencies are down after the EU warned Trump’s 30% tariffs on exports would stop trade across the Atlantic. Elsewhere, China reports …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday: Trump threatens big EU & Mexico tariffs
Donald Trump threatens 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico, which may slow US growth and push up inflation. China is due to report data suggesting 5% gr…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday: FOMC member eyes inflation
US jobless claims unexpectedly fall, but markets brush it off. South Korea holds its interest rate. New Zealand’s trucks show production holding up, …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday: RBNZ holds dovishly
A new round of US tariff letters include a 20% rate on the Philippines. There’s uncertainty in the copper market as traders wait for more detail on T…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday: RBA unexpectedly holds
The US administration officially postpones its tariff deadline to 1 August, but sends copper soaring with talk of a 50% tariff. The Reserve Bank of A…
8 months, 2 weeks ago