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Back to SearchFriday: Markets on edge for Powell speech
US stocks are soft ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech tonight. New Zealand’s trade bounce may be at a turning point. There’s pric…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday: 'The most dovish RBNZ cut you could imagine'
US markets fall on tech valuation concerns. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts and signals more to come, so the NZ dollar falls over 1%. Bank Indon…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday: RBNZ set to cut rates
Markets fall as traders wait on how dovish the Fed chair will be at Jackson Hole. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is set to cut rates. Malaysia’s exp…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday: Markets look ahead to Jackson Hole
Markets are flat ahead of central bankers’ speeches at Jackson Hole. Thailand’s growth slows as tariff and political dramas hit. India gets a long-ov…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday: Solid retail sales give Fed room
US retail sales are solid, leaving the Fed in no hurry to cut rates. China’s consumers remain very cautious. Taiwan’s GDP is surprisingly strong. And…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Friday: Inflation building in US pipeline
US producer price inflation jumps to a three-year high, which lifts US bond yields and the US dollar. The Aussie and Kiwi dollars fall almost a perce…
9 months ago
Thursday: US rate cut bets grow
US rate cut expectations grow. Australian wage growth is strong, but that shouldn’t worry the RBA. The Bank of Thailand cuts rates. There’s another t…
9 months ago
Wednesday: RBA cuts rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia cuts, with further easing on the cards. US inflation lifts but with positive signs tariffs are only having a transitory…
9 months ago
Tuesday: RBA expected to cut 25 bps
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to cut its cash rate 25 basis points later today. ANZ Research upgrades its forecasts for house price…
9 months ago
Monday: Gold hits record high after US tariff move
Gold hits a new record high after the US sets tariffs on imports of gold bars. All eyes this week are on an expected rate cut in Australia tomorrow, …
9 months ago