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Back to SearchTuesday: Oil eases on de-escalation reports
Oil prices fall and stocks gain on news Iran is seeking de-escalation, despite strikes continuing. The Bank of Japan is set to hold rates today amid …
1 year, 3 months ago
Monday: Oil surges on Middle East conflict
Oil starts the week with more upward pressure, after jumping over 7% on Friday as Israel renewed attacks on Iran, and retaliation over the weekend. T…
1 year, 3 months ago
Friday: Markets price in two Fed rate cuts
Soft US inflation data sees markets price in two Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year. Gold rises and the US dollar falls as markets turn from t…
1 year, 3 months ago
Thursday: Muted reaction to US-China deal
President Trump says US-China trade talks result in agreements covering rare earths and magnets, and Chinese students. US inflation surprises to the …
1 year, 3 months ago
Wednesday: 'More to do' in US-China trade talks
US and China trade talks continue this morning, with ‘more to do’. US inflation data for May will show if tariffs are pushing up prices. Australian b…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tuesday: US and China resume trade talks
The US and China resume trade talks, as Chinese export data shows a growing fall in US shipments. Chinese factory gate prices experience stronger def…
1 year, 3 months ago
Friday: ECB cuts; Trump and Xi talk trade
The European Central Bank cuts but signals the cycle is near an end. US markets were buoyed by a trade call between Presidents Trump and Xi - all eye…
1 year, 4 months ago
Thursday: Australian GDP growth lower
Soft US services and job surveys support rate cut expectations for later in the year. Australia’s headline growth falls in Q1, and South Korea’s curr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Wednesday: Australian GDP to be weaker
Strong US jobs data adds to the case for a Fed hold. Lower inflation in the EU supports an ECB rate cut this week. Australia’s Q1 GDP growth is set t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Tuesday: US manufacturing hit by tariff uncertainty
Tariff uncertainty weighs on US manufacturing, with export and import activity at multi-year lows in May. Oil jumps over 3% on geopolitical risk; Aus…
1 year, 4 months ago