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Back to SearchFriday: Markets skittish on oil price fear
Global markets are skittish this morning on fears the conflict in the Middle East will lift oil prices. Australia’s labour market and services sector…
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Thursday: Traders eye Middle East escalation risks
Markets are mixed as traders analyse just how much escalation is possible in the conflict between Israel and Iran across the Middle East. There’s fur…
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Wednesday: Oil jumps on Iran attack on Israel
Oil prices have jumped, US Treasury yields US stocks are down and the US dollar is up in a flight to safety after reports that Iran has launched miss…
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Tuesday: China stocks, iron ore prices jump
China’s stock market jumps 8.5% as investors rush in. Japan’s Nikkei falls nearly 5% on concerns the new Prime Minister there is an interest rate haw…
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Monday: Could Saudi Arabia flood oil markets again?
US inflation kept falling through August. All eyes this week will be on US jobs data on Friday. Australian lending figures may show a rise today. And…
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Friday: Gold hits record-high US$2,700/oz
Gold, the S&P 500 and the Euro Stoxx 500 rose to fresh record-highs on enthusiasm about the Fed’s first rate cut and China’s wide-ranging stimulus. K…
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Thursday: Services inflation to worry RBA
Australian inflation drops within the RBA’s target band for the first time since October 2021, but sticky services prices could be a concern. The Aus…
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Wednesday: RBA didn't discuss rate hike
The Reserve Bank of Australia didn’t consider a hike as it held rates yesterday. Aussie consumer confidence jumps to its highest since January 2023, …
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Tuesday: Hawkish RBA could boost AUD
Federal Reserve members are backing their 50 basis point rate cut, supporting views of a soft landing. The Aussie dollar is strengthening ahead of po…
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Monday: Oil slide boosting Asian economies
Global markets are digesting the Fed’s super-sized cut and the Bank of Japan’s decision to hold its rates, as expected. Trading and investing focus n…
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