Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMonday: Market expectations of Fed hike soften
Market expectations for a Fed rate hike this year soften after last week’s lower-than-expected US jobs growth. New Zealand consumer confidence reboun…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday: US jobs growth weaker than expected
US jobs growth is weaker than expected June, reducing market expectations the Fed will hike in September. South Korean inflation edges higher last mo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday: Warsh says US inflation pressure eases
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation pressures have eased, which drives short term market rates down. The yen’s fall to 40-year lows adds to the …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday: NZ business confidence surges
The yen falls to a new 40-year low amid intervention fears. New Zealand business confidence surges right through June. The RBA issues hawkish minutes…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Tuesday: Traders wary of yen intervention
Oil prices are up, but stabilise after the US and Iran call off their strikes. The US dollar is near record highs vs the Yen, with the market on eggs…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Monday: Oil in focus as Iran conflict flares again
Oil is in focus in early Asian trade after Iran and the United States traded strikes over the weekend, endangering a truce to reopen the Strait of Ho…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Friday: Australian jobs & spending firm
Oil prices bounce from lows last seen in late February. US inflation data is soft enough to leave the Fed on hold. Australian jobs and spending data …
3 months ago
Thursday: Oil falls 4% to US$70/barrel
Oil prices fall another 4% as more tankers get out of the Persian Gulf. Australian inflation data sends mixed signals in May, which is keeping the RB…
3 months ago
Wednesday: S&P 500 slides to one-month low
Tech stocks are down on AI over-valuation fears, while oil fell as more ships exit the Strait of Hormuz. Australian CPI figures today will be watched…
3 months ago
Tuesday: Markets eye new UK PM for budget clues
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his plan to resign. The market reaction is benign, on hopes his expected replacement, new Labour MP Andy Bur…
3 months ago