Trump 'schooled' by Iran in diplomatic negotiation
US-Iran talks chaotic. Eyes on US PCE inflation. Canada loosens bank capital buffers. Europe swelters. Malaysia stars. Australia extends fue...
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20 of 634 episodesOil prices settle to be +12% above conflict-start levels, +25% above early 2026 levels
US & Iran sign MOU, leaving Iran stronger. US data mixed. Canada PPI leaps. Many central bank decisions. Freight rates rise. Hormuz transits...
US Fed eyes rate hikes
US walks away from Hormuz in worse position. US Fed shifts to hiking bias. US crude oil stocks dive. Japan & Singapore exports surge. Russia...
Will money solve the US-Iran conflict?
US to buy its way out of the Iran conflict. US data weaker. Canada housing turns up. China data mixed. Japan hikes, Australia holds.
Markets jump to conclusions
Relief rally underway on Hormuz deal. US data wobbly. Canada data resilient. India exports strong. US pressures France over digital services...
Israel strikes Beirut; Iran says no point in talks with the US
Wars & bubbles dominate markets; eyes on the Fed, BofJ and RBA; China bank lending restrained; US sentiment stays near record lows; Swiss sa...
David Mahon: China will watch Election 2026 closely
China-based business consultant David Mahon says New Zealand could be risking its trade relationship by pandering to the United States’ secu...
More 'peace' claims for Hormuz, but growth sags, El Niño arrives
Trump claims deal with Iran near (again.; US producer prices jump. ECB raises rates. Indonesia stumbles. El Niño coming, officially. Global...
Financial markets pricing in quagmire risk
US trapped in Iran quagmire; US inflation rises, oil stocks retreat; Canada holds; Japan PPI jumps; China CPI low but PPI high; AU fuel tax...
Global export gains impress
US data mixed but exports up slightly; Canadian exports jump; China's exports surge, Taiwan even more so; Japanese & Indonesian central bank...
Iran extracts Persian Gulf tolls
US inflation expectations ease but SMEs turn glum. Japan improves. China excavator sales roar but car sales reverse. Iran tolling Hormuz tra...
Market fears of rising inflation push up interest rates
China's reserves at 11 year high. India growth stays strong. US payrolls rise but not in productive sectors. Canadian jobs rise. EU growth h...
World getting tired of amateur hour
No Middle East resolution despite market hopes; US data mixed; EU retail soft; freight rates surge; amateur AI legal claims clog courts.
Oil up on Persian Gulf fighting
US data mixed & inconsistent. Canada house prices fall. Japan to assess rate hike. China service sector rises. Australian GDP growth fades.
Gold resurgent at US Treasuries expense
US labour data upbeat but sentiment downbeat. China harvests. EU inflation in spotlight. Australia gets first trade deficit in nine years. M...
Hot mess & strategic failure
Hormuz unresolved. Global factories expand on stockpiling. Korean exports impress. Australian inflation dips. Wall Street in tech IPO frenzy...
Talks & fights, truce awaits approvals
Iran & the US agree a tentative deal. US data mixed while inflation rises. Australian household spending fall, capex rises. Air travel falls...
Mixed messages on Hormuz progress
Commodity markets believe Iran TV. US mortgage applications drop on higher US rates. Other US data mixed. Australian CPI restrained.
The US launches new strikes on Iran as talks stall
No deal in US-Iran talks yet. US data mixed. Investors extract big yield jump in UST 2yr bonds. Singapore and Taiwan rise. Aluminium price n...
Markets bet on a resolution
Claims & counterclaims in US-Iran talks but no deal. Markets act as though one will emerge. Singapore data strong. China FDI stabilises. Yua...