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Brent oil price near $100 again with U.S.-Iran talks uncertain and Hormuz still blocked
17 Apr 2026
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/iran-war-oil-price-strait-hormuz.html
Read moreSantos CEO signals potential 2028 exit as chairman departs first
17 Apr 2026
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has signalled he intends to lead the oil and gas group until at least 2028 to guide it through the next stages of major projects, outlasting chairman Keith Spence who…
Read moreAsian short sellers are ramping up bets against Australia’s miners
Hedge funds in Asia are increasingly targeting Australian mining companies betting that the rout in the sector will deepen from weak commodity prices and the threat to earnings from elevated costs this reporting season. Of…
Wholesale inflation measure rose 0.1% in July, less than expected
A key measure of wholesale inflation rose less than expected in July, opening the door further for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates. The producer price index, which measures selling prices that producers…
S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out small gain Monday as investors gear up for big tech earnings this week
The S&P 500 ticked higher Monday as Wall Street geared up for a busy week of corporate earnings and looked ahead to a key policy announcement from the U.S. central bank. The broad market index…
‘Risks elevated’: APRA holds banks’ mortgage rate buffer at 3pc
The prudential regulator will not relieve borrowers of the 3 per cent interest rate buffer they must absorb before qualifying for a home loan because the economy faces too much uncertainty from inflation, geopolitics and…
The price rises creating a big dilemma for the RBA
Higher inflation for items that interest rates have little control over, such as education, healthcare and insurance, will force the Reserve Bank of Australia to consider squashing harder on the prices of other items to…