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Two central banks hiked, a third held while signalling it is close behind, and the oil spike that helped force their hand cracked by Friday. Here is what actually moved markets this week — and why the index-level calm is hiding more than it usually does.
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Oil kept climbing, inflation stayed sticky, and the rate call that looked like a coin flip last week landed hawkish. Here is what actually moved markets from New York to the ASX — and what it means for a portfolio sitting in both time zones.
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US strikes on Iran, oil surge, a bond market refusing to calm down — and Broadcom printing the biggest custom AI chip quarter on record. Here’s what moved markets this week, and what it means if you’re holding US stocks from Australia.
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The AI earnings machine just printed $96 billion in a quarter. Then Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech made clear the Fed still has work to do on inflation.
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US bonds sold off to 19-year highs this week as fiscal deficit fears and AI capex concerns rattled markets. Tech led losses. Oil spiked. Next week brings Nvidia, PCE, and Jackson Hole — a trifecta that could reset the narrative.
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Oil spiked, Iran rattled nerves, and for two days it looked like the rally was over. Then the inflation data landed — and the S&P 500 hit a new all-time high.
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The S&P 500 cleared 7,700 for the first time in history this week as Palantir surged 29.5% on earnings that proved AI isn’t a promise anymore — it’s a machine. Here’s what moved markets and what it means for your portfolio.
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The Magnificent Seven shed nearly $800B in market value last week as investors demanded proof that AI capex converts to earnings. Oil spiked on US-Iran tensions, the Fed held firm, and smart money quietly rotated into mid-caps and energy. Here’s the Australian investor read.
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Wall Street has been demanding proof that USD $700 billion in AI capital expenditure is generating real returns. This week, Alphabet filed its receipts. Tesla posted record revenue that looked better on the headline than in the accounts.
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Wall Street’s best earnings quarter in years, two cooler-than-expected inflation prints, and markets reaching new highs — but the Fed won’t blink, Iran tensions are spiking oil, and the AUD is lurching. The bull case is real. So is the sting in the tail.
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Iran’s Hormuz strike jolted oil markets, Samsung rattled chip stocks, and SK Hynix pulled off the biggest foreign ADR sale in US history — all while the S&P 500 quietly closed the week higher.
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The Dow closed at an all-time record of 52,900. The Nasdaq fell. Same jobs report, same trading day. Here is what the market’s split personality this week tells you about where money is actually moving — and what it sets up for the weeks ahead.