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A snapshot of the latest market updates from our Economic Services team.- 08 Apr 2026 Daily Report 8 April 2026Wall Street saw further slight gains last night, as investors bet that US President Donald Trump would not act on his threats to escalate attacks on Iran.
- 02 Apr 2026 Market WATCh Weekly 2 April 2026In Australia, the RBA minutes confirmed that a split in the vote for a cash rate hike in March was about the timing, not the direction of monetary policy. Cotality average home prices rose further in March, though Sydney and Melbourne saw declines, which followed a bounce in dwelling approvals in February driven by units and townhouses.
- 01 Apr 2026 AUD Monthly March 2026The Australian dollar outperformed most of the G10 currencies in early March but lost ground in the second half of the month. The decline saw the Aussie close the month as one of the weaker members of the basket, ahead of only the Swiss franc, New Zealand dollar and Swedish krona.
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