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Australia’s business confidence improved noticeably in June, with the NAB Business Confidence Index rising 9 points to -5, recovering much of the sharp deterioration seen in March. While confidence remained below zero, the survey suggests businesses became less concerned as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict proved less severe than initially feared. Business […] The post Australia NAB Business Confidence Rebounds to -5 as Inflation Pressures Ease appeared first on ActionForex.

The GBP/USD pair trades in positive territory around 1.3360 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. However, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited amid fears of an escalating US-Iran conflict.

Australian consumer sentiment improved in July, with the Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index rising 4.1% to 83.9. The increase suggests households have become less concerned that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s June decision to leave the cash rate unchanged would be followed by another rapid sequence of rate hikes. Even so, confidence remains deeply depressed. […] The post Australia Westpac Consumer Sentiment Rebounds to 83.9, but Pessimism Still Runs Deep appeared first on...

Business confidence in New Zealand improved in the June quarter, according to the latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, with a seasonally adjusted net 12% of firms expecting economic conditions to improve over coming months, up from just 1% in the previous survey. The rebound came as global fuel prices eased following the US-Iran […] The post NZIER QSBO Signals Improving Confidence but Sticky Inflation Risks appeared first on ActionForex.

Silver price (XAG/USD) loses ground for the third consecutive day, trading around $57.60 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller struck a markedly more hawkish tone on Monday, warning that another upside surprise in Tuesday’s CPI report could force the FOMC to consider raising interest rates “in the near term.” The shift is notable because Waller has generally been regarded as one of the more dovish members of the Committee. […] The post Fed’s Waller: Another Hot CPI Could Force Near-Term Rate Hike appeared first on ActionForex.

The clock that was ticking down to economic disaster for Iraq on 27 July has been paused, with Turkey agreeing to a one-year temporary arrangement that ensures the continuation of critical oil exports running via pipelines from northern Iraq into the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The new one-year protocol covers the entire Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) corridor – comprising two separate oil pipelines – treating it as a single, unified mechanism, in line with the original 1973 ‘Crude Oil Pipeline...

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Rio Tinto plc (Symbol: RIO) is the #1 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index. The Metals Channel Global Mini

The head of the International Energy Agency has warned Europe made a “major mistake” by failing to end its economy reliance on imported fossil fuels quickly enough since the 2022 energy crunch. Fatih Birol said Europe’s low electrification rate, electricity’s share of the energy consumed in the EU, of roughly 23 per cent is holding back its competitiveness and economic “sovereignty”. Speaking to the Financial Times, Birol said: “This is in my view a major mistake for Europe. “In general, I...

Risk aversion set Monday's tone, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average wore it better than most of its peers; the index trades near 52,525, down 117 points or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite sheds 1% and the S&P 500 gives back 0.4%.