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More signs of progress in US trade talks made it to the headlines on Wednesday, but risk assets traded mixed while individual driving factors came in play. Here are the market updates you need to know.

Australia is expected to report a modest pickup in hiring for April after the previous two months’ employment data fell short. Here are the points you need to know about the upcoming jobs release.

Global trade developments were still front and center on Tuesday, although the market spotlight also turned to top-tier economic releases. Here’s what you need to know.

The big news to start the week was the trade truce between the U.S. and China which sent the dollar and risk assets rallying. Here are the headlines you need to know.

With the BOE dropping a bit of a hawkish surprise in their latest policy decision, the focus now turns to the U.K. labor market to see if the jobs numbers support a more optimistic economic outlook. Here’s what to look out for.

It’s bound to be another busy week in the forex market with top-tier U.S. inflation figures, key jobs indicators from the U.K. and Australia, plus growth numbers from Europe. Here’s what to watch out for.

There were plenty of moving parts in the market this week, as investors had to work around the highly-anticipated FOMC decision, trade updates between the U.S. and China, and another round of geopolitical tensions.

Markets played ping-pong with tariff news, starting with risk-off sentiment on foreign film tariffs, flipping midweek as US-China trade talks were announced.

Today’s U.S.-U.K. trade framework sent the dollar, stocks, and bitcoin climbing, while gold tumbled as risk appetite surged.

The BOE cut rates as expected, but a rare three-way vote split caught markets off guard. Traders rushed to reprice rate bets, sending GBP higher against the majors.

As expected, the Fed kept interest rates on hold at 4.25-4.50% during their May decision, citing trade uncertainty and stagflation risks as reasons to stay cautious. 

The major assets saw a tug-of-war as U.S.-China trade talk optimism and Trump’s plans to ease AI chip restrictions battled against Powell’s cautious Fed stance and global demand concerns.

Are Fed policymakers about to give in to Trump’s pressure to lower interest rates? Or will they maintain their relatively neutral stance for now? Here are the main points to take note of when trading the May FOMC decision.

Risk aversion dominated with stocks falling, gold hitting record highs, and Treasury yields dropping as the record US trade deficit underscored tariff concerns, while oil rebounded on Middle East tensions.

New Zealand’s quarterly employment report showed a 0.1% uptick in hiring as expected in Q1 while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.1% instead of rising to 5.3%.

Will this week’s Bank of England (BOE) monetary policy decision highlight a shift in biases among committee members? Here’s what you need to know when trading this major event.

Trump’s new tariff threats sparked trade jitters, snapping the S&P 500’s rally and weighing on the dollar. Oil tumbled on rising OPEC+ supply, while gold jumped as safe haven demand picked up.

Will New Zealand’s jobs data support the idea of a more neutral RBNZ? Here are points you need to know if you’re trading New Zealand’s jobs event!

We’ve got another busy week ahead with potential market movers, including the Fed and BOE rate decisions, Canadian jobs data, and key economic prints across major economies!

Financial markets wrestled with the usual slew of global trade updates, as well as surprise misses in U.S. growth and inflation data, plus big tech earnings reports.