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Tuesday’s session saw the S&P 500 hit record highs as US officials confirmed the Iran ceasefire holds, while crude oil reversed most of Monday’s war-driven gains.

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 4.35% in an 8-1 vote, its third straight hike, as the Middle East conflict fans inflation fears.

New Zealand’s upcoming quarterly jobs report could reveal more green shoots in the economy, supporting the case for its central bank to turn less dovish. 

Oil surged more than 5% after U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing equities lower as the U.S. dollar closed on top.

Japan’s suspected yen intervention could ripple beyond USD/JPY, affecting U.S. Treasury yields, stocks, and beta currencies. Learn what traders should watch next.

After USD/JPY tested the yen-tervention line in the sand above 160.00 last week, the Japanese government quickly stepped in to drag it back down. 

Inflation was supposed to be yesterday’s problem. Then an oil shock changed every central bank’s plans at once.

With Australia’s inflation at a three-year high, will the RBA hike again — or blink in the face of recession risk?

The FOMC’s most divided vote in thirty years, WTI breaking $100, and a confirmed $35B Japanese intervention combined to test every scenario the framework had built — and reveal one it hadn’t.

A divided FOMC, confirmed yen intervention worth $34.5 billion, and oil near triple digits made the week of April 27 to May 1 one for the books.

With the European Central Bank refusing to pre-commit to any rate path, the euro looks stuck in “paralysed policymaker” mode. What does this mean for the euro?

The BOE’s April hold gave traders a clearer look at why the pound is stuck between inflation risks and growth worries.

The U.S. advance Q1 2026 GDP missed expectations at 2.0% while core PCE inflation surged to 3.2% annually, a combination that supported the case for the Fed to stay on hold.

The U.S. dollar ended Thursday as the session’s worst-performing major currency, weighed down by JPY intervention warnings, central bank holds, & a softer-than-expected U.S. GDP print

The Japanese yen surged sharply on Thursday after Japan’s Vice Finance Minister issued a stark “final warning” to yen speculators, sending USD/JPY tumbling more than 4 big figures from a 21-month high.

The Fed just held rates for the third time in a row, but the drama inside the room was unlike anything in 30 years.

The BOC kept its rates on hold for the fourth straight time this April, but with tariffs squeezing growth and an oil-driven inflation spike on the way, the Loonie story is anything but simple.

Markets navigated a historic four-way Fed dissent and Trump’s indefinite Iran blockade extension Wednesday, with WTI topping $104 and the dollar closing as the strongest major currency.

The Aussie took hits after softer core inflation cooled RBA hike expectations, even as broader tightening bets stayed mostly intact.

With inflation back on the rise and the hawks getting louder, will the BOE finally signal it’s time to tighten?