Breakfast Briefing | 23 June 2026 | Australian Housing Market Softens

A calmer geopolitical picture is taking some heat out of energy markets this morning, while the local housing story continues to soften.● Swiss talks between the United States and Iran made progress overnight, and the US Treasury agreed to pause enforcement of sanctions on Iranian oil for at least 60 days. Oil fell around USD 4, with the US benchmark just under USD 73.50/bbl and Brent at 77.50.● Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains cautious, with more than 400 vessels still waiting on safer insurance terms.● Australia's housing market is cooling, with weekend auction clearance rates below 50% for the first time in six years and Brisbane as low as 33%.● China's foreign direct investment fell more than 8% year to date, its weakest in at least a decade, a notable signal for a key Australian trading partner.● Former US Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100.Markets: AUD at 70 USc, Australian 10yr bond at 4.82%, US 10yr Treasury at 4.51%, gold at 4,180 US Dollars, bitcoin at 63,388 US Dollars.Full report with source links: https://www.interest.com.au/economy/727/us-explores-stablecoin-dominance-greenspan-dies-china-fdi-weakens-again-eu-sentiment#BreakfastBriefing #RBA #InterestRates #AustralianEconomy #interestcomau #OilPrices #ChinaEconomy #FDI #BondYields #Markets