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Global export gains impress
Iran extracts Persian Gulf tolls
Market fears of rising inflation push up interest rates
World getting tired of amateur hour
Oil up on Persian Gulf fighting
Gold resurgent at US Treasuries expense
Hot mess & strategic failure
Talks & fights, truce awaits approvals
Mixed messages on Hormuz progress
The US launches new strikes on Iran as talks stall
Markets bet on a resolution
Vanity trumps progress in Hormuz standoff
US-Iran tensions at stalemate
Warsh in the hot seat
Turbulence moves into bond markets
Oil & bond markets jittery on stalled US-Iran 'talks'
A major financial market re-think is underway
Grand welcome, big threats, small deals
Tighter supplies drive price leap in some core commodities
Trump faces stalemate in the Middle East, now with China
The US boxed in by own goals
The Persian Gulf mess festers
US credit card debt leaps
Without any cards, Trump does u-turn
Markets act as though Hormuz is settled
Hot conflict reignited in Persian Gulf
Intense pressure but financial markets still holding
Compounding exposure
Airlines become the canary of the global economy
Fallout from oil price rises spreads
Oil prices are rising
The ruptures deepen
Yes, the Hormuz mess is worse today
Hormuz ceasefire set to expire
US-Iran positions yo-yo
Pressure re-applied as Hormuz chaos returns
Oil supply picture gets more complicated
Trump flails aimlessly in Mid East & with Powell
US policy just gets weirder
Brace for sharp oil pressure
Global outlook darkens
War threats compounded by cyber security threats
Assessing the war scars
US leadership insanity deepens
US service sector cools, inflation heats up
Contrasting national addresses
Searching for an off-ramp
Q1-2025 ends in a mess
War consequences bite harder
Risk aversion rises on more policy corrosion
Trump adventure leaves a global mess
Escalations show off-ramp options fade
Trump backs down on strikes against Iran's power system
Investors face stagflation, reassess returns
Energy shock to be protracted
Fed steady in face of local and global provocations
Middle East attrition going nowhere
Markets discount war risks
A week of global central bank updates
David Cay Johnston: NZ's objective with Trump should be 'to not become the focus of his wrath'
Oil up, equities down, quagmire deeper
Markets ignore official data and actions
Markets bet heavily on the TACO effect
Can politicians cover the Iran crisis cracks?
The consequences of a series of bad choices bedevils the US, and the rest of us
Trump's distraction war causes chaos
Insurers dismiss Trump's promises
War inflation fears spread
The cost of war will hit inflation soon
Safe haven demand to set the tone this week
Mark Laurence: 'Flabbergasted that AI hasn't become a political talking point'
Pressure in the details
Tech takes a beating, bond yields fall
US budget hole set to deeping by trillions
US retail sales stall
Taiwan hits it out of the park
Clear winners - and losers
Imre Speizer: Differing levels of 'assertiveness' between RBNZ & RBA the reason for big cash rate difference
Retreating tech leaves US weaknesses exposed
Risk reactions extreme again
India & the US strike a tariff deal
Uncertainty becomes the new certainty
Steve Symon: Following the money while playing whack-a-mole against the large commercial enterprises of organised crime
Gold price rise hesitates despite rising risk aversion
Inflation pressure raises chances of rate rises
Chaotic US policymaking tests investor nerves
US mess drives precious metals
Eyes on the 'Sell America' trade
Anna Breman: The new RBNZ Governor on inflation, being told off by Winston Peters & more
Investors rush US alternatives
The debasement trade gathers momentum
The rise and rise of risk
Risks rise, but financial markets turn a blind eye
US workers get 80 year low share of their economy
Lots of data, few gains
Trump's Epstein-distraction projects unnerve markets
Powell winning the tussle with Trump, so far
Powell shirt-fronts Trump's cheap tactics
Europe & South America cement trade deal
US chooses trade isolation