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Breakfast briefing: Markets jump to conclusions
Relief rally underway on Hormuz deal; US data wobbly; Canada data resilient; India exports strong; US pressures France over digital services tax; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold up and oil down sharply; AU$1 = 70.8 USc

Breakfast briefing Update: Iran & the US agree a deal to open Hormuz
Wars & bubbles dominate markets; eyes on the Fed, BofJ and RBA; China bank lending restrained; US sentiment stays near record lows; Swiss say no to population cap; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold and gold little-changed; AU$1 = 70.5 USc

The hidden cost of being the financially capable one
Lynda Moore says that whether at home, work, or with friends, if you are seen as 'the one best with money', this skill needs to come with boundaries and balance

SpaceX is the new East India Company
Alessio Terzi and Stefano Marcuzzi consider lessons from the three-century era when corporate monopolies operated beyond the reach of sovereign powers

Weekend briefing: Markets rise while mood cloudier for most
SpaceX lists strongly; Trump can't get Iran to sign; Trump blocks Strait of Detroit, China loans weak; Malaysia stars; India struggles; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold recovers more as oil retreats more; AU$1 = 70.5 USc

Breakfast briefing: More 'peace' claims for Hormuz, but growth sags, El Niño arrives
Trump claims deal with Iran near (again); US producer prices jump; ECB raises rates; Indonesia stumbles; El Niño coming, officially; global growth sags; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold recovers some as oil retreats; AU$1 = 70.3 USc

Breakfast briefing: Financial markets pricing in quagmire risk
US trapped in Iran quagmire; US inflation rises, oil stocks retreat; Canada holds; Japan PPI jumps; China CPI low but PPI high; Australian fuel tax cut nears end; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold drops hard as oil rises; AU$1 = 70.1 USc;

Today's changes to interest rates
Here are the changes the main banks have made to retail interest rates on Wednesday, June 10, 2026

