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US inflation edges up but less than expected, sentiment edges down; Canada gets under Trump's skin; India & Japan expansions roll on; Russia cuts; UST 10yr at 4.00%; gold rises and oil dips AU$1 = 65.1 USc;

Mixed US data; mixed Canada data; China builds next 5-yr Plan; China & US to meet soon; freight rates rise; crypto fraudster pardoned by Trump; UST 10yr at 3.99%; gold rises and oil surges on Russia sanctions; AU$1 = 65.1 USc

Three banks, including ANZ, have been quietly trimming some savings and term deposit rates. But one pushed through an increase

US data sparse and weak as US shutdown extends; risks from non-bank lending highlighted; Shanghai property sales jump; aluminium prices surge; UST 10yr at 3.95%; gold drops again, oil up; AU$1 = 64.9 USc

US shutdown extends, eyes on US retail pullback; Canada CPI jumps ahead of expected BofC cut; Taiwan astounds again; Australia glows; UST 10yr at 3.96%; gold drops hard, oil holds; AU$1 = 65 USc

Australia comes away from Trump meeting with wins; Canada data soft; China reports good data but questions linger; France downgraded; German PPI falls; UST 10yr at 3.99%; gold higher, oil lower; AU$1 = 65.1 USc

ANZ-owned Suncorp Bank raises many term deposit rates, moving closer to some key challenger banks

A big week of data and earnings reports ahead; India rises; Singapore exports jump; Malaysia grows faster; AU-US links at risk; more TACO twists; UST 10yr at 4.01%; gold up, oil holds low; AU$1 = 65 USc

History suggests that waves of technological innovation take time to show up in productivity, with users not producers reaping the spoils. Productivity pessimism in Australia should not last forever, says Westpac's Luci Ellis