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Magellan, WAM suffer due to Iran conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... from the Iran conflict. Investors may be hopeful market volatility will calm down going forward after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire has been agreed. In return Iran said safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz "will be possible". ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... first time since the US launched its attacks. The agreement arrived a day after an ultimatum, issued by US President Donald Trump, threatening to wipe out Iran's critical infrastructure should it fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by the deadline. Commenting ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... endured a rollercoaster ride as the conflict in the Middle East rages on, stoked by strong rhetoric from US President Donald Trump. Over the course of the long weekend Trump took to Truth Social to issue a fresh ultimatum to the Iranian government, threatening ...

Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... preparing its credit loss provisioning for a more dramatic scenario in which oil reaches $200 a barrel. US President Donald Trump recently paused attacks on Iranian energy plants for 10 days and said talks with Iran were going well. Iranian officials ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
The conflict in Iran is continuing to escalate after US President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour deadline to the Iranian government to open the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure if it doesn't comply. The deadline ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... longer this war drags on, the larger the upside risk to oil prices - and presumably the pressure on [US President Donald] Trump to try and strike a deal." Bassanese said investors are fearing the situation will put more pressure on already sticky global ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address this week to announce a new retirement plan open to US workers. Trump said that since he took office the typical 401(k) balance has grown by "at least US$30,000". "That's a lot of money. ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump has raised the blanket universal tariff on US imports from 10% to 15% after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day policies, deeming them unlawful. The response by the President came within a day of him announcing ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... month, and it has more than doubled since this time last year. It did plunge late last week when [US] President [Donald] Trump nominated a new [US Federal Reserve] chair but that's still up more than 13% in the month," he said. Despite the positive ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), as current chair Jerome Powell's term is set to come to an end in May. The nomination comes at a time of contention between ...