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Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... visits to HESTA's investment pages have also risen sharply. HESTA said switching activity peaked on March 9 when oil prices jumped through US$110 per barrel and the ASX200 fell 2.8% in its worst day since US trade tariffs were announced in April ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... by more than 11%. "I think a big part of it is the market's differentiating between winners and losers from higher oil prices. Over the last decade, the US has become a big energy exporter, so yes, consumers will suffer with higher prices, but the energy ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Attacks on energy infrastructure and/or further signs the US is considering 'boots on the ground' could see oil prices soar, which would hurt both equity and bond markets," Bassanese said. "As we saw in 2022, if a global energy shock plays out ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... inflation expectations." Bassanese said he believes the conflict in the Middle East will have ended by May, meaning oil prices will be materially lower. "That said, my view is that this would still not be enough to stop the RBA hiking again in May, given ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... Budget," he said. "We've run a couple of scenarios which make it clear on some realistic assumptions about global oil prices and how that would potentially flow through to inflation and for how long. If we were putting pencils down on those forecasts ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... uncertainty. There is little domestic economic data that post-dates either of these events," Bloxham said. "The rise in oil prices related to the Middle East conflict will increase headline inflation but will also weaken growth - as it is a negative ...

March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... timing for the conflict. "With little warning, the world has been plunged into a war between the US/Israel and Iran. As oil prices have spiked - modestly at first - but more aggressively as supply disruption fears have increased, equity markets have ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
The ASX 200 saw around $100 billion wiped at the open as the war in Iran continues to escalate. Oil prices have surged more than 20% due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz; a critical checkpoint for the world's oil supply. Betashares chief economist ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... uncertainty are the events in the Middle East. While it is too early to draw out any economic implications for Australia, if oil prices were to rise substantially over coming months, the resulting inflationary pulse would add a further degree of difficulty ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... transportation bottleneck in the Middle East through which roughly 20% of the world's oil supply passes." Hetts said oil prices are expected to rise but he said levels should be maintainable. "These moves are meaningful but not yet particularly worrisome ...