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David Rogers began writing about financial markets in 1987. He has worked for Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Financial, BridgeNews, Tolhurst Noall, Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. David has extensive real-time reporting experience in economics, foreign exchange, equities, commodities and bonds.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2025 as a screen shows US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaking at a press conference in Washington, DC. The Fed paused interest rate cuts again on March 19 and noted an increase in economic uncertainty, as it navigates an economy unnerved by the stop-start tariff policies of US President Donald Trump. Policymakers voted to hold the lending rate at between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent, the Fed said in a statement. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Stocks rebound but tariffs loom

The post-Fed meeting rise in shares may say more about market positioning than the interest rate outlook, as trade war prospects threaten economic growth.

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????SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 24 2025; A general view of people walking past the digital boards of the ASX in the Sydney CBD. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 fades from two-week high; ACCC report boosts Coles, Woolies

TWE on watch as US winemakers now push for tariffs on Australia. Rio joins race for billionaire Mark Creasy’s WA project. Woolworths, Coles mark best day in years after ACCC’s damp squib supermarkets report.

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Alec Cutler, Bermuda-based CIO of Orbis Investment. Cutler manages the Orbis Global Real Return Fund.

Trade war will test US exceptionalism: Orbis

Contrarian investor Alec Cutler thinks US exceptionalism will be put to the test as markets increasingly realise that Donald Trump now cares less about the stock market and economy.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 30 2024 ; A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

ASX 200’s best day in six weeks

AUD down on 53,000 fewer jobs in Feb. Judo dives as Bain, GIC offload stake. Rinehart-backed Arafura’s best day in almost a year. Red flag raised after $20m withdrawal by Star patrons. Nanosonics is top mid-cap gainer after US FDA tick.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell, in the Financial District of New York City on March 17, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Investors on edge ahead of US rates call amid global uncertainty

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decision, but investors may be too optimistic over the prospect of US policymakers showing a greater willingness to cut.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 3, 2021: The opening of the ASX this morning with a mix of red and green on the board. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX 200 back in the red; MinRes down

MinRes faces more bumps on Onslow haul road. Myer’s challenges continue as costs rise. ‘Value destructive’: Rio dismisses unification push. Hanwha ‘wildly mistaken’ on new move: Austal chair.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 14, 2025 in New York City. The market opened on an upward swing a day after the S&P 500 went into correction territory and with the Dow Jones on its way to a second-straight losing week and its worst weekly decline since June 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Gaza strikes endanger fragile calm in markets

A tentative rebound in global stocks is in danger as Israel’s renewed attack on Hamas threatens the recent fragile calm in geopolitical flashpoints.

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ASX 200 rally fades as Middle East flares again

NAB, CBA bosses detail housing crisis pain points. Hanwha seeks FIRB nod for Austal stake boost. Coal miner New Hope’s $100m buyback. Active Super members to bear greenwashing penalty burden.

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27/03/24 - Jonathan Butler is the managing director and the head of the European Leveraged Finance Team at PGIM fixed income. Photo - Aaron Francis

Read through the ‘noise’ on Trump

Market volatility has soared amid a rapid shift in US policy on everything from government spending, trade and immigration, but PGIM’s Jonathan Butler isn’t convinced that recession is likely.

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ASX 200 scores two-day gain; miners, energy stocks lift; MinRes soars

China’s economic data beats estimates. Star’s former executives expose alleged internal fails. Suitor Ramelius falls as $2bn bid lifts Spartan. Smartpay’s best day in months as Tyro, unnamed rival suitor circle. Woodside gets its first China LNG customer.

David Rogers and Valerina Changarathil

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