It is a quiet week for data at home, the RBA doesn’t meet until August. Offshore, the next fortnight is anything but.

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US inflation cooled in June, easing the pressure on the Fed, but a fresh spike in oil, after the US moved to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, threatens to bring the inflation scare back.

It's been a quiet week for data, and with the RBA meeting not due until August, most news was offshore.

The midpoint of the year is a natural moment to step back from the weekly data flow and take stock of how markets have fared so far. After a volatile first quarter — when the Iran war, an oil-price spike and rate worries dragged global shares downwards — markets have staged a strong recovery.

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Australia’s May inflation reading stayed elevated, keeping a potential RBA rate hike later this year on the table even as cheaper oil offers some relief. In the US, technology stocks wobbled and semiconductors sold off while the newly listed SpaceX gave back ground.

After three and a half months of conflict that began in late February, the US and Iran announced a deal over the weekend to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and wind down hostilities.

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Australian consumer sentiment fell again in June, while business sentiment remains in negative territory, suggesting a sluggish Australian economy outlook.

Wednesday's GDP release confirmed the Australian economy grew 0.3% in the March quarter 2026, and 2.5% over the year.

Australian inflation is easing - barely - while global bond yields are climbing to post-GFC levels.

We've seen the jobs report land today, the Federal Budget drop last week, all while geopolitics continues to reshape the global energy landscape; so here's what it means for your portfolio.

Selfwealth by Syfe Director of Investment Strategy, Rob Wilson, was recently featured in The Sydney Morning Herald’s Real Money newsletter and online coverage discussing how the Federal Budget’s proposed tax reforms may reshape investment decisions for Australians.

Selfwealth by Syfe Director of Investment Strategy, Rob Wilson, was recently featured in The Age, providing commentary on how the Federal Budget’s proposed changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing could reshape investment behaviour across Australia.