Season 4 Episode 25 – Rate Cuts on the Horizon
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 24 of the #AtlasWeekly podcasts: Rate Cuts on the Horizon. We provide a snapshot of the latest weekly financial market issues affecting Australian expats. This week, Martin Jack and Shaun Fairon, Financial Planners at Atlas Wealth Group provide a quick overview of the key financial market updates impacting Australian expats.
In this episode:
- Global equities rebound, led by strong gains in the Eurozone and tech-heavy markets.
- Bitcoin and gold outperform, continuing their strong 2025 performance.
- U.S. earnings impress, with tech sector growth leading the way.
- Geopolitical sentiment improves, but risks remain on the horizon.
- Tariff tensions rise, with new levies targeting India and semiconductor imports.
- Valuation concerns grow, as markets enter historically volatile months.
- U.S. data credibility questioned after leadership shakeup at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Economic indicators mixed, with softer job data but resilient PMI readings.
- RBA expected to cut rates, as inflation returns to target for the first time in a decade.
- Key data ahead, including Australian jobs, U.S. CPI, Japan’s GDP, and China’s industrial output.
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