• Fc Capital market update for June 2026 flagged a pause in Australian tightening, with the RBA holding rates after three rises.
• Consumer sentiment fell 2.9% to 80.6 in June, while May household spending rose 1.3% m/m; Q1 GDP growth slowed to 0.3% q/q.
• Headline inflation eased in May, while the RBA’s trimmed-mean measure continued to rise, keeping focus on underlying domestic price pressures.
• In the US, the Fed left rates unchanged; May PCE inflation rose to 4.1% y/y from 3.8%, while trimmed-mean PCE fell.
• Oil prices moved back near pre-war levels; the ECB raised rates 25 bps, while the BoJ lifted rates to 1%.

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