Plus: Oil plunges and stocks surge on Trump’s Iran walkback; Australia and EU hours away from historic trade deal; Albanese’s dark warning on Australia’s economic future.
Paulina Durán
Overnight editor
Paulina Durán is Overnight Editor for Capital Brief, based in Mexico City, where she oversees late-cycle news coverage and writes and edits the publication’s morning newsletters. Previously based in Sydney, Paulina has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, debt markets and banking. Her work has appeared in The Australian, Reuters, Debtwire, Bloomberg and The Australian Financial Review.
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Plus: RBA seen lifting rates Tuesday, markets bet on more; Koala snuggles up to investors with trimmed float; Atlassian staff reel as high performers find themselves among the axed.
Plus: Australia orders officials out of Israel and UAE; Global stocks slide as oil holds near USD100, private credit stress deepens; Traders price out Fed cuts as Aussie banks tip back-to-back RBA hike.
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Plus: Nvidia results fail to steady AI nerves; Hillary Clinton tells GOP-led House panel she has no info on Epstein; BlueScope fires public shot at bidders.
Plus: Cuba coastguard kills four on US-registered boat in shootout; Australia urges diplomat’s families to leave Israel and Lebanon; Nvidia faces earnings test, bull market momentum at stake.
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