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For the past three years, investing in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has followed a relatively simple logic: find the companies building the picks and shovels for the gold rush. At the top of that list sat one name: NVIDIA.
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May 20, 2026
Central Banks
Fundamental analysis
The 2026–27 Budget landed in a high-pressure macro environment. With inflation at 5% and the RBA cash rate at 4.35% after three consecutive hikes, the gap between fiscal policy and market price may matter more than usual. The first reaction was predictable.
Geopolitical events
CFDs
This is the second part of the GO Markets VIX Playbook. The first piece covered the basics and explored what the VIX measures, what it does not, why traders watch it and where new traders most often misread it. If you skipped it, start there as the foundation matters.
Central Banks
Market insights
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, at roughly 7:30 pm AEST, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will stand up in Canberra and deliver the 2026-27 Federal Budget. According to Budget.gov.au, that is when the Budget is officially released, with the Budget papers going live online at the same time.
Central Banks
Bonds
If you have ever wondered why a forex pair moves sharply on a single Tuesday afternoon, the answer often sits inside one number: the cash rate.
Trading strategies
Geopolitical events
Every time markets get jumpy, a three-letter acronym starts showing up in headlines and trading rooms. The VIX. You will see it called the fear gauge, the fear index, or just "vol." For newer traders, it can feel like an insider's number that everyone seems to track but few stop to explain.
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The K-shape matters for markets because it breaks the assumption that aggregate data tells you anything useful about individual companies.