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Central Banks
Fundamental analysis
September is stacked: jobs, inflation and the Fed all hit at once. Here are the dates markets will be watching.
The Editorial Desk
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August 28, 2026
Central Banks
Fundamental analysis
Cooling jobs meet persistent inflation as central bankers head to Jackson Hole. Here are the key numbers, assets and scenarios that traders are tracking.
AI
Shares and Indices
Accelerating cloud growth, falling profits, and a US$10.2 billion capital ask. As executive leadership buys following the sell-off, here are the key numbers behind Alibaba's biggest week in years.
AI
Technology
With AI capital expenditure under scrutiny and central bank settings on edge, track this week's primary market drivers and technical levels for Nvidia, Woodside, CBA, Microsoft and GameStop.
ASX 200
ASX Reporting Season
Cost-of-living pressure is splitting retail demand. Preview Woolworths and Coles FY26 results, estimates, margin risks and reporting dates.
Commodity
Market insights
Three of the world’s most influential energy authorities published their outlooks within days of each other in mid-August 2026. Read together, they show a market shaped more by geopolitics than by demand, though they diverge sharply on how quickly things could normalise.
ASX 200
ASX Reporting Season
As BHP, Fortescue and Woodside prepare to reveal their latest numbers, investors are looking beyond profits to the increasingly difficult trade-off between funding growth and rewarding shareholders.