NZD / NZX traders note - it's a New Zealand holiday today, markets are closed

Gold dips 3.3% weekly, off record highs near $4380. Trade deal fears & overbought signals trigger profit-taking. Still +55% YTD.

Dow futures jump 300 pts on U.S.-China trade deal hopes; Fed rate cut & AI earnings loom.

AI hype vs. grid reality: Private capital bets $25B on infrastructure, not vaporware, for 30% IRR.

Gold is trading heavily in Asia with the US-China trade good news weighing Gold traders trimming it back a little in the face of improved risk appetite

Japan's Nikkei benchmark index has hit a record high, 50K+ Nikkei 225 above 50,000 for the first time ever

US tariffs on Canada escalate amid ad war; Argentina gets $20B swap line, but peso slide sparks repayment fears.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that worsening air traffic controller shortages are causing widespread flight delays as the government shutdown drags on. The FAA reported 22 shortage incidents Saturday and 5,900 delays on Sunday.