Economic News

The first Tuesday in November is famous for a horse race. This year it also carries the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy decision. The RBA calendar shows that 3 November 2026 is Melbourne Cup Day, and that the Monetary Policy Board's decision statement …

The $5 note is the smallest denomination in Australia's banknote series, and for many people the one most likely to be handed over at a school canteen or a weekend market. It is also the note at the centre of one of the Reserve …

Summer plans tend to revolve around holidays, school breaks and end-of-year celebrations. For households with a mortgage, businesses watching their borrowing costs and savers keeping an eye on returns, there is another calendar worth knowing: the Reserve Bank of Australia's.

Uranium staged a sharp rebound on 28 October 2026, jumping 5.71% to 4,814.00 after a long slide that has pulled the market well below its early-2026 peak. The session opened at 4,554.11, never traded below that level and reached a high of 4,823.22, adding …

Zinc edged 0.41% higher to USD 3,856.990 on 28 October 2026 as shrinking inventories and constrained mine supply supported buyers ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision. The session opened at USD 3,841.740 and ranged between USD 3,835.390 and USD 3,864.090, adding 15.650.

Iron ore stood at 100.44 on the IMF's global benchmark on 28 October 2026, up 0.82 or 0.82%, even as exchange-traded futures slid to two-year lows on weak Chinese steel demand and rising supply.

Lead edged lower on 28 October 2026, trading at 1,921.8, down 1.5 or 0.08%, after a recovery from its early-October low. The metal opened at 1,931.3, reached a high of 1,931.8 and dipped to 1,918.6, leaving the latest price in the lower half of …