South Korea Current Account Balance up to 18.7B in December from previous 12.24B

Feb 5, 2026

Crude Oil slips as US-Iran talk tensions ease, WTI tests $63

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trimmed a little bit off the top of barrel bids on Thursday, falling around $0.95 per barrel, or 1.5%.

RBA’s Bullock: Central bank needs tighter policy as capacity constraints lift inflation risks

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Bullock said on Friday that the board lifted the Official Cash Rate (OCR) because the economy is more capacity constrained than previously judged, meaning policy needed to be tighter.