New Zealand GDT Price Index: 1.5% vs -2.7%

May 5, 2026

AUD/USD surges near 0.7197 after RBA hike, weakened US Dollar

The AUD/USD pair is surging near the 0.7190 price zone, building upside momentum after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a fresh rate hike. Markets now shift their focus toward what comes next in the policy path.

Dow Jones Industrial Average climbs back above 49,000 as Oil eases, earnings beat

US equities are trading higher on Tuesday as crude prices ease and a wave of stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings reinforces the thesis that profits, not policy, are doing the heavy lifting in this market.