Laura Besarati

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22,691 appearances 299 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2024 last heard 3d ago

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CommSec Market Update · Market Close 13 Apr 26: Stocks slide as US-Iran talks falter · 13 Apr 2026 podcast

Rose just 0.2% for the month to a 2.6% annualized rate. matched

And that was a little bit below expectation. matched

So you can see all of that inflation and heat coming through largely from the price of oil, which saw, you know, a record spike over the course of March. matched

And also consumer confidence fell to a record low as fears mounted over rising energy prices and of course the broader. matched

impact of the Iran War. matched

So I guess none of that information was really surprising to us. matched

Now you spoke about oil prices before. matched

Yes, they're soaring by around seven and a half percent, but they did fall back by around 13% over the course of last week on the back of optimism around the two-week ceasefire deal. matched

Of course, this is a very fluid and volatile situation. matched

So we're seeing oil prices and equity prices really going up and down with the latest developments. matched

And I think that will continue to happen as the war. matched

Continues across the different sectors today, of course, energy stocks have been a standout. matched

They're one of the few bright spots lifting by around 2%. matched

We're also seeing telecom and utilities lifting just slightly, but all of the other sectors are very much in the red. matched

We're seeing tech doing worst. matched

This is an interest rate sensitive sector, so they're down close to 2%. matched

Our two larger sectors, materials. matched

And financials are also falling back, which is adding some weight and plenty of the other sectors down by around one percent as well today. matched

So we mentioned energy stocks have been higher. matched

We're seeing Karoon Energy doing second best. matched

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