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Last update: 9 hours agoMarkets Watch: Australia’s ASX 200 looks set to extend its slide after a CBA-led banking rout, with futures down 0.3% and the index still digesting budget jitters and global risk signals. Banking & Credit: Fitch affirmed Bank ABC’s investment-grade status at BBB with a stable outlook, pointing to capital, liquidity, and asset-quality strength. Policy Shock for Clean Energy: A new, retrospective-style capital gains tax change is spooking foreign renewables investors, with wind projects flagged as especially exposed despite a time-limited concession. Energy & Geopolitics: Oil is edging higher as traders wait for Trump-Xi talks in Beijing, while the Iran conflict keeps supply fears front and center. Deals & Capital Flows: OCBC and Australia’s High Commission in Singapore launched a five-year partnership to boost Southeast Asia investment in energy transition, infrastructure, and fintech. Local Impact: Ireland’s Wexford water upgrades and NSW’s Muswellbrook homelessness funding show governments still pushing targeted spending—while investors stay focused on what policy changes mean for returns.
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