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Trading strategies
Tariffs do not hit every company the same way. For US retailers and consumer brands, the first pressure point is usually margin.
GO Markets
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May 25, 2026
Glossary
Psychology
Every so often, a market move catches traders off guard. Not because the news was surprising, but because many traders were already positioned the same way.
AI
Shares
For the past three years, investing in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has followed a relatively simple logic: find the companies building the picks and shovels for the gold rush. At the top of that list sat one name: NVIDIA.
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The 2026–27 Budget landed in a high-pressure macro environment. With inflation at 5% and the RBA cash rate at 4.35% after three consecutive hikes, the gap between fiscal policy and market price may matter more than usual. The first reaction was predictable.
Geopolitical events
CFDs
This is the second part of the GO Markets VIX Playbook. The first piece covered the basics and explored what the VIX measures, what it does not, why traders watch it and where new traders most often misread it. If you skipped it, start there as the foundation matters.
Central Banks
Market insights
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, at roughly 7:30 pm AEST, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will stand up in Canberra and deliver the 2026-27 Federal Budget. According to Budget.gov.au, that is when the Budget is officially released, with the Budget papers going live online at the same time.
Central Banks
Bonds
If you have ever wondered why a forex pair moves sharply on a single Tuesday afternoon, the answer often sits inside one number: the cash rate.