Equities in the US spent most of the session rising, driven by the news that Pfizer and BioNTech’s experimental vaccine has being fast tracked in the US.

Markets opted to take the positive news on Friday, sending shares higher and the US dollar lower.

Intra-month range extremes for AUD/USD in June came in the first ten days of the month.

Markets are split between the confidence things might be getting better versus the realisation that in the US southern states infection rates (and fatalities) are getting worse.

The impact of COVID-19 on the economy has caused sentiment in housing markets to collapse in Q2, with confidence also falling to record lows.

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NAB’s latest Data Insights report shows quite strong consumption spending leading into the Victoria shut down.

Despite values being down in June, estimates of market activity showed a further improvement from the April low.

Financial Anxiety falls to below survey average levels in Q2 2020.