Breakfast Briefing – Thu 17 Feb

The Dow Jones fell sharply at the open before rallying into the close to finish down 55 points (-0.16%). Fed meeting minutes and geopolitical tensions were the talking points for the night. SPI Futures are pointing to a slightly positive open for Australian markets, up three points (+0.04%). Catch up on the latest news with Henry’s Breakfast Briefing.

• ASX 200 SPI Futures up 3.
• Dow down 0.16% in rally post Fed Minutes.
• Nasdaq down 0.11%. No move from Putin.
• Commodities higher. Oil up 1.6% Iron bouncing back 3%.
• Gold up 0.8%.
• Results in focus. TLS, WES, SGR

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