NAB share price jumps after holiday break as Australia CPI and RBA decision loom

Shares of National Australia Bank Ltd ended Tuesday up 1.3%, or 53 Australian cents, closing at A$42.88. The stock traded between A$42.42 and A$43.15 throughout the session before pushing higher near the close.

Dow Jones today: Index rises as Trump steps back on Greenland, traders size up inflation and earnings

Dow Jones today: Index rises as Trump steps back on Greenland, traders size up inflation and earnings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 518.63 points, or 1.05%, to 49,594.73 by 12:33 p.m. ET, pushing Wall Street higher after President Donald Trump eased off threats related to Greenland and scrapped tariff threats against eight European nations. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also nudged up, with the dollar weakening and gold recovering from earlier drops.
US economic calendar today: Stock futures rise ahead of delayed PCE inflation data, GDP revision and jobless claims

US economic calendar today: Stock futures rise ahead of delayed PCE inflation data, GDP revision and jobless claims

U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday, pushing Wall Street’s recent rally higher ahead of a packed economic docket. Investors are gearing up for key data, including GDP, weekly jobless claims, and a delayed update on the Fed’s favored inflation measure. At 5:59 a.m. ET, S&P 500 e-minis were up 0.60%, Nasdaq 100 e-minis rose 0.87%, and Dow e-minis gained 0.41%.
22 January 2026
Gold price today: Bullion slips from record highs as dollar firms and U.S. inflation data looms

Gold price today: Bullion slips from record highs as dollar firms and U.S. inflation data looms

Gold prices pulled back on Thursday after climbing to record highs over three sessions, as easing tensions around Greenland pushed investors toward riskier bets and the dollar found some footing. Spot gold slipped 0.3% to $4,824.18 an ounce by 1017 GMT, dipping nearly 1% earlier in the session. Meanwhile, U.S. gold futures for February edged down 0.2% to $4,826. ActivTrades’ Ricardo Evangelista pointed to a “return of risk appetite” denting demand for the safe haven. Still, Henrik Marx of Heraeus Precious Metals sees the bigger picture as bullish, suggesting $5,000 to $5,200 could be within reach soon.
22 January 2026
Hang Seng wobbles, then closes higher as Hong Kong inflation ticks up and Trump cools tariff talk

Hang Seng wobbles, then closes higher as Hong Kong inflation ticks up and Trump cools tariff talk

Hong Kong stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after a choppy session, with the Hang Seng Index adding 44 points to close at 26,629. The benchmark opened up 165 points, slipped briefly into the red and recovered into the close, with turnover — the value of shares traded — at HK$234.86 billion. Baidu climbed 4% to a record high and Pop Mart jumped 6%, while China Life fell nearly 4% and Ping An lost more than 2%.
22 January 2026
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