Australian Building Permits MoM Prel (Feb) M/M 29.7% vs. Exp. 6.2% (Prev. -7.2%)

The preliminary reading of Australian building permits for February showed a surprising monthly increase of 29.7%, significantly exceeding expectations of 6.2%.

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United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the US and other allies open the Strait of Hormuz by force, according to WSJ

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PRE-MARKET TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE STOCKS NEWS: AUO Corp (2409 TT) said it is submitting samples of power-efficient micro LED modules to customers ahead of the commercial launch of advanced packaging copackaged optics for AI data centres

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Australian Building Permits MoM Prel (Feb) M/M 29.7% vs. Exp. 6.2% (Prev. -7.2%)

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UKMTO received a report of an incident 17 nautical miles north of Qatar's Doha with a tanker hit by an unkown projectile, although crew are reported as safe

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[CALENDAR ADDITION] Australian PM Albanese is to address the nation at 19:00 local time tonight (09:00BST/04:00EDT)

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This strong rebound from a prior contraction suggests a potential recovery in the housing sector, which could have positive implications for economic growth and potentially influence interest rate considerations moving forward.

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