New Zealand Westpac Consumer Sentiment (Q2) 80.4 (Prev. 94.7)

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US President Trump's administration considered requiring Anthropic to obtain government approval before allowing foreign nationals access to its most advanced AI models, as officials weigh new export control measures for AI tech

21:08

US Senate voted 48-47 to narrowly block new bid to rein in Trump war powers

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New Zealand Westpac Consumer Sentiment (Q2) 80.4 (Prev. 94.7)

20:38

US Private Inventory Data (bbls): Crude -8.3mln (exp. -4.5mln), Distillates -0.5mln (exp. -0.2mln), Gasoline +2.5mln (exp. -1.4mln), Cushing -1.5mln

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Newsquawk US Market Wrap: Stocks mixed as tech hits indices while oil continues to slump

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