Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss the week ahead in Aussie and global markets.

Tech stocks led Wall Street higher as investors weighed the risk of a potential government shutdown, with US bond yields easing on the uncertainty. Robinhood shares climbed on strong prediction market volumes, while Barrick and Newmont announced leadership changes as gold surged to a fresh record high amid growing bets on rate cuts. Meanwhile, oil prices fell more than 3% as OPEC signalled plans to hike output. Back home, Aussie shares are set to open higher for a fourth straight session ahead of the RBA’s interest rate decision, where policymakers are expected to hold rates and await critical data.

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