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NAB Morning Call: New Oil Highs, AI Distractions and Yen Manipulation?

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1 May 2026
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1
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4 May 2026, 12:00 am

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This podcast episode reviews global market trends, including the impact of strong technology sector earnings on equity markets and geopolitical tensions affecting oil prices. While AI is mentioned as a driver of market performance and investor interest, the content focuses on macroeconomic indicators rather than safety protocols or catastrophic risks. The discussion lacks specific insights into AI governance frameworks, alignment research, or frontier model capability advancements. Consequently, it offers negligible contribution to the discourse on existential AI risk or national safety policy.

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NAB Morning Call - New oil highs, AI distractions and Yen manipulation? 1 May 2026 In this episode, oil prices briefly hit new highs before reversing, as markets react to geopolitical tensions. NAB Morning Call's host Phil Dobbie speaks with NAB’s Ken Crompton about oil volatility, strong tech earnings lifting equities, central banks on hold but alert to inflation risks, and a sharp move in the yen amid signs of possible intervention. Listen now Topics Podcasts Economic & Market News Media Enquiries For all media enquiries, please contact the NAB Media Line on 03 7035 5015 Related Articles Fear & Greed: Diesel is the backbone of regional Australia Podcasts  Listen to NAB Group Executive Business and Private Bank, Andrew Auerbach, talk about the impact of rising costs and supply disruptions of diesel, and what lies ahead for the economy if fuel supplies remain under pressure. 08 April 2026 | 8 min listen NAB Morning Call - Glimmers of hope Podcasts NAB’s Taylor Nugent discusses shifting market sentiment amid geopolitical uncertainty, covering moves in U.S. equities and oil prices, resilient economic data, and signals from Japan and Australia that suggest ongoing global economic resilience.   02 April 2026 | 14 min listen “I want our customers to be even happier with us”: NAB CEO on Customer Trust and the Year Ahead Podcasts In a frank discussion on the NAB Morning Call Podcast, NAB Group CEO, Andrew Irvine, comes out fighting for customers when he tackles listener questions on everything from Asian investment, ESG, and the WOW factor. 03 October 2025 | 26 min listen