Wall Street gave up early gains as investors turned cautious ahead of Nvidia’s earnings, while the latest Fed minutes showed many officials leaning against a December rate cut. Elsewhere, Alphabet shares jumped on rave reviews for its new Gemini AI model, Lowe’s beat profit estimates on strong online growth, and Target’s scaled-back outlook signalled a tougher road ahead for its incoming CEO. In commodities, oil slumped on a US inventory build while copper rebounded on supply concerns, and the US dollar climbed to a five-week high. Back home, Aussie shares are expected to edge higher ahead of a busy week of AGMs.

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