As the April 2 deadline looms for the Fanta Fuhrer’s Tariff Tirade, Wall Street had to react to the weekend newsflow and did so with volatility plus, falling sharply before a late rebound while currency markets were more sanguine, waiting for actual results. The USD held against Euro and Pound Sterling while the Australian dollar
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Donald Trump has expressed frustration and stated that he is “pissed off” with Russia. He has then warned Russia that he would impose secondary tariffs on all Russian oil exports unless Putin agrees to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Donald Trump also stated that the US will “100% take Greenland” and he warned Zelensky not to back out of the Mineral Deal. It is also being reported that Zelensky is getting ready for elections in the summer.
DXY was firm last night. AUD was not. Lead boots are holding on. Gold parabola. Trump needs to shut up about Iran, or he’ll derail the Bessent Plan via oil. Another copper bubble goes “pop”. Big Miner’s big bear is still hungry. EM meh. Junk stressy but not enough. Every time it falls, stocks party,
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In 2023, the federal government set up a review of the National Intelligence Community (the NIC). It was to report in the first half of 2024.
On 21 March 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese released, with a flourish, the review’s report, titled “Independent Intelligence Review 2024”.
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In late 2021, the Labor Party released its Powering Australia Plan, which promised to reduce NEM wholesale electricity costs by $11 per MWh, from $62 to $51, by 2025. Labor claimed that its Powering Australia Plan would save Australians $275 on their residential power bills by 2025 and an additional $103 by 2030. On dozens of
With Donald Trump overturning assumptions about international order, we must re-examine the fundamentals of our foreign and defence policies. Former Senator and submariner Rex Patrick proposes four ideas to advance the debate.
A sea of red across Asian stock markets in response to the poor finish to the trading week on Friday night on Wall Street with Japanese bourses falling sharply as exporters worry about the next round of Trump tariffs. The USD is losing ground against most of the major currency pairs although the appreciation in
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New Zealand’s unemployment rate increased to 5.1% in Q4 2024 from 4.8% in Q3 2024. In comparison, Australia’s unemployment rate was 3.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4.1% in January), the largest difference since Q3 2012. As a result, large volumes of Kiwis have left New Zealand for Australia. New data from Stats NZ,