DXY was flat: AUD has resumed its fall: CNY has rolled: Oil splat: Base metals sag: Big miners are breaking down: EM bust: Junk is starting to warn: Yields rolled: Stocks flamed out: Donald Trump gave a long and interesting interview to Bloomberg in which he celebrated a new strong dollar policy: Trump was very
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“This is not just about wildlife,” an expert said. “It’s about the essential ecosystems that sustain human life.”
Monitored populations of the world’s vertebrate animals declined on average by 73% between 1970 and 2020, according to a major report released Wednesday by the World Wild Fund for Nature and the Zoological Society of London.
Germany has halted all arms deliveries to Israel since March, with Berlin now demanding a written guarantee from the Israeli government that these weapons will not be used against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to media reports.
Australian renters have endured a torrid time over the past three years. According to Domain, median house rents soared by $180, or 38%, from $470 to $650 between September 2021 and September 2024. Over the same period, median unit rents rose by $210, or 50%, from $420 to $630. Predictably, the rent surge has drained
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AS THE WORLD IS GETTING CLOSER TO NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION, THE AMERICA'S CUP IS BATTLED OUT BETWEEN THE NEO-ZEALANDERS AND THE BRITS... WE TAKE TIME OFF FROM THE MAD MEN LEADING THE WORLD, TO SEE HOW THIS 175 YEAR-OLD OLD CONTEST IS GOING....
Following a strategic review of the student visa program in 2011 (the “Knight Review”), the Gillard government significantly enhanced employment rights for graduate (485) visas in 2013. In particular, 485 visa holders were not needed to meet skills shortage requirements and were allowed to stay in Australia for two to four years after finishing their
US investment giant BlackRock has hit a new record on assets under management, topping $11.48 trillion in Q3 2024 – equivalent to the nominal GDP of Japan, India and the UK combined, and the valuation growing by nearly $2.4 trillion (the GDP of an Italy or Brazil) since Q3 2023 alone. How does BlackRock make its money? Sputnik explores.
By Denis Hay Description Explore how to shift to social democracy from neoliberalism, using its monetary sovereignty to create a fairer political system. Introduction: A Path to a Compassionate Australia Australia, like many nations, has been shaped by the forces of neoliberalism, a political ideology that promotes free markets, deregulation, and minimal government intervention in…
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‘End of the road’ Lina Bryans,(1941—1943) Art Gallery of New South Wales AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225
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Vasey RSL Care has spent close to two years advocating at the highest levels of government to co-fund its innovative response to veteran homelessness – and its causes – through The V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program. In the ex-service community, one veteran takes their own life every 5 days. This is simply not acceptable, and…
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New Zealanders are experiencing one of the deepest recessions in modern times. As of Q2 2024, real per capita GDP had collapsed by nearly 4%, as illustrated by the following chart: As shown by Justin Fabo at Antipodean Macro, New Zealand has recorded the largest decline in per capita GDP compared with the decade average
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Last week, I posted research from the world’s largest commercial real estate group, CBRE, which projects that Australia’s rental crisis will continue as population demand overruns supply. CBRE projects that Australia’s population will balloon by 3.6 million to 31 million by 2034 (from 27.4 million currently). CBRE also projects apartment supply to hover around decade