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MacroBusiness Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 00:05 Source

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has expressed concern that the nation’s universities are not producing graduates who have the skills that employers need. JSA commissioner Barney Glover says the organisation’s research has found that this is problem with engineering and IT graduates in particular. He notes that employers consider that up to 90% of graduates

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 16:00 Source

A better mood on Asian share markets today bolstered by the new US-Japan “deal” which sent Japanese stocks more than 2% higher but has resulted in pushback from US car makers due to the details surrounding metal tariffs. Watch out for a possible reversal later tonight on Twitter! The BOJ will have its hands full

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Your Democracy Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 15:20 Source

The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House after first lady Melania Trump, approving an amendment by Rep. Mike Simpson (R‑ID) as part of the fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

 

Kennedy Center Opera House One Step Closer to Becoming ‘Melania Trump Opera House’

 

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 14:00 Source

New Zealand experienced one of the world’s largest house price increases during the pandemic, only for prices to then crash back to pre-pandemic levels over subsequent years. The following chart from Justin Fabo from Antipodean Macro illustrates the enormous boom and bust of New Zealand’s housing market. The upside is that housing affordability in New

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