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MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 12:30
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Bloomberg has the scoop. The Trump administration is reviewing options for exerting more influence over the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks, potentially extending its reach beyond personnel appointments in Washington. The administration’s goal is to scrutinize how regional presidents are vetted and chosen, as they are not Senate-confirmed, and the Board of Governors is next The post Trump versus the bond vigilantes appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 12:20
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released private capital expenditure (capex) data for Q2 2025, which remained incredibly soft. The seasonally adjusted estimate for total new capital expenditure rose by 0.2% in Q2. after the previous quarter’s contraction. The trend estimate for total new capital expenditure fell by 0.1%. The following table from Alex Joiner The post Aussie capex remains soft as jelly appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 12:02
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Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 12:00
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The National Housing Accord is an Australian government initiative aimed at addressing housing supply and affordability by committing to building 1.2 million new homes over five years, starting from 1 July 2024. This target requires the construction of 240,000 homes annually, a level of construction that has never been achieved before in Australia. The greatest The post Australian housing supply indicators crumble appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:30
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Throughout her time as Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Clare O’Neil boasted that Australia was in a “race for global talent” with other advanced nations, like Canada. O’Neil argued that immigration had been the “special sauce in our national story” and advocated for more. She stated that Australia needed to transition “away from a system which |
Your Democracy
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:12
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Brussels has “bent at the knee” before US President Donald Trump – that’s how one White House official described the recent trade deal involving tariffs, massive investment in US economy and a pledge to purchase American energy.
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:00
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The ferrous complex is kidding itself, its usual state of being. Trading right now is suspicious. During the day, prices fall due to market dynamics. At night, they spike in an illiquid market. Somebody is playing silly buggers. The mushrooming gap between steel and iron ore is going to close one way or another. That The post Iron ore on collision course with Chinese golden depression appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 10:40
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 10:30
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The Market Ear explores. Déjà Vu? VIX specs are crowding into extreme short territory just as seasonality turns bullish for volatility. The last two times this happened, SPX corrected hard… Buy protection when you can Looks like the crowd is doing the total opposite… VIX net non commercials have crashed, and in very short territory. The post Gather your shorts appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 10:00
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In the years since the final benefits of the mining boom were felt throughout the economy, the relative size of the government’s role as a driver of economic growth has grown to unprecedented post-war heights. It is here that an important distinction needs to be made. The overall size of government spending as a proportion The post NDIS reform will disable economic growth appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 09:52
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US spent ‘tens of millions’ in Moldova – former USAID chiefSamantha Power has admitted that Washington financially supported the pro-Western candidate that won the last presidential election The US Agency for International Development (USAID) invested tens of millions of dollars in Moldova to support pro-EU President Maya Sandu, former USAID chief Samantha Power has admitted in a call with Russian pranksters. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 09:30
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Two things are happening today that show just how broken Australia is. First, the economic recovery has been underway since the RBA rate easing cycle was dealt a nasty blow by the gas cartel as electricity prices skyrocketed. This helped spike inflation far higher than the market expected. Although the broader monthly index was more The post Gas cartel wrecks the recovery appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 09:00
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Risk markets were dominated by currency volatility and Treasury sales overnight with the impact of the Trump regime’s fiddling with the Fed (not kids this time) starting to have an impact. Although the USD finished flat against the majors its moving lower against the commodity currencies particularly Loonie and the Aussie while the Treasury yield The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 08:00
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On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the monthly CPI inflation indicator for July, which recorded a jump in annual headline inflation to 2.8%, up from up a hefty 0.9% from the 1.9% reported in June. The result was a much larger rise than anticipated, with CBA forecasting a 2.0% rise and the The post Spooked RBA to hold rates in September appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 00:05
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Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, the founder of Fortescue Metals Group, remains one of the most vocal global supporters of green hydrogen, despite multiple setbacks. In 2021, Forrest announced plans to manufacture 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2030. He saw green hydrogen as a critical solution for decarbonising industries such as steel, shipping, The post Australia’s green hydrogen fantasy won’t die appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 00:01
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 17:47
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The CONVERSATION website published an article in 2023 that paralleled Vladimir Putin 2022 “invasion of Ukraine” and Lenin/Stalin invasion of Poland in 1920… It is ludicrous and erroneous. It’s probably deliberate to belittle Putin and destroy Lenin at the same time. Yes, the Bolsheviks made mistakes, especially in trying to annex Poland into Russia, but Putin did not make a mistake...
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The Failed Estate
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 17:03
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 17:00
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 16:00
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Asian share markets are still failing to translate the Friday night gains on other equity markets as the tariff threats and actual actions from the Trump regime are still being felt across the region, with India in the crosshairs today. Meanwhile the continued attack on the independence of the US Federal Reserve has seen more The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 15:48
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Burkina Faso wants to expand partnerships with foreign media, including Russian ones, in response to Western media bias against the western African nation, Burkinabe Communications Minister Pingdwende Gilbert Ouedraogo told Sputnik. |
Cheeseburger Gothic
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 15:33
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Gah. Just when I thought I was finished, I found a COMPLETELY FUCKING UNEDITED CHAPTER FUCK YOU VERY MUCH LAVRENTY BERIA. FUCK. How did I even miss this? I labelled the fucking thing. |
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Renew Economy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 15:11
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 14:18
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Gaza hospitals recorded another three starvation-related deaths due to the Israeli siege by Dave DeCamp | August 26, 2025 at 1:54 pm ET | Gaza, Israel |
Your Democracy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 14:12
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Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally. Inside Sydney’s swish Fullerton Hotel, a glittering cast of vice-chancellors, politicians, public servants, journalists, and consultants deliberated at a higher education summit, sponsored by the Australian Financial Review and consultancy Nous Group.
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 14:00
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My WhatsApp group of 30 local school dads shares regular stories of attempted burglaries in my local area, as does the local community Facebook page. Jacqui Felgate, Melbourne’s 3AW Radio host, posts daily videos via Instagram of the latest armed robberies and crimes in Melbourne. A similar incident occurred last year when I awoke to The post Welcome to GTA Melbourne appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 13:40
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 13:30
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Australian real wages are tracking 6.1% below their mid-2022 ‘covid-bubble’ peak. The latest RBA Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP) also forecast that real wages will remain 5.5% below their peak at the end of 2027. SEEK’s latest advertised salaries index suggested that Australian wage growth is slowing. Advertised salary growth rose by only 0.2% in The post Aussie wage growth hits the wall appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 13:00
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Somebody save me from Albo’s Australia. The Australian. Iran’s Islamist regime used a web of spies and organised criminals to launch multiple terrorist attacks on Australia’s Jewish community, in an unprecedented assault on the nation’s social fabric that has sparked the severing of diplomatic ties with Tehran. The Ayatollah’s ambassador to Australia has been expelled |
