Yesterday
Protests erupt in Venezuela as nations denounce election result
The US and countries around the world denounced the official results of Sunday’s vote, which did not appear to match statistical estimates based on partial counts.
- Frances Robles, Jack Nicas and Alejandro Cegarra
This Month
Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
Nicolás Maduro will face the challenge of legitimising the vote to his people and the rest of the world, given his government’s history of repression and fraudulent elections.
- Updated
- Patricia Laya and Andreina Itriago Acosta
- Analysis
- US election
Kamalanomics: Harris’ economic vision for America’s middle class
The Democratic campaign will challenge Donald Trump’s claims to represent working people and secure Joe Biden’s legacy.
- Updated
- Colby Smith and James Politi
- Updated
- Energy
Labor’s hydrogen dream stalls as Fortescue slims down H2 vision
Fortescue will cut 700 jobs and slow its push into green hydrogen in a blow to the Albanese government’s plan to make Australia a hydrogen superpower supported by more than $8 billion of taxpayer funded incentives.
- Peter Ker and Angela Macdonald-Smith
June
Why markets like to see new political faces
Whether a government is weak or strong, left or right, doesn’t seem to matter much for economies, but new leaders are associated with higher growth and returns.
- Ruchir Sharma
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
History will judge the new era of US protectionism harshly
The unseemly contest by Joe Biden and Donald Trump to outdo each other in trade protectionism will make the world become less prosperous and more unpredictable.
- Gary Hufbauer
May
- Opinion
- Mining
Why BHP’s pursuit of hot copper went cold
The red metal is the new black. A rebuffed BHP has gone back to the drawing board to plot its next move after Anglo American rejected its request for more time.
- Jennifer Hewett
Countries wooing corporate digital nomads hope to make them stay
More countries have introduced a form of digital nomad visa since the pandemic increased demand from employees to “work from anywhere”.
- Emma Agyemang
What will central banks do in a cashless world?
The development puts new pressure on such institutions to reimagine their role and become more innovative.
- Mariana Mazzucato and David Eaves
April
BHP, Vale offer $38b to settle Samarco dam disaster claims
The two mining giants have made a fresh proposal to try and finalise their protracted compensation talks with the Brazilian authorities over the 2015 disaster.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- Elon Musk
Two things could bring Elon Musk to heel on free speech
The billionaire has bowed to two things overseas: threats of jail for employees and wholesale throttling or blocking of X itself.
- Nick Bonyhady
Governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
The late-night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City.
- Alexandra Valencia
March
- Opinion
- Rare earths
Australia bets big on rare earths after China sparks panic
Western governments want to break China’s stranglehold on the processing of rare earths into metals and magnets vital for modern living and defence. Australia is key to that. Can it work?
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- India
Narendra Modi figures out what Trump never has
Alone among strongmen, the Indian PM now concentrates on broadening support rather than just stoking the resentments of his base.
- Mihir Sharma
February
Chalmers flags pre-election budget pivot from inflation to growth
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has begun laying the groundwork for increased spending closer to the next federal election.
- Phillip Coorey and John Kehoe
January
Traders line up for ‘once-in-a-generation’ bet on emerging markets
Optimism is sweeping through domestic bond markets as investors wager that the Fed will soon start lowering rates.
- Carolina Wilson and Zijia Song
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Who’s a ‘coloniser’? How an old word became a new weapon
In bitter debates from Israel to Africa to America, invoking a brutal history has become a powerful accusation.
- Roger Cohen
- Opinion
- World elections
Reports of the death of democracy are greatly exaggerated
The free world has shrunk, but only compared with its zenith 10 years ago. The West today is too willing to give autocrats too much credit, too soon.
- Janan Ganesh
December 2023
Saudis put Western Australia’s largest grain operation up for sale
Spread across a swath of the wheat belt, marketing of the $200 million property caps a busy 12 months for major agriculture transactions in the state.
- Larry Schlesinger
Venezuelans vote to claim sovereignty over oil-rich chunk of Guyana
It remains unclear how President Nicolas Maduro will enforce the results. But Guyana considers the referendum a step towards annexation.
- Regina Garcia Cano and Jorge Rueda