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Why you’re being charged too much to send money overseas
Analysis
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Why you’re being charged too much to send money overseas

The big four banks continue to charge more for international transfers than many of their rivals, prompting calls for fresh regulation.

  • by John Collett

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Was the flash crash a false alarm or a sign of worse to come?

Was the flash crash a false alarm or a sign of worse to come?

The carnage on financial markets seems to have ended as quickly as it started. The fragility of the global economy remains.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump’s deluded desire for a lower US dollar

Trump’s deluded desire for a lower US dollar

Weakening the US dollar would inject massive uncertainty and volatility into the global economy and will be bad news for open economies like Australia’s.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The puzzling ways of the early riser
Opinion
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The puzzling ways of the early riser

And the enduring passion of the Australian Olympian.

Trump-Vance presidency could herald a new era for the US dollar

Trump-Vance presidency could herald a new era for the US dollar

In most cases, Trump likes his policies to be “strong,” but when it comes to the value of the US currency, he has long expressed a different view.

  • by Alan Rappeport
Macron’s snap election could trigger the next debt crisis

Macron’s snap election could trigger the next debt crisis

This weekend’s elections have the potential to blow out France’s debt and threaten the stability of the eurozone and its single currency.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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China’s bid to topple the US has hit a wall

China’s bid to topple the US has hit a wall

The 21st century was meant to be China’s time to dethrone the US as the world’s leading economy. Not so fast.

  • by Daniel Moss
The US dollar is making a comeback at China’s expense
Opinion
Opinion

The US dollar is making a comeback at China’s expense

The demise of the US dollar has been predicted so often it has been taken as an established truth. It may or may not be true in the long term – but for now, the greenback is back in favour.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Banknotes featuring Charles will be rare as cash is no longer king

Banknotes featuring Charles will be rare as cash is no longer king

Financial and environmental considerations mean new British notes bearing King Charles’ portrait will be few and far between for some time.

  • by Tom Rees
Stuck between a rock and a hard bake
Opinion
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Stuck between a rock and a hard bake

While pranksters get the better of Ezra.

Sports cars. What’s the point?
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Sports cars. What’s the point?

And is it time to drop the rock cake?

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