Global economy
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- Interest rates
Australians just learnt a lesson about the pitfalls of following the herd
Michele Bullock shows a Jerome Powell-esque ability to ignore the noise and face the consequences of disappointment.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Taking us to the cliff – the psychology behind Trump’s tactics
Investment bank bosses and hedge fund titans who predicted financial Armageddon a few months back have gone quiet.
- Elizabeth Knight
The move no other big super fund has dared to try
Seven years after a torrid royal commission, AMP is trying to be more “out there”, including investing in bitcoin futures. Are the changes working?
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- New York
New York is flirting with an economic catastrophe
New York has always been the most ruthlessly capitalist city on Earth, a place where money could be made quicker than anywhere else. But a mayoral race has put that at risk, and we could all suffer.
- Matthew Lynn
Can this ugly elf make China cool again?
In China’s campaign to win over hearts and minds worldwide, its latest weapon is a fanged, bunny-eared, arguably quite ugly plushie.
- Vivian Wang
- Opinion
- Aviation
The airline facing a double-whammy after Trump’s bunker-busting
Timing is everything for investing, and for Bain, the timing of the Virgin listing looks atrocious.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
The alarm bells should be ringing louder in markets
From the Middle East crisis to Trump’s trade wars and everything in between, investors are seemingly ignoring the escalating risks growing for markets. They may live to regret it.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Government debt
The government can print money. So, why can’t it keep borrowing?
This is why some countries can have debt up to their eyes while others collapse – and where Australia sits on the global hierarchy of debt.
- Millie Muroi
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump v Musk is the final battle before a catastrophe
The sight of two of the world’s richest and most powerful men breaking up and exchanging insults has been entertaining but, beneath it all, lies a rather more serious matter.
- Jeremy Warner
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s stupid obsession will unleash pain on America
Donald Trump’s ridiculous trade wars are part of his plan to “Make America Great Again”. But the latest OECD forecast shows the US will be hit much harder than most of the rest of the world.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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