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Aussie dollar
The Aussie dollar took a plunge. Here’s what’s in it for you
Our dollar dropped to a two-year low as we rang in the new year, but it’s not all bad news.
- by Millie Muroi
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Global economy
Think the whole world’s going to hell in a handbasket? You’re wrong, and here’s why
More tragedy and turmoil is inevitable in 2025 but even so, for millions and millions of people around the globe, things are getting measurably better.
- by Matt Wade
Housing crisis the top social issue keeping bosses up at night
A survey of more than 300 C-suite executives and board members has underlined their concern over the lack of progress on housing affordability.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
How a Dior handbag shook up South Korean politics
As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political life, there is renewed focus on a luxury accessory given to his wife, Kim Keon-hee, in 2022.
- by Jon Herskovitz, Sam Kim and Shinhye Kang
Have sanctions hurt Putin’s war machine? It’s not that simple
As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, questions about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia and their future will come under renewed scrutiny.
- by Patricia Cohen
Opinion
Sugar tax
The secret to better health and less obesity is a tax
One in three of us are obese and another third overweight. Here’s how we can curb our sweet tooth.
- by Millie Muroi
Lithium’s rocky patch: Key building block of EV revolution faces uncertain future under Trump
While prices have started to pick up again, this major green energy metal’s fortunes in 2025 will hinge on whether electric vehicles sales can maintain their momentum.
- by Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
Chinese companies have sidestepped Trump’s tariffs. They could do it again.
China’s exporters have found plenty of new channels to the US market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.
- by Ana Swanson
Opinion
Global economy
How has the 21st century gone so wrong?
How did we get here, and what are the chances that the next 25 years will be better than the last?
- by Adrian Wooldridge
Opinion
Government debt
The dirtiest word in economics is neither good nor bad
It gets politicians and the public agitated, but managing this essential element of every economy is crucial to nation building.
- by Allison Schrager
Opinion
Bills
What’s happened to the cost of living is trickier than you think
While we complain about “the cost of living”, the mugs who elected Donald Trump again were on about “inflation”. Aren’t they the same thing? Maybe, maybe not.
- by Ross Gittins
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