Otway Coast near Lorne
The rest
- American shoppers wrap up the year in a spending mood, boding well for the U.S. economy – AP
- Global growth forecast to flatline as tariffs add to strains – BBC
- Immigrant US farmworkers prepare for Trump mass deportation plan – Reuters
- China to start probing US exports of ‘mature chips’ – DW
- UK retail sales shrink unexpectedly in December, adding to glum data – Reuters
- Treasury nominee calls for stronger Russia sanctions and Fed independence at confirmation panel – AP
- China’s economy meets official growth target, but many feel worse off – Reuters
- US exceptionalism turns dollar into global problem – Reuters
- China’s economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures – AP
- China’s population falls for a third consecutive year – Reuters
- Spain scares off foreign property buyers with new tax threat – DW
- Dirt cheap European real estate — with a catch – DW
- Worker shortages may define the 2025 economy – Reuters
- Why are interest rates rising when the Fed has been cutting them? – AP
- More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations – AP
- ‘Not theirs for the taking’: Can the Canadian pension model survive a new era of politicization? – Financial Post…it is time for Australia to start asking questions about aged financing and superannuation…
- Why UK gas storage levels are ‘concerningly low’ – DW
- Bank of England delays Basel bank capital rules by a year – RTE
- US consumer prices rise slightly above expectations in December – RTE
- Private Firefighters Are Not the Problem – Slate
- Home prices in China’s biggest cities stabilise under Beijing’s stimulus measures – SCMP
- UK must rejoin EU customs union, says Lib Dem Davey – BBC
- Meta cuts 5% of jobs to lose ‘lowest performers’ – BBC
Terra Incognita
- Necessity and opportunity: Why Peter Dutton is targeting Victoria –ABC
- Peter Dutton is trying to change his ‘strongman’ image, but who is it for? – ABC
- Why a weakening Australian dollar shouldn’t stop the RBA from cutting rates – ABC
- Cost of living, soaring premiums force people to live uninsured – ABC
- Market continues to bet on February interest rate cut despite December jobs surge – ABC
- ‘Rort has gone on for too long’: RBA should ban all debit surcharges, Labor MPs say – Guardian
- Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 4% but uncertainty now lingers over expected RBA cut – Guardian
- Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’ – The Conversation
- ‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of the best (or worst) – The Conversation
- Ignore the galahs. The RBA should cut interest rates. – Michael West, Pascoe
- Support for Labor slides as federal election looms – Michael west
- An Australian endangered species – Owner builders – Pearls and Irritations
- Is Australia’s anti-corruption watchdog corrupt? – Pearls and Irritations…or was it born gelded?…
- Consumer spending plunge brings hope of rate cut – New Daily
Videos
Advertisement