International Reading:
- Trump Finally Confirms True Scope of China Tariffs—Setting Up Disaster – New Republic
- Is Trump Pulling Off the Biggest Financial Fraud in History? A Dire Warning – Integ
- Carney’s Checkmate: How Canada’s Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs – Dean Blundell
- Trump burned the stock market with tariffs — then took credit for slowing the blaze – MSNBC
- The Mother Of All Corruption: Trump ignites ‘insider trading’ accusations after global tariffs U-turn – The Guardian
- Fund managers worry about Trump’s mental state amid tariff debacle – Independent
- China Trolls the US with New Video of ‘American Manufacturing’ – Daily Mail
- Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Economics. They’re a Cultural Purge – Washington Monthly
- Trump’s Trade War With China Is Now Hurting Hollywood—and US Soft Power – Wired
- Americans value Canada-U.S. trade more than other partnerships: polling – Global News
- US Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Week to Lowest Since December – Bloomberg
- Trump’s ‘Great Time to Buy’ Claim Hours Before Tariff Pause Raises Insider Trading Concerns – Latin Times
- Trump’s tariffs are largest US tax hike since 1968, JPM warns – Reuters
- Fund Managers Worry Trump Might Be “Insane” – New Republic
- China seeks to strengthen EU, Asean ties as US trade war escalates – SCMP
- Trump May Blow Up U.S. Defense Sales to Europe – Foreign Policy
Local Reading:
- A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity – The Conversation
- Coal-funded Australians for Prosperity deletes posts after AEC intervention – ABC
- ‘A time of great anxiety’: renters fear surge in no-grounds evictions before NSW ban comes into force – The Guardian
- ASX posts biggest gain since 2020 as Australian shares follow Wall Street rally on US tariff pause – ABC
- Sacked Melbourne lawyer who chucked sickie to go to the AFL loses bid to get his job back – The Guardian
- Poorest urban fringe electorates gain most from Labor’s first-term tax and welfare reform, ANU research shows – The Guardian
- Coalition nuclear plan will plough $58bn wrecking ball through renewable energy projects, analysis warns – The Guardian
- BOM predicts warm winter weather record putting snow season on downhill slope – ABC
- Trump’s tariffs could push Australia into recession town. So why is the RBA waiting until May to meet? – The Guardian
- Residential rents largely flat for the last 12 months – Interest.co.nz
- Young Aussie voters wielding power as demographics shift – Interest.co.nz
- Electric vehicles could increase carbon emissions without renewable energy boost – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
The Greens’ housing policy is unworkable
Australia’s housing crisis is an immigration crisis
Taxpayers should not subsidise solar batteries or EVs
Trillions of dollars eviscerated in stock market rout
Is globalisation over?
Australia’s perma-housing crisis
Australia’s housing maths doesn’t add up
Will Australians be hurt or helped by Trump’s tariffs?
