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Aussie interests are cock-a-whoop: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Chinese Premier Li Qiang has confirmed Beijing will restart imports of Australia’s live rock lobster trade by the end of this year.

Courtesy of Calculated Risk.

With Chinese stocks closed for the week there weren’t many catalysts in the region today with local stocks slumping in the wake of poorer than expected retail sales while risk markets overall reacted to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Universities Australia, the peak body for the higher education sector, continues to pump out propaganda against the federal government’s efforts to lower international student numbers.

Asian share markets remain in a somewhat positive mood today although Chinese stocks remain closed while Japanese bourses fell as Yen volatility continues to weigh.

US inflation came in low.

The Conversation has good piece today: As the climate crisis gets worse, global fossil fuel production is growing and oil and gas companies are making record profits.

Another mixed session for Asian share markets as they absorb the buoyant mood from Wall Street on Friday night as the USD returns to structural weakness following Fed Chair Powell’s highly anticipated speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.