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This is fun. The rationales being proffered for this are silly. Steel production has rebounded in China, driven by accelerating accumulation of building materials, robust manufacturing demand and sustained strength in steel exports, broker Galaxy Futures said. Key steel producing regions Shanxi and Tangshan have started implementing output restrictions, Galaxy said. Although it is the

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Victorians are suffering an acute case of Stockholm Syndrome regarding the state Labor government. Victoria’s nine-month lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic was one of the longest and most severe in the world. It was also brought to us by the state government, whose incompetence with hotel quarantine and harsh enforcement should have scared voters away.

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Deal to build "first of its kind" hybrid project signals first Australian project for Chinese wind turbine and battery supplier, and heralds plans for giga-scale pipeline.

Another data drive night with Wall Street pushed to record highs amid an expected initial jobless print and a slightly higher than expected retail sales print, which could have been affected by the inflationary push of tariffs.  The USD gained against all the majors except gold with Treasury yields remaining high especially on the long

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Germany and UK sign historic post-Brexit friendship treaty

The accord — dubbed the "Kensington Treaty" — includes plans for close security and defense cooperation, a mutual assistance clause in crises, and visa simplifications for school exchanges.

On defense, the two sides vowed to "pursue joint export campaigns" to secure international orders for equipment they co-produce, including the Typhoon Eurofighter jet and the Boxer armored vehicle.

VLADIMIR PUTIN RECENTLY EXPRESSED HIS VIEWS THAT FOR MANY YEARS HE THOUGHT THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST WAS IDEOLOGICAL, BUT HE HAS RECENTLY "DISCOVERED" THAT IT IS NOTHING ELSE BUT GEOPOLITICAL….

ON THIS SITE, WE HAVE EXPLORED THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING… THE IDEAL OF DEMOCRACY IS ONLY A TINY PART IN THE GAME OF MARKING AND EXTENDING ONE’S TERRITORY LIKE A MALE DOG COCKING UP A HIND LEG… SEE NETANYAHU...

Australians have experienced a record 6.1% decline in their real wages. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) own forecasts suggest that real wages will only recover to December 2011 levels by mid-2026, by which time they will still be tracking 5.7% below their mid-2020 peak. Thursday’s labour force data for June, released by the

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Currency markets pivoted to Asian releases today with the jump in local unemployment and a fall in Japanese exports hitting both the Australian dollar and Yen respectively. The Trump regime’s trade war is continues with “framework deals” for India and Europe the next hand-waving “framework” that is being floated while actual free trade deals outside

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Two offshore wind developers are warning Australian governments that boards are asking for revenue models in order to keep funding hefty up-front exploration costs.

AEMO's new engineering priorities are on getting most out of grid forming inverters and consumer energy resources at it maps path to 100 per cent renewables.

Markets are always right. Always right. CISA data is falling away. But don’t forget, no private sources have fully captured the official downturn in steel output, though CISA is now trying. Steel output cuts are underway. Why steel prices are going down and iron ore prices are going up, you will have to ask the

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This is what happens when you drive a car through the rear vision mirror. You overcook everything. In seasonally adjusted terms, in June 2025: unemployment rate increased to 4.3%. participation rate increased to 67.1%. employment increased to 14,619,300. employment to population ratio remained at 64.2%. underemployment rate increased to 6.0%. monthly hours worked decreased to