There is a strange paradox at the heart of the whole de-dollarization trend. Both the BRICS upstarts seeking alternatives to the dollar and the aging hegemon trying to forestall this process have, at least officially, coalesced around a similar but not entirely accurate narrative: that the gradual pivot away from the dollar is primarily driven by Washington’s weaponization of its currency.
Financial markets and many economists no longer believe that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will provide further interest rate relief. They now expect the official cash rate to remain on hold next year. I am less hawkish. I expect the unemployment rate to trend higher amid the rapid expansion of the labour market via
Ukrainian forces have begun using the TFL-1 terminal guidance system, which increases the accuracy of FPV drones and ensures effective control even in the case of communication disruption.
Not a good start to the trading week with most Asian stock markets in the red as a slew of macro events and central bank speeches along with the restart of the US federal government is clouding the short term outlook. Currency markets appear nonchalant however with the Australian dollar holding somewhat steady but looking
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Despite the end of the 50-year bipolar period known as the Cold War in the 1990s and the subsequent twenty-year unipolar world order, the world is currently splitting into two camps again. One of them is once again being led by the United States, and has roughly the same composition. The leader of the second camp is now China.
The Indo-Pacific Game Intensifies
Nine Media’s Shane Wright and Millie Muroi have written a detailed report explaining how the nation’s asymmetric responsibilities and vertical fiscal imbalances are harming service delivery, infrastructure, businesses, and overall productivity and living standards. There is an increasing number of Australian politicians and policymakers who believe that the nation’s federal system is a key cause
It appears that the average Australian knows more about housing affordability than YIMBY lobbyists, such as the Grattan Institute and the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS). The Report from the 2025 Australian Cooperative Election Survey by Macquarie University, based on the views of 4,012 survey participants, showed that immigration/population growth was considered the leading contributor