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Cheeseburger Gothic Monday, May 12, 2025 - 16:54 Source

Those of you paying attention might recall I set my kitchen on fire about a year ago, or at least I set the roast pork loin in the oven on fire… somehow. We finally had the oven replaced last week, and having a baker in the house meant that the first thing out of it were these amazing cinnamon scrolls.

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Your Democracy Monday, May 12, 2025 - 16:47 Source

The British military is supplying Ukraine with flat-pack decoys designed to mimic real military hardware, The Times reported on Saturday, citing sources. The effort is aimed at deceiving Russian forces and exaggerating the amount of modern equipment on the front line.

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MacroBusiness Monday, May 12, 2025 - 16:35 Source

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The Tally Room Monday, May 12, 2025 - 15:20 Source

Ben was joined by Kevin Bonham to run through the close seats and the Senate race that have dragged out, one week after the election.

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MacroBusiness Monday, May 12, 2025 - 14:00 Source

Global oil prices fell to around $US60 per barrel last week after peaking above $US80 earlier this year and holding above $US70 just before “Liberation Day”. The oil price was down by around 25% from the previous year and was half the towering peaks achieved in early 2022. The downturn reflects fears about the global

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George Monbiot Monday, May 12, 2025 - 13:52 Source

The cottagecore, romantic path to starvation and environmental breakdown.

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 7th May 2025

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MacroBusiness Monday, May 12, 2025 - 13:30 Source

Goldman with the note. Our Thoughts on USD, CNY, USD/Asia, JPY, GBP, CHF, RON & Globa Asset Reallocation USD: Smile, big and wide. There are two themes running through macromarkets. First, and a bit more structurally, investors are conscious that the resilience in hard data thus far is not surprising, but still believe it will

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MacroBusiness Monday, May 12, 2025 - 13:00 Source

Here it is. Australia’s Magnificent One. Considered by the market to have better growth prospects than Apple, Alphabet and NVIDIA, and fast catching Microsoft. The CBA’s spectacular rise as the Maginficant One is out of step with its sector. And has no basis in its operational performance. My best guess is the CBA is enjoying

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MacroBusiness Monday, May 12, 2025 - 12:30 Source

China data over the weekend should encourage nobody. Goldman. China’s export growth remained solid in April despite the implementation of US reciprocal tariffs, significantly above the consensus expectations, and import growth also surprised to the upside (exports: +8.1% yoy, imports: -0.2% yoy). The resilient export growth was partly due to a low base last year.

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