The last three and more years have seen the bloodiest war on European soil for the better part of 80 years.
With it has come rhetoric of disturbing belligerence and a military spending spree that has engulfed the whole of Europe.
I am very pleased to be able to speak at today’s May Day and bring the revolutionary greetings of the Socialist Equality Party in Germany.
President Trump said in a statement released by the White House on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether or not to directly enter the Israel-Iran war by launching airstrikes within two weeks.
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The US would be making a serious mistake by attacking Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told RT. Direct involvement in the conflict between the Islamic Republic and Israel would only worsen the situation in the region, he warned.
AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225 …..and furthermore….. East listening
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Cotality’s latest dwelling value results for New Zealand revealed that home values fell by 1.6% in the year to May to be 16.3% lower than their peak. As illustrated in the following chart from Cotality, home values have fallen heavily across all major markets. Separate data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ),
Let’s do some more worrying, shall we. The Australian. The waning possibility of Anthony Albanese landing a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump in coming weeks has sparked alarm from the Coalition and defence experts, who have raised concern about the two leaders not meeting before Washington’s controversial AUKUS review concludes and instead leaving the outcome
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia’s (ASFA) latest modelling suggests that a couple who own their home now requires annual income of $73,875 to live comfortably in retirement. The figure for a single person who owns their home is $52,383. The analysis also shows that the cost of a comfortable retirement increased by 1.6% in
The Market Ear with the charts. AI or die Goldman’s AI winners basket hit a fresh all-time high, while AI-risk names dropped again. Source: GS/Bloomberg The pulse on tech Mag7 names now make up ~15% of US net exposure (up from ~11% in April), but still well below the ~21% peak in mid-2024. The L/S
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Thursday’s Q4 2024 population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that “natural increase” (i.e., the number of births minus deaths) fell to only 105,200 in 2024, close to the lowest level on record. There were 292,500 births in 2024, offset by 187,300 deaths, the latter of which have risen following the Covid-19