Demand for survival supplies and long-lasting food products has soared in Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk, CNN reported on Monday, citing local retailers. The surge comes amid growing concerns over possible US interference on the Arctic island.
Global ice is melting fast, with major sea level rise and extreme heat locked in unless emissions fall sharply. The window to act is closing.
Mea culpa! DXY is not enjoying new Trump tariffs, while EUR is. Greenland TACO, anyone? AUD is a golden safe haven. Donald Dump has turned China from univestable to investment essential. Gold, gold, gold for Australia! AI metals smashed. Big miners are trying to outrun the iron ore black hole. Good luck with that. EM
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Australia’s November CPI release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that housing inflation rose by 5.2% over the year to November 2025. This made housing the single largest contributor to annual inflation in that release. The following chart from Justin Fabo at Antipodean Macro illustrates the quarterly acceleration in housing inflation, which has
One of Australia's biggest gold mines is sourcing nearly 90 per cent of its power needs from wind and solar from its off-grid hybrid power system.
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Wall Street futures fell sharply alongside the USD (and Bitcoin) while gold and undollars rose on the weekend tariff orders from the Trump regime, with the Europeans playing hardball. Asian share markets are all in the red given the risk off mood with the latest Chinese economic figures (and more importantly – population figures –
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Denmark has sent additional troops to Greenland after US President Donald Trump threatened European countries with tariffs unless he is allowed to purchase the self-governing Arctic island.
Former regulator, Ron Ben-David argues that loyalty penalties, consumer confusion and endless rule-making all stem from a flawed market design that puts responsibility on households instead of energy retailers.
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A new $2 billion solar and battery hybrid project has entered the federal EPBC queue, and hopes to be operational in 2031, if it can land state approvals too. .
Akaysha Energy completes its second big battery project - five months ahead of schedule - and its first with Tesla Megapack technology.
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Goldman has an AI tracker series to add to the data mix. Adoption is accelerating fast for enterprises. White collar firms are leading the way. SMEs are not being left behind. AI is creating some jobs. Straya is an early adopter. More of a headwind to hiring rather than outright job losses so far. The
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Stocks are at their ATH but are crumbling. Charts from TME. NDX breaks the wedge. Everybody bullish. More. Vol stirring. More. Instos all-in. Robots all in. CTAs all-in. Everybody on one side of the ship…
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The latest Newspoll revealed the enormity of the seismic shifts occurring in the tectonic plates that underpin federal politics. One Nation is now outpolling the Coalition on primary vote, 22% to 21%. For a Coalition already reeling from the lowest number of lower house seats in its history, this is a clear signal that the
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Western European leaders are exchanging messages in a group chat to coordinate a response to US President Donald Trump’s “wild” foreign policy, Politico reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Dubbed the ‘Washington Group’, the chat reportedly includes leaders from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, and the EU.
This about sums it up. Equally, what’s with the Danes. Danish officials have decided not to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this week amid an intensifying dispute over Greenland that’s shaking transatlantic relations. “Danish government representatives were invited this year, and any decisions on attendance are a matter for the government concerned,” the