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xkcd.com Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 10:00 Source

Welcome to the Linguistics Department - It has been [2] [DAYS] since someone noticed that the Biology Department sign has a one-day-long singular/plural disagreement after it resets.

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 09:30 Source

DXY is flopping around like a dead fish. AUD was rejected once, but looks ominous for a breakout. CNY is helping. Gold paused. Oil is stuffed. Metals meh. Big bear returned. EM to the moon! Junk is fine. Yields reversed a bit. Stocks ATH. US inflation is tomorrow, so that probably accounts for yields. There

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 09:00 Source

Please note this is the last Macro Morning/Afternoon report for a month or so as I’m off on holiday – good luck, markets always get juicy when I’m away! Markets are ignoring macro risks, geo-political risks, monetary risks – all the risks – and focusing on the fact that the US Federal Reserve will cut

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Your Democracy Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 08:39 Source

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will resign after less than a year in office. Ishiba’s tenure, which began last October, has been marked by significant electoral setbacks for his governing coalition.

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Your Democracy Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 08:35 Source

The US market has been under heavy pressure since early 2023, when a severe outbreak of avian influenza struck major poultry regions, forcing mass culling and reducing domestic production. The result was a sharp decline in output and soaring retail prices, making eggs one of the most inflation-sensitive products in the American diet.

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Your Democracy Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 08:31 Source

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and senior Pentagon officials made an unannounced visit to Puerto Rico on Monday. The Department of War has deployed a significant military force to the Caribbean as it prepares for more strikes against alleged Venezuelan cartels. 

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 08:00 Source

When you make race the issue, everything falls apart. Children are to learn about colonisation. Victorian children as young as four will learn the state’s history from the start of colonisation as described in the Truth be Told report of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, the official public record of the truth-telling hearings held from 2022

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Your Democracy Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 06:29 Source

The Russian Armed Forces outmatch Kiev’s army in both manpower and equipment, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Aleksandr Syrsky has said.

His remarks come after months of Ukrainian setbacks on the front lines and mounting struggles to replenish the ranks, with the country’s leader, Vladimir Zelensky, accused of dragging out peace efforts by insisting on Western-backed security guarantees.

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 00:05 Source

The Financial Review property summit was held last week, which contained the usual bluster on the need to lift Australia’s housing supply to meet demand. The summit heaped praise on housing minister Clare O’Neil for the urgency she has brought to the portfolio. “I think Clare O’Neil is one of the most activist ministers in

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 19:14 Source

In the midst of France's political crisis, low trust in politics and politicians is creating fertile ground for fake news stories to spread. An anti-government campaign calling for a nationwide shutdown on September 10 is being pushed and manipulated by bots, likely controlled by a foreign entity. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 16:30 Source

Asian share markets are stumbling around with a variety of macro pressures overshadowing the broad gains on Wall Street and European markets overnight. Meanwhile the fall in business confidence in Australia and the slightly higher dollar is seeing local shares selloff again. The Australian dollar has now burst through the 65 cent level as the

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