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MacroBusiness
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 09:30
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The burning of the books, along with the rounding up of all intellectuals and historians, are two of the prerequisites for any takeover of a liberal political economy by a tyrant. As any good despot knows, you can’t have the people informed about the context if you want to have them rounded up. Australian writers’ The post Australia burns the books appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 09:00
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Friday night was a tale of two jobs reports – Canadian and American – with the latter NFP print coming in weak again although the headline unemployment number fell, giving USD a boost eventually after a volatile session. All the action was really in precious metals and commodities as geopolitical risk hots up across Iran The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 08:25
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Philosophers are generally expected to display wisdom and calm in the face of existential questions. I am just not one of those philosophers. I spent 30 years racing away from these thoughts by running and swimming obsessively, pretending that I had no physical limits.
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Your Democracy
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 07:43
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The Ukrainian military is plagued with abuse and corruption, with some units dominated by neo-Nazis or foreign drug cartel members, a former Dutch mercenary who fought for Kiev has said. The retired air force serviceman, who goes by the alias Hendrik, admitted he got disillusioned with Kiev’s cause after travelling to Ukraine on three occasions to fight Russia. “It’s a corrupt gang there,” he told De Telegraaf newspaper in an interview published on Saturday. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 06:55
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YouTube Deleted Neutrality Studies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwXKbTpKiTA
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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.
Gus Leonisky POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.
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MacroBusiness
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 00:05
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Following the release of the official Q2 2025 population statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), IFM Investors’ chief economist, Alex Joiner, published the following chart on Twitter (X) illustrating the extremeness of Australia’s recent population growth. Joiner noted that “in Q4 2000, it took 12 years of net migration to that point to |
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John Quiggin
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 17:58
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My contribution to the East Asia Forum special feature on 2025 in review The events of 2025 have broken the world order that had prevailed throughout this century. |
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Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 17:08
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On Substack, which I frequent daily, a German-American writer, cartoonist and commentator, who goes by the name of Oliver Markus Malloy1, is one person whose posts I read fairly regularly. A couple of days ago, he posted on Substack, the following: “Question for all Non-Americans: What do you think about Trump’s America?” To this, I replied: “It is buggered. Even if the Trump regime is deposed by the armed forces tomorrow, the damage to the US; its institutions, its science, its medicine, its soft power, will take decades to repair, if indeed that is possible.” |
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Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 16:06
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Americans largely approve of the American raid to abduct Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks. Ana CAN'T BELIEVE THIS POLL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrqm42eoYc
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Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 15:10
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While Germans were asking how it was possible that about 100,000 people in Berlin were left without electricity and heating for several days after an attack on the power supply, Chancellor Friedrich Merz had his hands full with international crises. |
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Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 12:33
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Nearly three years ago I withdrew from the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally scheduled to take place on the footsteps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, DC. I had written a speech that I called “the best speech I never delivered”, in which addressed the myriad of issues which confronted we, the American people, as we struggled to form a more perfect union.
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Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 09:56
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Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 08:46
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In his annual address to French ambassadors at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined France's foreign policy priorities, sharply criticizing the US for "gradually turning away" from some of its allies and "breaking free from international rules," while leveling criticisms and claims against China and Russia, according to a press release issued by the Élysée Palace.
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Renew Economy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 07:43
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The post More than just “fuel saving:” How rooftop PV slashed grid demand in middle of heatwave appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 07:28
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Renew Economy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 07:22
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The post First stage of Australia’s biggest battery starts operations in shadow of biggest coal plant appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 06:55
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The post Australia’s most powerful turbines unveiled as fourth wind farm reaches financial close in Xmas flurry appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 06:55
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The US military intervention in Venezuela to kidnap President Maduro was a gross violation of the UN Charter. Nothing justifies this blatant flouting of international law. The arguments given by the US to justify its aggression do not stand up to scrutiny.
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Renew Economy
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 06:41
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The post Grid Connections 2026: Who’s going where and doing what in Australia’s green energy transition appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 18:44
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"Among the men who have profoundly affected the development of mankind and have given their best energies to the promotion of toleration, reason, and justice, Voltaire stands without a peer. Gifted as he so evidently was by nature for intellectual leadership and literary supremacy in France and in Europe, he was never content with these honors alone.
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MacroBusiness
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 13:46
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Donald Trump’s anarcho-imperialism has given DXY a new leg as snowflake EUR melts in the new world order. AUD is at critical support. CNY is still supportive. Gold is unstoppable. Oil trying again. Metals did better, but DXY up means they are going down. EM too. Junk rejection. US curve keeps steepening. Stocks liked weak The post Australian dollar rally frozen in Greenland appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 09:55
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Dancing, dancing, dancing! There is no stopping the iron-ore-crazy man. Except for one small problem. Steel mill margins are being obliterated. These developments will weaken the start of 2026 steel production, especially because steel product inventories are higher than last year. And there is another problem. The iron-ore-crazy man is dancing on top of the The post Iron ore crazy man keeps on dancing appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 09:33
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Robber Fly with catch Photo courtesy of Geoff McVeigh Reads (more coming) Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice – The Guardian Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens – The Guardian The Bondi The post Weekend links and Videos: 10 – 11 January 2026 appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 09:26
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Je vois des peuples infortunés gémissants sous un joug de fer, le genre humain écrasé par une poignée d’oppresseurs, une foule affamée, accablée de peine et de faim, dont le riche boit en paix le sang et les larmes, et partout le fort armé contre le faible du redoutable pouvoir des lois... Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Your Democracy
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 06:55
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Former US Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo seems irked that the Ukraine conflict could end without Russia groveling and handing over concessions on a silver platter. |
Your Democracy
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 05:44
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The Australian government remains silent on Israel banning 37 international aid organisations in Gaza, despite warnings from humanitarian groups. Stephanie Tran reports. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 16:30
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Asian share markets are generally higher in the final session of the week however are hedging what will come later tonight with the expected US Supreme Court ruling on the Trump regime’s tariffs and the post-government shutdown employment print – aka the NFP. News that Trump wants to make his own QE by purchasing $200 The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 12:30
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The Aussie trade balance for November was out yesterday and shows one great, big trend: a disappearing trade surplus. Some of this was always going to happen as the post-Ukraine War commodities mania subsided. I expect we’ll be running a deficit by year’s end as iron ore and energy continue to fall, despite gold. There The post Albo reloads China’s trade cannon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 12:00
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Calculated Risk sums the data. On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for December. The consensus is for 55,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to decrease to 4.5%. There were 64,000 jobs added in November, and the unemployment rate was at 4.6%. From Goldman Sachs: We forecast that The post US jobs preview appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 11:30
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Charts from TME. SPX is caught in a bearish rising wedge, tough it could also be seen as a bullsh asending triangle. Tech is more neutral and could go either way from a symmetrical triangle. The NY rotation has been from tech to the broader market, or, put another way, from AI spenders to AI The post Tech bubble struggles to find oxygen appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
In last week's heatwave, wind and solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days - certainly doing more than just 'fuel saving'.
The first stage of Australia's biggest battery has commenced commercial operations, in the shadow of the country's biggest coal generator.
The fourth wind farm to reach financial close in a late 2025 flurry of activity will feature the most powerful turbines to be installed in Australia to date.
New CEO for Endeavour Energy, plus people movements at GridCog.
