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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 16:00
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Asian share markets are quite mixed as we go into the final session of the trading week with local shares outperforming. The USD remains firm due to safe haven bids except against Yen while the oil price has been beaten back slightly. The Australian dollar is failing to get back above the 67 cent level. The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 15:42
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All things Australian dollar are struggling a little this afternoon. DXY is firm. AUD sideways. CNY is still a thermal. But the metals complex is off. And miners. Plus EM. Still no joy for junk. Treasuries are flatlined. Stocks in a grind. Chinese regulators can be quite heavy-handed at times. Metals fell at the end of The post China rips guts out Australian dollar hot money appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 15:04
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Are LNG imports worthwhile given the approaching global glut? Labor’s domestic gas reservation scheme has delayed talks on LNG imports into the country’s southeast by at least six months, but has not eliminated the need to bring in gas, according to aspiring suppliers. They say the scheme will largely create an increase in available gas The post Are LNG imports still needed? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 14:23
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The post Home battery installations will match the scale of Snowy Hydro scheme – in a single year appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 13:05
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The post “Too valuable to throw out:” Labor announces first national solar panel recycling pilot program appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 12:22
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In 2015, the rabbi was called to eulogize one of victims of the Charlie Hebdo slaughter, Elsa Cayat, a Jewish psychiatrist who wrote a column for the satirical magazine.
Meet France’s trailblazer female rabbiNo. 50 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: France's third female rabbi Delphine Horvilleur.
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 12:11
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In the not too distant past the metric net long term and permanent arrivals was a pedestrian and almost boring indicator for most, used by the like’s of the federal government’s Centre For Population as a leading directional indicator for future migration flows and by extension population growth. The image below is an excerpt from |
MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 12:00
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TME with the charts. Time to MOVE? US 10 year has done very little over the past months, and we are actually trading at the same levels we traded at in late 2022. This has been reflected in bond volatility. MOVE has crashed since the Liberation day chaos, but note the 10 year is getting The post Sacking central bankers does end well appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Prosper Australia
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 11:42
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Submission to the Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount Submitted by Prosper Australia, December 19, 2025. Prosper Australia advocates for a fairer and more efficient tax system that recognises the economic distinction between land, labour, and capital. We welcome the opportunity to contribute to this inquiry, particularly on the implications […] |
Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 11:37
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The post Fortescue begins work on first wind farm, with self-lifting towers and Australia’s biggest turbines appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 11:00
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During a meeting I had with a senior foreign economist at a major investment house six years ago, I explained how the mass-immigration economy would prevent any risk from engulfing the banking system. She asked how sustainable such an approach was, given the obvious deleterious distributive effects of the growth model (that is, it is The post The great multicultural collapse is here appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 10:58
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The post Standalone battery proposed for old gravel pit gets final planning tick despite long distance objectors appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 10:30
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Since 2018, the Australian government has been attempting to negotiate what is one of the toughest and most time-consuming diplomatic agreements in the world: a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU). In that time, there have been several major sticking points for the two sides, from the acceptable volume of Australian meat and The post Australia’s doors to be opened by treaty to 450m people? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 10:29
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 10:00
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Chinese credit growth data for December was released overnight. It was OK for the month, but the year was terrible, and the components were worse still. Total social financing was reasonable at 2.2tr yuan. However, broad credit still slowed to 8.3%. And let’s not forget that this number is being significantly boosted by bond issuance The post Chinese credit growth sinks appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 09:30
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The iron ore jaws have eased slightly. Bearish commentary is spreading. Iron ore’s robust start to the year is at odds with market fundamentals, as China’s steel output is on course for a seven-year low and port stockpiles have ballooned. The rally in iron ore futures is being driven by improved risk appetite and expectations The post Iron ore is in trouble appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 09:00
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Wall Street lifted slightly on a better than expected weekly initial jobless claim print in the US (led by the fact that you can’t be jobless if you’re in an ICE concentration camp or on a plane exiting the country) while oil prices dived 5% on news the Iranian strikes by the Trump regime were The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 07:44
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The EU has been working to boost its defense capabilities in order to become a “military powerhouse,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said, Euractiv has reported, citing sources. The remarks were reportedly made on Wednesday during a closed-door meeting in the European Parliament, where von der Leyen told lawmakers that the bloc needs to draw up its own security strategy and that the Commission would present such a document in 2026. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 07:11
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The post One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 07:03
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The post Owner of Australia’s biggest wind farm seeks green tick for huge wind and battery project in Queensland appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Your Democracy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 06:55
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President Donald Trump is making it clear that he won't be constrained by the law as he continues teasing a takeover of the Western Hemisphere. |
Your Democracy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 05:44
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After Bondi, New South Wales politicians want to ban words and slogans. But rushed laws could punish political speech, not protect the public. After the Bondi Beach massacre, our New South Wales (NSW) parliamentarians are rushing to examine which slogans to criminalise and what words to ban. They say they are doing this to ensure our safety and protect our social cohesion. But many of us are alarmed and fearful.
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Your Democracy
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 05:04
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The international situation has been “increasingly deteriorating,” Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned, citing old conflicts reigniting and new emerging flashpoints. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 00:05
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When the government of Prime Minister Robert Menzies was elected in 1949, it came with a pledge to focus on raising home ownership rates and giving Australians a stake in society. Seven years earlier, in 1942, Menzies delivered a wartime radio address to the Australian people, arguing that home ownership was vital to a stable The post Australian housing policy fails on purpose appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 23:19
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The post Fortescue buys US battery management tech to boost grid scale storage needs as it eliminates fossil fuels appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 20:10
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President Donald Trump has called for protesters in Iran to seize control of state institutions, issuing a cryptic promise of US assistance and threatening severe consequences for Iranian officials. Iranian authorities have repeatedly alleged that the US and Israel have had a “big hand” in the ongoing unrest, framing it as a foreign-backed “terrorist war.” |
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Your Democracy
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 19:06
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America’s national debt has crossed $38 trillion — and this time, the danger isn’t the headline number. The real threat is what’s happening quietly behind the scenes. For the first time in more than 75 years, global institutions, foreign central banks, and large asset managers are systematically reducing exposure to dollar-denominated assets. Not publicly. Not dramatically. But deliberately.
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 16:30
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Silver took a nose dive as the Trump regime enacted a critical minerals directive plus tariffs on semiconductors amid more national security beat-ups while still promising an attack on Iran keeping other risk markets in check. The USD remains somewhat firm due to safe haven bids while the oil price has been beaten back slightly. The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 15:13
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 15:08
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Perhaps we can be grateful that Australia’s capital city and its national interest policy process are so far gone from sense that no legislation is any longer possible. Thus, the response to the horror of the Bondi massacre appears to be melting down faster even than it was ill-conceived. Having allowed himself to be bullied The post Hate laws melt down into Canberra cesspit appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Household battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
Federal government announces $25 million for a rooftop solar recycling pilot, with up to 100 collection points to be created across the country.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue starts construction of its first wind farm, featuring unique "self-lifting" tower technology and the biggest turbines seen in Australia.
A $200 million standalone battery project that attracted no objections from within 50kms of the facility has received final approval from independent panel. 
Technology gains mean that one ship load of solar PV panels is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal carriers, or 57 LNG tankers.
Owner of Australia's biggest wind farm seeks green tick for another big wind project with a massive battery in Queensland.
Fortescue buys US battery controls company as it ramps up efforts to reach real zero in its massive mining operations and batteries play key role on grid and transport.
