Geopolitics
International turbulence is set to dominate the week ahead for economy-watchers.
The chief executive of the $85 billion investment house says "it will take a long time" before the US' dominance of the financial system fades away.
Australian institutions have paused some investing into the United States as a result of Trump's tariffs and other policy shifts. But not in the areas you might expect, according to a JANA strategist.
Labor is attempting to curb the number of freedom of information requests, saying AI is clogging up the system.
Semiconductors are too important for the US to not be able to manufacture them, Dell CTO and chief AI officer John Roese said during a visit to Sydney.
An odd statement from the Pentagon about Defence Minister Richard Marles' White House visit sent Canberra into a tailspin this week, but a former advisor to Ronald Reagan says "people need to calm down".
The battle over Fed independence escalated overnight, as an ousted board member formally took legal action against the US President over her attempted dismissal.
The Trump administration has labelled the reports, published by multiple outlets, as 'completely false'.
The Albanese government has expelled Iran's ambassador in one of the most significant diplomatic moves in memory.
If Australia wants to be more to China than a resource supplier, the federal government must put the nation's innovation exports on the agenda with Beijing.
The final week of earnings season promises more surprise punches as CSL and James Hardie feel the pain of their US exposures.
