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Plus: UK halts Israel trade talks over Gaza offensive, sanctions settlers; Musk to cut political donations, stay Tesla CEO “unless I die"; CATL surges in HK’s biggest 2025 IPO.

Plus: Fed officials signal rate cuts unlikely before September; US stocks wobble after Moody’s downgrade; Nvidia may join PsiQuantum’s $1.17b raise, says The Information.

Plus: EU proposes defence pact with Australia in Rome; VC industry warns super tax contradicts startup incentives, call for carveout; RBA tipped to cut rates as growth slows.

Plus: Trump tells Apple to stop building iPhones in India for US; Australia won’t join US push against China, says Farrell; Oil prices plunge as Trump signals Iran talks progress.

Plus: China suspends trade bans on US firms; OPEC cuts oil supply outlook as prices fall; Wall Street rally stalls after 18% gain.

Plus: Coinbase, set for S&P 500 inclusion in crypto milestone, surges; April US price inflation lower than expected; Trump announces end to Syria sanctions.

Plus: Trump orders US drug prices to match international levels; Hamas frees last American hostage after US talks; SEC to set crypto token rules for trading platforms.

Plus: Meta signals it may pay levy instead of media deals; India-Pakistan truce holds despite mutual accusations; Microsoft may give up OpenAI equity to keep AI access, says FT.

Plus: Trump hails UK trade ‘breakthrough’ covering Boeing, beef and cars; BlackRock to order global MDs back full-time, says FT; Labor dumps Dreyfus and Husic post-win.

Plus: Apple weighs AI search as Safari stalls, Google at risk; Pakistan’s Sharif says India ‘will suffer consequences’ for strikes; Beijing signals trade warning with new India levy.

Plus: UK and India strike post-Brexit free trade deal worth $52.8b; UK and US near trade deal, says FT; Tim Wilson takes back Goldstein from teal independent Zoe Daniel.

Plus: EU woos US researchers with €500m fund; Albanese set to axe luxury car tax for EU deal; Trump pushes 100% foreign film tariffs, vows talks with confused studios.

Plus: Liberal leadership race begins after defeat; Trump dodges on upholding Constitution with ‘I don’t know’; Israel vows ‘sevenfold’ revenge on Houthis.

Plus: US manufacturing dips again but steadier than forecast, cooling Fed cut bets; US stocks jump as tech giants ease market jitters; Trump eyes UAE AI chip deal.

Plus: Tariff shock drives first US GDP fall since 2022; China’s manufacturing contracts on tariff pain; Google pushes Gemini as iPhone AI option.

Plus: Beijing vows never to kneel to US pressure; Trump to ease auto tariff pressure on US firms; Canada’s Carney to form minority government as Poilievre loses long-held seat.

Plus: Blackout paralyses Spain and Portugal; NZ rewrites laws to protect Aussie banks; Canada votes as Trump tension lifts Liberals.

Plus: Albanese bests Dutton in fiery debate, keeps poll lead; ASX to review shareholder rules after James Hardie backlash; Bessent ducks Xi talks as economic discontent grows.

Plus: Coalition’s nuclear bill could pass $5 trillion, says think tank; Albanese sets up minerals play for US trade talks; Trump mulls slashing China tariffs as economy cools.

Plus: Bessent calls US-China tariff ’embargo’ untenable; Tesla shares jump before earnings; IMF cuts global growth outlook on tariffs.

Plus: Albanese, Dutton pay tribute to Pope Francis; Cardinals prepare to elect new pontiff; Chinese funds pull out of US PE, as Beijing warns against deals that hurt China.

Plus: WTO forecasts tariffs to reverse trade growth to near zero in 2025; China demands respect as Trump moves to box it in; Second leaders’ debate marked by stumbles and slips.

Plus: Trading boom lifts Citi and BofA, also helped by consumer spending; Zuckerberg admits Instagram buy was strategic; China blocks Boeing jets over tariffs.

Plus: Aussie VC is waking up to foreign risks; Pricey compulsory legal training under fire for poor value; Harvard rejects Trump’s governance demands.

Plus: Tariff break to end for smartphones and phones, says Lutnick; Wall Street banks gain while credit defaults rise; Russia bombs church crowd in Ukraine.

Plus: Australia declines China's trade call to ‘hold hands’; EU and Australia to restart free trade deal talks; Trump’s Fed nominee Michelle Bowman vows bank rules overhaul.

Plus: Trump lifts China tariffs to 125%; Yields fall after Trump tariff pause; Chalmers denies recession risk in debate.

Plus: Albanese edges debate win in policy clash; Musk calls Trump adviser Navarro “moron” over tariffs; Top VC pair Blackbird and Airtree back $2.5m student startup fund.

Plus: Trump quashes tariff pause hopes, calls headlines “fake news”; Bonds retreat after rally while credit markets stall; Wall Street leaders hit out at Trump's tariffs.

Plus: EU readies retaliatory tariffs after China strikes back; All eyes on Bullock and RBA’s next move; Dutton backflips on jobs and students as Labor unveils $2.3b battery rebates.

Plus: Trump tariffs could strengthen China, economists warn; PwC spinoff Scyne axes jobs in restructure push; China prepares response to US’s 'unilateral bullying' tariffs.

Plus: Beijing blocks outbound US investments; Trump signals Musk exit after court election flop; Albo and Dutton lock in ABC debate.

Plus: HLB Judd urgently seeks StrongRoom AI buyer despite asset freeze; Labor urges minimum wage lift above inflation; OpenAI valued at $478b as Ghibli tool drives record use.

Plus: France’s Le Pen convicted and barred from office; PM and premier team up in SA for $300m health centre plan; Deloitte hit hardest in Trump contract cuts.

Plus: Trump shrugs off car price hikes, talks third term; US upgrades military presence in Japan; Aussie commodity exports to fall 6.7% this financial year.

Plus: Government moves to plug record winter gas shortfall; Global car stocks fall on Trump tariff threat, minus Tesla; RFK Jr eyes 10,000 layoffs at US health department.

Plus: Trump to unveil tariffs on auto industry; Atlantic releases more Houthi attack plans texted by Trump officials; Labor to press on with streaming quotas despite Trump trade fears.

Plus: Budget’s ‘lovely’ reform buried in trillion-dollar debt, say experts; Russia, Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire; Chinese network targets laid-off US officials

Plus: Hyundai to invest $32b in US EV plants; OpenAI names COO to lead global rollout; China’s BYD beats Tesla as hybrid sales surge.