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Members of the Indian diaspora are rising to the top of business and politics, and its Australian connections are only getting stronger.
- Matt Wade
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- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s war is a clear and present danger to your future
Financial markets around the world have lost their fairy godmother and there will be serious consequences.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Recessions mean economic carnage. Many Australians think the country is already in one
Jim Chalmers’ budget test is just getting tougher. More than three-quarters of people believe Australia will enter recession, or is already there.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Global economy
When the war is over, the world won’t be the same
The International Monetary Fund has produced gloomy scenarios for the economic impact of the war in the Middle East. The long-term outlook is worse.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Inflation
The US is dragging the world into turbulent economic waters
The big jump in the US inflation rate revealed on Friday is only a preview of things to come, as the conflict in the Persian Gulf enters its next phase.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
War a bigger economic wrecking ball than fires, floods or financial crisis
There may be a ceasefire in Iran, but war – and the run-up in military spending – leaves a long-term cost to the sick and young, new research shows.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Cryptocurrencies
The $393 billion crypto craze that could one day threaten banks
Donald Trump is a fan of these digital assets, and some analysts agree they are genuinely useful for moving money and could challenge lending giants.
- Clancy Yeates
The state with the slowest economy since the turn of the century
The International Monetary Fund has urged the federal government to go bold on tax reform to help lift the nation’s economy.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Global economy
The glass half-full economy has rarely looked so good
Six months after the White House unveiled steep tariffs, the global economy has held up well. Just imagine how things could be humming without some self-inflicted wounds.
- Daniel Moss
A new ocean front opens in Trump’s trade wars
“The shipping news weren’t good this week” as both the US and China started implementing hefty port fees on each other’s vessels.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz