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As NATO turns 75, Ukraine war remains a test of wills with a tyrant
Supporters of Ukraine must act quickly, lest the 75th anniversary of the key Western alliance instead marks a collapse of will and capacity in Ukraine.
Editorial
Reserve Bank ponders the market plumbing
The Reserve Bank board is repurposing the financial system as its cheap pandemic funding is flushed out. It’s doing it as financial markets are only too happy to splash the cash.
Senior reporter
Why boards need their strategy captured on one page
Good governance is about strategy and judgment, not compliance and process. How do boards get those things to the fore?
Corporate leader
Investors fear Fed will abandon three rate cuts this year
The sell-off in US bond markets suggests investors are anxious that stubborn US inflation will force the Fed to opt for “one and done”.
Columnist
Can Australia compete in the new post-inflation world?
The “new neutral” medium-term interest rate will make global competition for capital far more intense. The country needs to get ready for that.
Economics professor
Putin waiting for Washington to collapse if Trump wins
The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe if Donald Trump is re-elected US president.
Columnist
Solar fantasy gives industry policy a bad name
Australia does not have a great record at industry policy. Creating a bucket of government money for solar panels in the midst of a global subsidy war looks even less likely to work.
Editorial
Boeing heard all the warnings, it just wasn’t listening
The aircraft manufacturer deliberately moved its headquarters to be away from day-to-day business. It was a disaster.
Commentator
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