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New Defence chief; Investors brace for trade war; Dimon’s big risks
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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Millions watch total solar eclipse across Americas
Experts called the eclipse “the most viewed astronomical event in history” as the moon blocked out the sun across North America.
- Marcia Dunn
World’s oldest man says his longevity secret is an ‘unhealthy’ meal
But Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, also says a long life comes down to luck – and moderation.
AUKUS partners eye adding ‘like-minded’ Japan to counter China
The announcement from the AUKUS defence ministers came as Canada said it was considering joining the pact, signalling concern over threats from China.
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- Matthew Cranston
‘Hardest Geezer’ finishes 16,300km run across 16 countries in 352 days
Briton Russ Cook had hoped to jog the length of Africa in 240 days, the equivalent of more than a marathon every day. Sandstorms and robberies intervened.
- Mehdi El Arem
UK jobs market getting even tougher for new graduates
The number of vacancies for graduates fell 30.2 per cent from a year ago in February, according to data from the jobs search engine Adzuna.
- Isabella Ward
Opinion & Analysis
Why no one cares Trump’s soaring media stock is actually a dud
The more an asset price is disconnected from its fundamentals, the more potential it has to go “to the moon”.
Contributor
Japan’s pivot away from peace reflects new world order
Japan’s tensions with China, North Korea and Russia have accelerated its move away from pacifism and into the fold of AUKUS and other regional alliances.
North Asia correspondent
Why it doesn’t pay to be a working-class professional
Social class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity, a study by KPMG in Britain has shown.
Columnist
Wall Street workers don’t understand how to prepare for retirement
Higher interest rates mean people need less money to retire, so if anything, finance industry employees should have revised their estimates down, not up.
Contributor
From the Financial Times
- Opinion
- Cryptocurrencies
Why no one cares Trump’s soaring media stock is actually a dud
The more an asset price is disconnected from its fundamentals, the more potential it has to go “to the moon”.
- Jemima Kelly
How Russia’s cheap, old bombs are changing the Ukraine war
Moscow is retrofitting “very scary, very lethal” Soviet-era weapons and launching them from beyond the reach of Ukraine’s air-defence systems.
- Christopher Miller
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
Why it doesn’t pay to be a working-class professional
Social class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity, a study by KPMG in Britain has shown.
- Pilita Clark
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- Opinion
- Cryptocurrencies
Why no one cares Trump’s soaring media stock is actually a dud
The more an asset price is disconnected from its fundamentals, the more potential it has to go “to the moon”.
- Jemima Kelly
Yesterday
Yellen threatens sanctions for China banks that aid Russia’s war
America’s ultimate weapon against financial institutions is the Treasury’s ability to cut off their access to US dollars, an existential threat for any bank operating internationally.
- Christopher Condon
- Opinion
- China relations
Japan’s pivot away from peace reflects new world order
Japan’s tensions with China, North Korea and Russia have accelerated its move away from pacifism and into the fold of AUKUS and other regional alliances.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
How Russia’s cheap, old bombs are changing the Ukraine war
Moscow is retrofitting “very scary, very lethal” Soviet-era weapons and launching them from beyond the reach of Ukraine’s air-defence systems.
- Christopher Miller
Qantas’ $120m FF revamp; Ansell’s $974m deal; ‘Insane’ house auction
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Albanese leaves door open to cutting support for Israel
The government has appointed former defence chief Mark Binskin to scrutinise Israel’s investigation into the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.
- Andrew Tillett
Trump’s Fed chairman option opposes rate cuts this year
Kevin Hassett is a frontrunner to become Federal Reserve chairman if Donald Trump is elected. He says inflation remains sticky and isn’t being measured properly.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
Why it doesn’t pay to be a working-class professional
Social class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity, a study by KPMG in Britain has shown.
- Pilita Clark
- Opinion
- Financial planning
Wall Street workers don’t understand how to prepare for retirement
Higher interest rates mean people need less money to retire, so if anything, finance industry employees should have revised their estimates down, not up.
- Allison Schrager
Israel pulls troops from southern Gaza, eyes Rafah assault
Israel has withdrawn its troops from Khan Younis in southern Gaza to prepare for operations in Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold, despite international warnings.
- Jack Jeffery and Tia Goldenberg
Israel accused of ‘systemic failures’ over aid workers
As frontbencher Ed Husic said Australian woman Zomi Frankcom had paid a high price, the aid sector is urging Canberra to sanction Israeli politicians.
- Andrew Tillett
This Month
Bernanke tips BoE towards ‘scenario forecasts’ over Fed dot plots
This week, the former Fed chairman is expected to suggest the Bank of England adopt something new to update its forecasting process and repair its battered reputation.
- Philip Aldrick
Weekly protest in Israel turns sombre after hostage’s body found
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had retrieved the body of Elad Katzir, 47, in Khan Younis and repatriated him.
- Gabby Sobelman and Ephrat Livni
Governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
The late-night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City.
- Alexandra Valencia
US, China need ‘tough’ conversations, Yellen tells Li
The US Treasury Secretary says Washington and Beijing have a ‘duty’ to responsibly manage their complex relationship, as she brought her case for reining in China’s excess factory capacity.
- David Lawder
Pro-Russia candidate wins Slovakia’s presidential election
Despite the presidency’s limited powers in Slovakia, the election was widely watched as a test of strength between political camps with starkly different views on Russia.
- Andrew Higgins
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
How many ‘mistakes’ are Israeli forces making in Gaza?
Rights groups and aid workers say last week’s fatal strike on aid workers was hardly an anomaly.
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- Lee Keath
Trump seeks to outdo Biden fundraiser with glittering Palm Beach affair
The event, hosted by billionaire John Paulson, follows a concerted push by the Trump campaign to tackle a long-standing financial disparity with the president.
- Updated
- Michael Gold
- Analysis
- US election
The uneasy truce between Donald Trump and Fox News
Every media outlet in the world is grappling with how to cover Donald Trump, as his pronouncements become more stuffed with false claims. But the dilemma is most vexing for Fox News.
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- Anna Nicolaou, Lauren Fedor and Daniel Thomas
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Zelensky warns of dwindling air defence missiles
Kyiv is grappling with a slowdown in military assistance from the West and in particular from the United States.
- Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa
