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Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

latest 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

latest 9

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

latest 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump furious as his Fed plan dealt a blow

Trump furious as his Fed plan dealt a blow

The US Supreme Court has preserved the unique independence of the Federal Reserve Board, but the slim majority that ruled Donald Trump couldn’t sack...

yesterday 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

previous day 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So far, so good: The Warsh era at the Fed gets underway

The new Federal Reserve chair has been keen to show the world he’s not Trump’s “sock puppet”. His first performance suggests he’ll be his own man.

18.06.2026 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So far, so good: The Warsh era at the Fed gets underway

The new Federal Reserve chair has been keen to show the world he’s not Trump’s “sock puppet”. His first performance suggests he’ll be his own man.

18.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So far, so good: The Warsh era at the Fed gets underway

The new Federal Reserve chair has been keen to show the world he’s not Trump’s “sock puppet”. His first performance suggests he’ll be his own man.

18.06.2026 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So far, so good: The Warsh era at the Fed gets underway

The new Federal Reserve chair has been keen to show the world he’s not Trump’s “sock puppet”. His first performance suggests he’ll be his own man.

18.06.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on Anthropic threatens America’s dominance of AI

By imposing export controls on the tech firm’s leading AI models, the Trump administration has sent a signal to the rest of the world not to rely on...

17.06.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on Anthropic threatens America’s dominance of AI

By imposing export controls on the tech firm’s leading AI models, the Trump administration has sent a signal to the rest of the world not to rely on...

17.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on Anthropic threatens America’s dominance of AI

By imposing export controls on the tech firm’s leading AI models, the Trump administration has sent a signal to the rest of the world not to rely on...

17.06.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on Anthropic threatens America’s dominance of AI

By imposing export controls on the tech firm’s leading AI models, the Trump administration has sent a signal to the rest of the world not to rely on...

17.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Brave new world: SpaceX is now the most expensive stock on the planet

The Elon Musk brand, the frenzy around artificial intelligence and the sharemarket’s structure have combined to defy conventional analysis of the...

16.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Brave new world: SpaceX is now the most expensive stock on the planet

The Elon Musk brand, the frenzy around artificial intelligence and the sharemarket’s structure have combined to defy conventional analysis of the...

16.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Brave new world: SpaceX is now the most expensive stock on the planet

The Elon Musk brand, the frenzy around artificial intelligence and the sharemarket’s structure have combined to defy conventional analysis of the...

16.06.2026 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Brave new world: SpaceX is now the most expensive stock on the planet

The Elon Musk brand, the frenzy around artificial intelligence and the sharemarket’s structure have combined to defy conventional analysis of the...

16.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war was

Oil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by Trump’s war will linger for a very long time.

15.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war was

Oil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by Trump’s war will linger for a very long time.

15.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war was

Oil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by Trump’s war will linger for a very long time.

15.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war was

Oil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by Trump’s war will linger for months, if not years.

15.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says. Americans beg to differ

The US president can brag as much as he likes about his trade policies and his “successes” against Iran, but US households are being squeezed ever...

11.06.2026 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says. Americans beg to differ

The US president can brag as much as he likes about his trade policies and his “successes” against Iran, but US households are being squeezed ever...

11.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says. Americans beg to differ

The US president can brag as much as he likes about his trade policies and his “successes” against Iran, but US households are being squeezed ever...

11.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says. Americans beg to differ

The US president can brag as much as he likes about his trade policies and his “successes” against Iran, but US households are being squeezed ever...

11.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Will the AI boom lead to lower interest rates?

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says the productivity gains from artificial intelligence will allow significant cuts in interest rates. More...

10.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Will the AI boom lead to lower interest rates?

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says the productivity gains from artificial intelligence will allow significant cuts in interest rates. More...

10.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz