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‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices.

yesterday 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices.

yesterday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices.

yesterday 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices.

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports have kicked off a bonanza for steel producers in the US, including BlueScope. They’re a pain for the wider...

previous day 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports have kicked off a bonanza for steel producers in the US, including BlueScope. They’re a pain for the wider...

previous day 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports have kicked off a bonanza for steel producers in the US, including BlueScope. They’re a pain for the wider...

previous day 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports have kicked off a bonanza for steel producers in the US, including BlueScope. They’re a pain for the wider...

previous day 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

The $US100 billion mega-IPO simply has to succeed. If it doesn’t, it will threaten the AI industry’s access to the trillions of dollars of new...

tuesday 50

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

The $US100 billion mega-IPO simply has to succeed. If it doesn’t, it will threaten the AI industry’s access to the trillions of dollars of new...

tuesday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

The $US100 billion mega-IPO simply has to succeed. If it doesn’t, it will threaten the AI industry’s access to the trillions of dollars of new...

tuesday 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

The $US100 billion mega-IPO simply has to succeed. If it doesn’t, it will threaten the AI industry’s access to the trillions of dollars of new...

tuesday 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to something close to pre-war levels but prices continue to rise. Trump is a big reason why.

26.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to something close to pre-war levels but prices continue to rise. Trump is a big reason why.

26.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to something close to pre-war levels but prices continue to rise. Trump is a big reason why.

26.10.2026 200

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

‘One way or the other’: Trump’s threats send oil prices surging

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to something close to pre-war levels but prices continue to rise. Trump is a big reason why.

26.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

A merger of Tesla and SpaceX makes a lot of sense for the world’s richest man, and his shareholders.

22.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

A merger of Tesla and SpaceX makes a lot of sense for the world’s richest man, and his shareholders.

22.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

A merger of Tesla and SpaceX makes a lot of sense for the world’s richest man, and his shareholders.

22.10.2026 50

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

A merger of Tesla and SpaceX makes a lot of sense for the world’s richest man, and his shareholders.

22.10.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

With financial behemoth UBS and the Swiss government at loggerheads, an unthinkable scenario is being spoken about out loud.

21.10.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

With financial behemoth UBS and the Swiss government at loggerheads, an unthinkable scenario is being spoken about out loud.

21.10.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

With financial behemoth UBS and the Swiss government at loggerheads, an unthinkable scenario is being spoken about out loud.

21.10.2026 150

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

Could a 164-year-old Swiss giant quit Switzerland?

With financial behemoth UBS and the Swiss government at loggerheads, an unthinkable scenario is being spoken about out loud.

21.10.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China is on track for a record trade surplus, but is facing increasing pushback from the countries whose economies are being ravaged by its flood of...

20.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China is on track for a record trade surplus, but is facing increasing pushback from the countries whose economies are being ravaged by its flood of...

20.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China is on track for a record trade surplus, but is facing increasing pushback from the countries whose economies are being ravaged by its flood of...

20.10.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China’s export boom is becoming its Achilles heel

China is on track for a record trade surplus, but is facing increasing pushback from the countries whose economies are being ravaged by its flood of...

20.10.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

The implosion in the share price of a company has highlighted just how vulnerable Wall Street is.

19.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

The implosion in the share price of a company has highlighted just how vulnerable Wall Street is.

19.10.2026 150

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

The implosion in the share price of one neocloud company has highlighted just how vulnerable Wall Street is.

19.10.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

Wall Street’s boom is sitting on a shaky foundation

The implosion in the share price of a company has highlighted just how vulnerable Wall Street is.

19.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The damage Trump has inflicted on America is spreading

A shock economic update couldn’t have come at a worse time for Donald Trump and the Republicans.

15.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The damage Trump has inflicted on America is spreading

A shock economic update couldn’t have come at a worse time for Donald Trump and the Republicans.

15.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The damage Trump has inflicted on America is spreading

A shock economic update couldn’t have come at a worse time for Donald Trump and the Republicans.

15.10.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The damage Trump has inflicted on America is spreading

A shock economic update couldn’t have come at a worse time for Donald Trump and the Republicans.

15.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America and Wall Street are in a dangerous spiral

Governments and Wall Street titans are borrowing at record rates. The ramifications could be catastrophic.

14.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America and Wall Street are in a dangerous spiral

Governments and Wall Street titans are borrowing at record rates. The ramifications could be catastrophic.

14.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America and Wall Street are in a dangerous spiral

Governments and Wall Street titans are borrowing at record rates. The ramifications could be catastrophic.

14.10.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America and Wall Street are in a dangerous spiral

Governments and Wall Street titans are borrowing at record rates. The ramifications could be catastrophic.

14.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Don’t blame Ukraine: Prices go up and up, thanks to Trump’s wars

The US president’s battles with trading partners and Iran are responsible for the elevated US inflation rate – not Ukraine’s bombing of Russian...

13.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Don’t blame Ukraine: Prices go up and up, thanks to Trump’s wars

The US president’s battles with trading partners and Iran are responsible for the elevated US inflation rate – not Ukraine’s bombing of Russian...

13.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Don’t blame Ukraine: Prices go up and up, thanks to Trump’s wars

The US president’s battles with trading partners and Iran are responsible for the elevated US inflation rate – not Ukraine’s bombing of Russian...

13.10.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Don’t blame Ukraine: Prices go up and up, thanks to Trump’s wars

The US president’s battles with trading partners and Iran are responsible for the elevated US inflation rate – not Ukraine’s bombing of Russian...

13.10.2026 200

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.

12.10.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.

12.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.

12.10.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.

12.10.2026 200

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

08.10.2026 40

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

08.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz