Trump Adds New Hurdle for Foreign Visitors With Extra Screening
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Every Friday, White…
Takaichi Remark That Riled China Was Unscripted, Documents Show
Comments made a month ago by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that triggered a diplomatic spat with China…
Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists
Young people in Australia can no longer use popular social media platforms.Credit: David Gray/AFP via Getty This week,…
The Supreme Court showed rare signs of restraint in a death penalty case
From the moment the Republican Party gained a 6-3 supermajority on the Supreme Court, in late 2020, the…
Planning a US trip? Travellers may soon need to make their social media history public
Published on 10/12/2025 – 16:30 GMT+1 It might be time for travellers planning US trips to scrub their…
Top Australian Economists Split on Rates as RBA Turns Hawkish
Two of Australia’s top economists find themselves in different camps over the Reserve Bank’s next interest-rate move as…
Reserve Bank Governor says there is no preset course for monetary policy after Westpac hikes interest rates
She declined the opportunity to explicitly talk the market up or down. Rather, she stressed a couple of…
Tower Insurance fined $7m for misleading multi policy discount claims
According to the FMA, Tower has carried out remediation and repaid over $11.7m to customers. The fine comes…
Gold Steady as Investors Focus on US Rate Policy Next Year
Gold was steady as traders shifted focus from the US Federal Reserve’s near-certain rate cut this week to…
Merz Says Parts of US Security Strategy Unacceptable for Europe
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said elements of a new US national security strategy unveiled last week are unacceptable to…
Trump Says He’ll Sign Executive Order Curbing State AI Rules
President Donald Trump said he would approve an executive order this week establishing “ONE RULE” on artificial intelligence…
Trump and economic security – Bloomberg
If you want to give President Donald Trump credit for a revolution in strategic thinking, then the most…