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Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

With the world order under threat, Australian attitudes to the economy and security are the bleakest they've been in two decades, a Lowy Institute poll shows.

AAP · Jun 15, 2025

Policymakers who think AI can help rescue flagging UK economy should take heed

Healthy scepticism is needed because flaw is that large language models remain prone to casually making things up

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

The heiress of $10 billion Perdue farms and the $12 billion Sheraton hotel empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

“If you’re always going on private jets, what inkling do you have about the real world?”

Fortune · Jun 15, 2025

Consumer sentiment rose in June for 1st time this year as inflation remains stayed tame

Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans’ views of the economy have improved as inflation has stayed tame and the Trump administration has reached a truce in its trade fight with China

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

Why Some People Stay Broke on Purpose—And Don’t Even Know It

It’s easy to blame external circumstances for financial hardship, such as low wages, high rent, and inflation. But for some, the biggest obstacle to wealth isn’t the economy. It’s themselves. Many people unknowingly engage in self-sabotaging behaviors that keep them broke. It’s not because they want to be poor, but…

Thousandaire · Jun 13, 2025

Voices: ‘Tax the rich first’: Readers demand fairer burden as Reeves faces fiscal squeeze

YOUR VIEWS: Our community overwhelmingly believes that to tackle the UK’s economic challenges fairly, the wealthy must pay their share through higher taxes and reforms, while calling on the government to move beyond austerity and provide clear, responsible funding plans

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

Biosecurity boost in move to protect powerhouse sector

A new $140 million biosecurity package has been announced in an attempt to protect a sector that is delivering $20 billion to the economy each year.

AAP · Jun 13, 2025

Dublin is the only large European capital without a metro: what would Leopold Bloom make of that?

In James Joyce’s Ulysses, the city’s most famous fictional resident was as frustrated by its transport links in 1904 as many of us are today, says professor of political economy Dermot Hodson

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025

Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren’t companies stepping up to invest?

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers turn their attention to improving productivity growth across the economy, it will be interesting to see what the business community brings to a planned summit in August.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025

It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters

For the first time in its 124-year history, Treasury will be led by a woman.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025