This Australian diver takes selfies with a shark he befriended six years ago
Rick Anderson is a scuba diving instructor from Port Macquarie, two hours north of Sydney, Australia.On a dive six years ago he befriended a young Port Jackson shark, which is now fully grown at 1.8...
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Japanese exports posted their largest annual increase in over a year
Japanese trade data for December has come in mixed, with strong growth in exports offset by a steeper decline in imports.According to Japan’s Ministry of Finance, exports grew by 5.4% in the 12 months...
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Japan long bond yields just surged to an 11-month high
Japan’s 30-year bond yields surged to the highest level in almost 11 months as investors snapped up equities and trimmed safe haven bets.The rise comes amid improved corporate results which have...
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Inside the secretive Qantas Chairman's Lounge, Australia's most exclusive club
Australia’s most exclusive club, the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge, doesn’t accept applications for membership, doesn’t charge a fee and its entrance doesn’t have a sign. It’s been around almost 30 years...
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24 things expats find surprising about Australian working culture
Australians have a unique set of business etiquette rules in comparison to other business cultures.For example, we don’t mind the use of profanity in the office. We might be laid back, but being late...
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The US dollar just sank suddenly, and without warning
The US dollar is under pressure in Wall Street trade.After a weekend of chaos and demonstrations at US airports stirred by President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating tighter immigration rules,...
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The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left monetary policy unchanged at the conclusion of its January meeting, a decision that was almost unilaterally expected by financial markets.Voting 7-2, the bank decided to...
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Tuesday.1. US President Donald Trump fired acting attorney general acting US Attorney General Sally Yates after she defied him on his controversial executive...
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Trump's wild first week in office has caused the price of gold to soar
Stocks are getting pummeled, the Japanese yen is screeching higher and bonds are bid.Risk aversion has taken hold in Asia, continuing the standard set in European and US markets before them.It’s a...
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The White House is reportedly backtracking on Australia's refugee...
Just hours after president Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer announced the US would honor a refugee deal with Australia, the White House is reportedly backtracking on the agreement.In a phone...
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China's manufacturing sector continues to improve
Activity levels across China’s manufacturing sector continued to improve in January, continuing the solid if not spectacular performance seen in the second half of 2016.The government’s manufacturing...
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Wednesday.1. US President Donald Trump has selected Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court. The seat has been vacant for nearly a year after...
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gave a giant donation to the...
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he made a $1.75 million donation to his party to support its efforts in the 2016 federal election.Turnbull, a former Goldman Sachs...
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Trump accuses Australian prime minister of trying to send US the 'next Boston...
President Donald Trump accused Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of trying to send America the "next Boston bombers" in an excoriating phone call between the two national leaders to discuss...
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Trump calls US-Australia refugee arrangement a 'dumb deal'
US president Donald Trump just confirmed his dismay over the deal struck under the Obama administration to resettle up to 1,250 refugees currently in Australian detention centres in America.Just hours...
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Thursday.1. British MPs have overwhelmingly backed Brexit. Britain's departure from the European Union moved one step closer after the UK parliament voted by 498...
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Boston Dynamics has revealed a 'nightmare inducing' wheeled robot (GOOG)
Boston Dynamics, one of Google's robotic science divisions, has released footage of a robot it's calling Handle.Boston Dynamics' founder Marc Raibert's first comment when Handle came on the screen was:...
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China is back to work, and its markets are tanking
Stocks in China are sinking, bonds are selling off, and commodity markets are getting hammered in Friday’s Asian trading session.With the Chinese financial industry returning to work today after the...
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China's smallest manufacturers had a disappointing start to 2017
After improving at the fastest pace in four years in December, activity levels at smaller Chinese manufacturing firms cooled last month, according to new data released by IHS Markit on Friday.The...
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Friday.1. US President Donald Trump has told Americans not to worry about the "tough phone calls" he's having with world leaders. His comments follows a...
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