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TURNBULL: Australia will 'come to the aid of the United States' if North...
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that Australia would enter the conflict if North Korea launched an attack on the US.Speaking to radio station 3AW on Friday morning, Turnbull said that if...
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The threat of war with North Korea is bad news for South Korean stocks
It’s been a rough week on the South Korean stock market, amid escalating tensions with its northern neighbour.Following three straight days of losses, South Korea’s KOSPI stock index has opened more...
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Bitcoin was immune to overnight volatility in global markets
Despite increased volatility across global markets last night, the world’s biggest cryptocurrencies stayed clear of the drama.Escalating tensions between the US and North Korea have rattled major...
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North Korea's threats are driving down markets across Asia
Stocks across Asia-Pacific markets are lower today amid rising geo-political tensions in the region.It follows a sell-off in overnight markets, as global stocks got the jitters from rising levels of...
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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 says his "fire and fury" threats from North Korea may not have been tough enough. So promised an "event the likes of which...
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Kim Jong-un may have 'chosen a path of no return'
US President Donald Trump has capped off a week of escalating tension with North Korea with some of his toughest talk yet.After tweeting that military solutions were “fully in place, locked and...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Monday.1. The White House has issued several muddled statements justifying President Donald Trump's refusal to explicitly condemn white supremacists. Trump's...
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Australia's deputy PM could become the country's second politician to resign...
New Zealand's internal affairs minister, Peter Dunne, has confirmed Australian deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is a New Zealand citizen under his country's 1948 Citizenship Act.Dunne told the media...
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Traders haven't been this bearish on the dollar in years
The once high-flying US dollar has had a year to forget in 2017.The US dollar index, or DXY, has fallen by more than 10% since hitting a multi-year high in early January this year, undermined by a...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Tuesday.1. UK chancellor Philip Hammond looks like he's won an internal government battle over customs for business post-Brexit. While trade secretary Liam Fox...
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Stunning photos show what it's like inside a Chinese factory that makes toys...
NEW YORK CITY — China makes much of what the world buys. According to The Economist, the country was producing 25% of the globe’s manufacturing output by value in 2015.In 2013, when Cheng Cheng —...
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Here's what happens to stock markets when the world goes to war
History suggests market shocks from geo-political events typically don’t last, according to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver.Escalating tensions between the US and North Korea last week caused...
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You can now buy Thor's hammer — if you want to spend £40,000 on it
You can own Thor's hammer and you don't even have to be worthy enough to wield it. You just need to have enough spare cash floating around to burn on a toy – about £40,000.It's exactly the same one...
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Yao Ming just backed a $23 million round for an Australian entrepreneur who...
Melbourne man Andrew Collins was fascinated with China from the moment he first set foot in the country.“First time I came to China, I was 23, part of an international entrepreneurship delegation,” he...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Wednesday.1. US President Donald Trump had a meltdown at the "alt-left" over the Charlottesville protests. He said the weekend's events, in which a woman died,...
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Goldman Sachs' favorite currency trades for the remainder of 2017
There's been some big moves in currency markets so far in 2017, especially against the US dollar.It's been smoked, propelling other major currencies such as the euro, British pound and the Australian,...
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'DISGRACEFUL, DISRESPECTFUL': Australian lawmaker shocks Senate by turning up...
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared in the Australian senate today wearing the full black covering of a burqa.She wore it for several minutes until leaping to her feet when the Senate President...
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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. US President Donald Trump's stance on the Charlottesville violence has shocked America's allies. British Prime Minister Theresa May and German...
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An Australian senator wore a burqa to parliament in a bid to ban them
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared in the Australian senate today wearing the full black covering of a burqa.She wore it for several minutes until leaping to her feet when the Senate President...
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Foreign investors have started selling stocks across Asia
Foreign investors continued to pile into emerging market bonds across Asia in July, but for the first time in seven months, they decided to sell equities.A sign perhaps that investors are becoming wary...
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