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The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

If the AI boom, the war in the Middle East and Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to fuel inflation, “almost all” members of the Federal Reserve...

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

If the AI boom, the war in the Middle East and Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to fuel inflation, “almost all” members of the Federal Reserve...

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

If the AI boom, the war in the Middle East and Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to fuel inflation, “almost all” members of the Federal Reserve...

previous day 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath

If the AI boom, the war in the Middle East and Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to fuel inflation, “almost all” members of the Federal Reserve...

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

SpaceX shares have tumbled amid growing concern that the AI boom won’t deliver the returns investors had priced into the sector.

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

SpaceX shares have tumbled amid growing concern that the AI boom won’t deliver the returns investors had priced into the sector.

wednesday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

SpaceX shares have tumbled amid growing concern that the AI boom won’t deliver the returns investors had priced into the sector.

wednesday 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

Elon Musk’s SpaceX blockbuster gets a market reality check

SpaceX shares have tumbled amid growing concern that the AI boom won’t deliver the returns investors had priced into the sector.

wednesday 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

If Kevin Warsh can adopt the trimmed mean as the Fed’s key inflation metric, Trump’s inflation problem will almost disappear.

07.07.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

If Kevin Warsh can adopt the trimmed mean as the Fed’s key inflation metric, Trump’s inflation problem will almost disappear.

07.07.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

If Kevin Warsh can adopt the trimmed mean as the Fed’s key inflation metric, Trump’s inflation problem will almost disappear.

07.07.2026 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

US inflation is running hot, so why not change the way it is measured?

If Kevin Warsh can adopt the trimmed mean as the Fed’s key inflation metric, Trump’s inflation problem will almost disappear.

07.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

Last week the Japanese yen crashed through a ‘red line’ level against the US dollar. How the Bank of Japan responds could cause chaos in the...

06.07.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

Last week the Japanese yen crashed through a ‘red line’ level against the US dollar. How the Bank of Japan responds could cause chaos in the...

06.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

Last week the Japanese yen crashed through a ‘red line’ level against the US dollar. How the Bank of Japan responds could cause chaos in the...

06.07.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

Last week the Japanese yen crashed through a ‘red line’ level against the US dollar. How the Bank of Japan responds could cause chaos in the...

06.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever made’

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever made’

Donald Trump has decided a trade deal he made with America’s neighbours is now “bad” and “unfair”. Everyone involved is set to lose.

02.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever’

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever’

Donald Trump has decided a trade deal he made with America’s neighbours is now “bad” and “unfair”. Everyone involved is set to lose.

02.07.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever’

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever’

Donald Trump has decided a trade deal he made with America’s neighbours is now “bad” and “unfair”. Everyone involved is set to lose.

02.07.2026 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever’

Trump blows up the ‘best and most important deal ever’

Donald Trump has decided a trade deal he made with America’s neighbours is now “bad” and “unfair”. Everyone involved is set to lose.

02.07.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

01.07.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

01.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

01.07.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

01.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

30.06.2026 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

30.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

30.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump furious as his Fed plan dealt a blow

Trump furious as his Fed plan dealt a blow

The US Supreme Court has preserved the unique independence of the Federal Reserve Board, but the slim majority that ruled Donald Trump couldn’t sack...

30.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

29.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

29.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

29.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

29.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Trump just gave America’s banks the answers to a crucial test

The Trump administration is weakening the rules introduced after the global financial crisis that were designed to make banks safer. That has...

25.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s man is a threat to spark a Wall Street meltdown

You can blame Fed chair Kevin Warsh for a triggering a plunge in some of Wall Street’s hottest companies. More pain could be ahead.

24.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?

In Trump’s America, there are calls for the government to buy or get gifted shares in the AI giants to give the public a stake in the disruption...

23.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Fed chair Kevin Warsh brings new broom, but challenges stay the same

The Federal Reserve’s new chair has set up taskforces that could radically change the way the US central bank operates. But its mandate won’t change.

22.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So far, so good: The Warsh era at the Fed gets underway

The new Federal Reserve chair has been keen to show the world he’s not Trump’s “sock puppet”. His first performance suggests he’ll be his own man.

18.06.2026 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So far, so good: The Warsh era at the Fed gets underway

The new Federal Reserve chair has been keen to show the world he’s not Trump’s “sock puppet”. His first performance suggests he’ll be his own man.

18.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz