Israel debates retaliation against Iran
US lawmakers face new pressure to approve military aid for Israel, and Tianqi Lithium’s strategy is at risk as Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s government works to take back control of resources. Plu...
15 Apr 202412min
Swamp Notes: What’s the Republican party’s position on abortion?
Donald Trump championed the reversal of Roe vs Wade. He even called himself the “most pro-life president” in US history. But with voters outraged by abortion restrictions, Trump and other Republicans ...
13 Apr 202412min
Prime money markets funds are in trouble
Three more US regulators have opened probes into Morgan Stanley, managers are planning to shut or convert US prime money market funds ahead of new regulations, and the European Central Bank held inter...
12 Apr 202413min
Higher for even longer
Traders slashed bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, the US audit regulator issued its biggest fine ever against KPMG, and the UK’s Lloyds Banking Group plans to cut jobs in risk management aft...
11 Apr 202411min
Ecuador’s ‘unprecedented’ Mexican embassy raid
OpenAI and Meta are on the brink of releasing new artificial intelligence models, police in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy to arrest the former vice-president, and big investors are selling US Tr...
10 Apr 202411min
TSMC doubles down on Arizona
The US, UK and Australia on Monday said they were considering working with Japan in the trilateral Aukus security pact, the world’s biggest chipmaker will build cutting-edge facilities in Arizona in e...
9 Apr 202411min
AI is coming for Google’s search
Israel moves some of its troops from southern Gaza to prepare for an operation in the city of Rafah, Google is considering charging for AI-powered search, and European defence companies are worried ab...
8 Apr 202412min
Swamp Notes: Inside Trump’s new inner circle
Donald Trump’s first term as president featured mainstream Republican figures — respected military officials, centre-right policymakers, and neoliberal business leaders — who promised to temper his mo...
6 Apr 202412min
