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Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, must beat China
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (82+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. A US music-rights specialist is suing Canva over licensing concerns, while Canva is countersuing over the disclosure of proprietary music-usage data. Bronwen Clune · 14 September 2026 Economists are near-certain…...
Iran threatens harsher response after US strikes tankers
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (84+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. WAM Capital is not the only LIC that went backwards last financial year, and that has reignited the debate about the merits of the structure vs ETFs....
Chevron to double Venezuelan oil output with USD7b investment
1+ week, 5+ day ago (299+ words) The news: Chevron plans to significantly scale up its oil operations in Venezuela as the US government expands its influence in the country. The oil giant said on Wednesday it would invest more than USD7 billion over the next five years…...
Australian shares to open lower as Warsh fuels Fed rate hike bets
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (417+ words) The news: The Australian sharemarket is set to open lower after Wall Street fell on Friday as investors turned cautious following Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh reiterating the central bank’s focus on curbing inflation, raising expectations of a potential interest…...
Kevin Warsh hints at Fed rate hike in hawkish speech
2+ week, 2+ day ago (104+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. At one of corporate Australia’s biggest get-togethers of the year, familiar calls for reform collided with a febrile political mood and the rise of AI. John McDuling…...
US core inflation holds at 3.3% ahead of Kevin Warsh speech
2+ week, 5+ day ago (340+ words) Live now: On The Call. Pauline Hanson’s support drops; Data centre angst rises. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → The news: A key…...
Firm hand — Capital Brief
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) “Everything is terrible.” That’s how one KPMG Australia insider described the mood inside the firm to Capital Brief at the start of the month, as staff nervously awaited news of their futures. It has been an open secret for weeks…...
Centre of attention — Capital Brief
3+ week, 3+ day ago (210+ words) AI giant Anthropic continues to circle a blockbuster IPO. As we covered in this morning’s Standup, fresh reports from the US suggest it could match or beat SpaceX’s record-busting float. But beyond the eye-popping economics — and persistent questions about whether…...
Well, well, Wells — Capital Brief
3+ week, 3+ day ago (302+ words) Anika Wells walked into parliament’s Blue Room with a grin on her face and a “morning, friends” for the waiting reporters. “It’s been a really big week across both my portfolios,” the communications and sports minister began. She wasn’t kidding:…...
US bonds shrug off Treasury Department buyback
3+ week, 4+ day ago (272+ words) The news: Investors sold US bonds on Thursday, reversing a short-lived relief rally which occurred after the Treasury Department said it would double its buyback programme. The surprise announcement was interpreted by some market analysts as an attempt to reduce…...