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Anthropic’s next AI arms race looks like power, not models
Anthropic’s Australia data-centre plan turns AI into a grid-and-financing story, with 1.4 GW at stake for landlords, lenders and power policy.
Cash hoarding keeps banknote demand high as card use grows
Cash hoarding helps explain why banknote demand stays high even as card payments grow, exposing shadow-economy use and crisis saving.
ETF boom exposes how active managers defend higher fees
ETF boom 2026 is forcing active managers to defend higher fees as record passive inflows widen concentration and draw SEC scrutiny.
ASIC warning puts Australia's A$4.5tn super sector on notice
ASIC warning on Australia's super sector says trustees overseeing A$300 billion failed to catch fee leakage, unusual flows and risky switching.
Australia property AML rules widen to real-estate agents
Australia property AML rules will force real-estate agents, lawyers and conveyancers to report suspicious transactions from July 1.
Australia core inflation hits 3.6% as RBA pressure builds
Australia core inflation accelerated to 3.6% in May while headline CPI eased to 4.0%, keeping the RBA under hawkish pressure.
ASX shares near decade low as cost blowout resets value
ASX shares near a decade low after cost guidance and broker downgrades turned its technology rebuild into a valuation test.
Australia LNG Reservation Extended to Existing Export Contracts
Australia is extending its LNG domestic reservation requirement to cover existing export contracts, escalating government intervention in energy markets as the Iran war keeps global supply fears at the top of policy agendas.
Australia AT1 phaseout draws global banks into hybrids
Australia AT1 phaseout is redirecting hybrid-bond demand to offshore issuers, showing the investor bid for bank risk has survived the crackdown.
Australia orders Northern Minerals divestments, widening rare-earths scrutiny
Australia ordered six Northern Minerals shareholders to sell a 17.5 per cent stake, widening scrutiny of who can own strategic rare-earths assets.
Asia-Pacific banks raise Iran war provisions as $180B credit risk looms
Asia-Pacific banks have set aside $3.8 billion in combined war-related provisions as the Iran conflict's oil shock and trade disruption begin flowing into corporate and consumer credit risk. S&P warns a prolonged conflict could drive $180 billion in additional credit losses.
