Daily News of 17-10-2024

Australia
Gas imports might be eastern Australia’s only choice, says Woodside

The nation’s largest energy producer is calling for desperate measures to avert a gas shortfall in Victoria and NSW. Sydney Morning Herald

No rate cuts this year after blow-out jobs report

Stocks fell, while the Australian dollar and bond yields rose after employment data stoked speculation the Reserve Bank won’t be able to cut rates until at least April. The Australian Financial Review

France
Pourquoi Emmanuel Macron s'enflamme-t-il contre Benyamin Netanyahou ?

DÉCRYPTAGE - Le dernier échange entre les deux chefs d’État a eu lieu mardi soir, lorsque le dirigeant israélien a réagi à des propos rapportés du président français selon lesquels «M. Net... Le Figaro

La lutte d’influence entre Michel Barnier et Emmanuel Macron sur les affaires européennes

Pour le premier ministre, la politique communautaire de la France est un domaine partagé entre l’Elysée et Matignon. Pour le président, c’est un domaine qui lui est réservé. Le Monde

Germany
Italien: Wie Giorgia Meloni die EU bei der Migration vor sich hertreibt

Viele Regierungen in Europa sind angeschlagen. Nur in Italien hält sich die ultrarechte Ministerpräsidentin seit zwei Jahren stabil im Amt – und bestimmt die Migrationsagenda Europas.

 Handelsblatt

GKV-Zusatzbeiträge 2025: „Deutsches Gesundheitswesen das teuerste in Europa'

Die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung wird so teuer wie noch nie. Der GKV-Zusatzbeitrag steigt auf ein historisches Hoch. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Israel
At BRICS summit, Russia to push to end dollar dominance

President Vladimir Putin is keen to build up BRICS - which has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as well as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The Jerusalem Post

An Israeli general's warnings about looming war were ignored. His son paid with his life

Brig. Gen. Yuval Bazak Grasped Long Ago That Israel Was Moving Toward a Broad Regional Confrontation, but the Defense Hierarchy Didn't Heed His Warnings. On October 7, He Lost His Son in the War That ... Haaretz

Singapore
Why it may take days or longer to determine if Trump or Harris won the election

In the event of a contested election, there could be some suspense through Dec 17 The Straits Times

Bernard Arnault’s US$37 billion wealth loss comes as luxury dims in China

EIGHTEEN months ago, LVMH shares were trading at a record high and the group’s controlling shareholder, Bernard Arnault, was the world’s wealthiest person. Read more at The Business Times. The Business Time

Spain
Los gigantes árabes estatales mueven 60.000 millones en la energía española

Masdar, el grupo de renovables del Emirato de Abu Dabi, selló el pasado mes de julio un acuerdo con Endesa valorado en 1.700 millones para desarrollar renovables juntos. Apenas... Expansión

La Fed empuja al BCE al abismo y fuerza un recorte de tipos en octubre que no entraba en sus planes

El Banco Central Europeo (BCE) se reúne este jueves para recortar los tipos de interés por tercera vez este año tras las bajadas de junio y septiembre. Al menos esa es la opinión generalizada en e... El Economista

United Kindom
China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

North Korean troops set to join Russian army as Pyongyang ‘fully enters’ war

Intelligence sources say a battalion of 3,000 has been secretly training to fight against Ukraine The Telegraph

UK inflation falls below 2% for first time since 2021 in boost to Rachel Reeves

Surprise annual drop to 1.7% in September raises chance of interest rate cuts, increasing budget leeway The Guardian

United States
A Second Trump Presidency Stands to Radically Remake World Trade

In his first term as president, Donald Trump resurrected tariffs as a tool of economic diplomacy, regularly deploying them as a lever to extract new trade deals from other countries.

 The Wall Street Journal

Italy Passes Law Banning People From Seeking Surrogacy Abroad

The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister. The New York Times