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Is the stablecoin economy structurally sound?
Neha Narula thinks more oversight is needed before stablecoin technology becomes critical financial infrastructure

Weekend briefing: US data looking very grim even before Trump's latest folly
Away from the Trump distraction adventures the US economy corrodes; Canada loses jobs sharply; India fuels itself on debt; China debt rise modest; commodity prices jump; UST 10yr at 4.28%; gold falls and oil rises; AU$1 = 70.1 USc

ANZ jumps the gun
One big bank pushes through a rise in its variable home loan rate, ahead of the expected Tuesday RBA review

Breakfast briefing: Oil up, equities down, quagmire deeper
IEA calls the Gulf crisis history's worst for oil; US data little-changed; India inflation firms; Australian inflation expectations up; Chalmers looks at 'high 4s' for Aussie Budget; UST 10yr at 4.26%; gold falls and oil rises; AU$1 = 70.9 USc;

Breakfast briefing: Markets ignore official data and actions
Markets dismiss oil strategic reserve release impacts; US inflation unchanged, impact dismissed; China new car sales weak; RBA shifts sharply on inflation risks; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold falls and oil rises; AU$1 = 71.5 USc;

Allegra Spender's brave tax plan
A Teal MP's plan for a significant package of budget-neutral tax reforms to the personal tax system to better reward hard work, build prosperity, and ensure more people "can build financial security and a decent life for themselves"

The ground shifts faster as sudden new inflation threats become real
Westpac is part of a growing group of analysts to revise their view of RBA policy: 25bp hikes in both March and May expected. Single hike still possible but not their base case

Five percent rates arrive
Three banks including a major raise term deposit rates, and one challenger bank cracks the 5% barrier as the fight extends for household deposit funding

The middle-power moment?
Ian Bremmer considers whether the countries most vulnerable to US or Chinese domination can find common cause
