US Economy

The election has eased one source of uncertainty for investors.

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines why investors can’t afford to ignore America’s 2026 midterm elections — and how the outcome could reshape the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.

US midterm elections don’t usually determine the direction of markets on their own.

As the realities of the new world unfolding before our eyes continue to become apparent, challenges thought largely solved have once again been brought back to the forefront.

In this week’s podcast, we ask whether Scott Bessent is losing control of the U.S.

With the release of the latest U.S.

The Market Ear is bearish hyperscalers today.

Following on from Tuesday’s article on the massive 336‑MW data centre campus planned for Melbourne, which would operate with dozens of diesel generators, it is worth examining the global leader in data centres – the United States – to see what the future may hold.

Trade Minister Don Farrell says the US government’s decision to impose a new tariff on imports from Australia is “completely unjustified” and a breach of the free-trade agreement between the two nations.

The US Constitution is the most robust in the world, but there is a way for Dump to kill the midterms.

FIFA has long been known to be one of the most corrupt bodies in world sport.

Don’t underestimate the madman.

Deutsche considers.

Goldman’s AI tracker is looking pretty positive for outcomes so far, with strong productivity outcomes and weak impacts on labour markets.

With the release of the March quarter U.S.

The Australian press has gloried in the failure of American (or at least Trumpian) policy in the Middle East.

Whether you study the ancient history of Rome or you watch the Star Wars saga, you will know a little about the danger of the martial republics morphing into empires.

As the conflict in the Middle East continues and growth forecasts are downgraded by central banks and Wall Street analysts, hope springs eternal that the AI and data centre boom in the United States will still deliver a robust year for the American economy.

The US Supreme Court ruled on February 22, 2026, that Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act’s tariffs were invalid.

Over the decades of America’s post-war history, few sectors have been as strongly protected as car manufacturers, with everything from bailouts to favourable regulations helping them survive in an increasingly competitive automotive landscape.

Historically, a “lame duck” U.S.

For most of the history of modern economies, one of the most vital indicators for economic health was the volume and value of goods moving through a nation.

Amidst the ongoing controversy and debate relating to the shooting of two people this month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Americans have been left bitterly divided over whether or not their actions were justified.

Calculated Risk sums the data.

In the United States, the median American is 39 years of age and is at the average part of a cohort that is seeing at best stagnating outcomes, at worst deteriorating ones.