17 Jul, 2026
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WTF Waratahs: rugby union’s sleeping giant remains stranded at rock bottom | Super Rugby Pacific – Beragampengetahuan

“WTF is going on at the Waratahs?” It has been a painful refrain in Australian rugby circles for far too long and the lament has never been louder than right now. New South Wales, Australia’s biggest rugby province with 150 years of history and a squad studded with Wallabies, is sitting rock bottom last on […]

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COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu – Beragampengetahuan

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu. At first, it wasn’t even close. People hospitalized in 2020 with the then-novel respiratory disease were five times more likely to die of their illness than were patients who had been hospitalized with influenza […]

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Average long-term US mortgage rate snaps five-week string of increases, but remains above 7% – Beragampengetahuan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the first time in four weeks, a slight relief for home shoppers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a shortage of homes for sale. The rate fell to 7.09% from 7.22% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. […]

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Jobless Claims Remains Deader Than Joe Biden’s ‘Uncle Bosey’ – Beragampengetahuan

In the real world labor market, 2024 has been a shitshow of layoffs… 1. Everybuddy: 100% of workforce2. Wisense: 100% of workforce3. CodeSee: 100% of workforce4. Twig: 100% of workforce5. Twitch: 35% of workforce6. Roomba: 31% of workforce7. Bumble: 30% of workforce8. Farfetch: 25% of workforce9. Away: 25% of workforce10. Hasbro: 20% of workforce11. LA […]

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US Dollar Technical Outlook Q2 – USD Remains Supported – Beragampengetahuan

US Dollar Basket (DXY) The generally accepted benchmark of US performance, the US dollar basket, has enjoyed a great start to the year. The dollar gained in strength as robust data reversed prior aggressive rate cut expectations. Price action received a late boost in March despite the Fed issuing a more dovish message and maintaining […]

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E.P. Thompson and why class remains an important organising framework – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory – Beragampengetahuan

I have been travelling for most of today so I have to keep this post short. Well shorter than usual. Edward Palmer Thompson – who died at the age of 69 in 1993, was a British writer who wrote the exceptional book – The Making of the English Working Class – which was a very […]

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Remains of serial killer victim missing since 1993 finally identified – Beragampengetahuan

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The remains of a man found at the Indiana home of serial killer Herb Baumeister have been identified after nearly three decades. The West Hamilton County Coroner’s Office announced […]

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USD/JPY Price Challenges 146.5 as Risk Remains Sour – Beragampengetahuan

A new higher high validates further growth. The US data should have a big impact during the week. The bias remains bullish as long as it stays above the 50% Fibonacci line. The USD/JPY price rallied in the short term, trading at 146.45 above the former high of 146.41. The bias is bullish as the […]

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Fed rate cut in March too soon but remains a possibility – BofA – Beragampengetahuan

The firm forecasts an increase in core consumer price inflation by 0.32% on the month in November, largely due to “swings in volatile components”. Elaborating on that, BofA says: “We expect used car prices to increase because wholesale prices temporarily rose in both August and September amid concerns over the UAW strike. Meanwhile, we are […]

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Demand for rental apartments remains high, says Empira Group – Beragampengetahuan

Prof. Dr. Steffen Metzner, Head of Research at Empira Group The Empira Group, an investment manager for institutional real estate investments in the DACH region, has completed its quarterly research report on the current macroeconomic situation and the real estate markets in various countries within and outside of the DACH region. In the second quarter […]