The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.

January 16 2020 Edition.-----The US assassination of a very senior Iranian general and the aftermath have been all consuming internationally. We have seen a missile response and Trump seems to have stood down for now. What this week will bring is hard to guess – but calm may break out for a few months, but it seems unlikely to last. Good to see the Phase 1 Trade Deal between the USA and China has finally been signed. It won't make a huge actual difference but Trump needed a win optically!In Australia it has been all about the bushfires and its consequen ces. As of Sunday it does seem that ScoMo is gradually shifting and is now at least talking about revised targets for emission reduction and various adaption and mitigation strategies for the inevitable problems. He still has a long way to go but it is at least a tiny start, on a holistic strategy – which is what is needed. A nice corruption scandal seems to be brewing to cause ScoMo more heartburn. The minister looks pretty corrupt on... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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