The age of the metaverse is upon us; touted by Big Tech experts as the coming of the next internet and predicted to deliver a transcendent, immersive and 3D cyber experience. It presents an opportunity to redefine interactions by removing limitations and allowing conversations to take place through the humanisation of artificial objects. In this
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Do you ever get the feeling that when the ABS tell you the inflation rate is 3.5% for the year, that something just seems wrong? Go to the supermarket and don’t tell me a basket of goods hasn’t substantially increased in price. Meat and Livestock Australia said retail prices are up 10 per cent per kilogram compared
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Global Markets Update: US markets. US markets declined in the month, with the Dow Jones down -3.5%and S&P 500 down -3.1%. Long-dated US treasury yields higher, with the 2-Yr yield at 1.44% and 10-Yr yield at 1.83%. European markets. European markets declined with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index down -3.4% and German DAX down -6.5%, as
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It is difficult but not to notice splashed all over the tv and phone screens the coverage of Russia and Ukraine war. Naturally, the images of war evoke feelings of unease and concerns in even those of us who are so far geographically removed from Ukraine. Aside from the obvious and unfortunate fact that a
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The SWIFT system stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication and is a secure platform for financial institutions to exchange information about global monetary transactions such as money transfers. Set up in 1973, it is a crucial part of the plumbing that facilitates flows of money around the world. It is operated as a co-operative
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