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Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End

The RBA hiked to 4.60%, the Fed signals more to come. But interest rates can’t produce oil — and the dilemma has no good answer, only less-bad ones.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read

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The ‘Hybrid Storm’ Over America Is a Preview, Not a Freak Event

Polo’s remnants are merging with a western trough to threaten millions with flash flooding. The meteorology is dangerous; the pattern behind it is the real story.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read

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Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense — Until You Count the Cost

Washington says the rejected Hormuz proposal traded permanent leverage for a temporary pause. The ledger of continuing the war is worth reading in full.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read

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Americans Have Never Felt Worse About the Economy — and the Numbers Disagree

Sentiment sits near record lows while jobs and spending hold up. The disconnect isn’t a puzzle to explain away — it’s a report from the checkout line.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read

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The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe — and Washington Said No Anyway

The Security Council’s first-ever AI session exposed the real divide: not between the fearful and the complacent, but between two incompatible theories of how to keep powerful AI safe.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 202611 min read

Opinion

Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End

The ‘Hybrid Storm’ Over America Is a Preview, Not a Freak Event

Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense — Until You Count the Cost

Americans Have Never Felt Worse About the Economy — and the Numbers Disagree

The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe — and Washington Said No Anyway

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The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe — and Washington Said No Anyway

Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense — Until You Count the Cost

The ‘Hybrid Storm’ Over America Is a Preview, Not a Freak Event

Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End

Americans Have Never Felt Worse About the Economy — and the Numbers Disagree