SBS News In Depth Folgen

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Paul Bloxham from HSBC and Stuart Roberts from Stocks Down Under about why the RBA decision to leave interest rates on hold at its December board meeting and the increasing chance the next move in rates will be up, not down.

Top security officials from the United States and Australia have met in Washington, confirming that the AUKUS security pact is moving "full steam ahead," despite the Pentagon's five-month review of the deal remaining secret. Both nations emphasised increased defence spending, critical minerals cooperation, and greater burden-sharing from allies to confront growing Indo-Pacific tensions.

European leaders have met the Ukrainian President in London, in a show of support as United States-led ceasefire negotiations gather pace. The allies sought to strengthen Ukraine's position, amid concerns the emerging US proposal could pressure the nation into accepting terms favourable to Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says soon he will present a revised 20-point peace proposal to the United States, though major disagreements around territory remain unresolved.