Three more rate hikes tipped as prices begin to rise
Mortgage holders could face as many as three interest rate hikes by Christmas, according to money markets, as concerns mount over the Iran war’s impact on inflation. Rates traders upped…
Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it | Owen Jones
From Venezuela to the Middle East, this is gangsterism fused with colonialism. It repudiates the moral language through which US power once justified itself Gone are any pretences about saving…
We can tell you who will really get rich from this oil crisis – and how we can stop them | Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk
Soaring oil costs signal the great transfer of wealth away from households, but also a new opportunity to redistribute it The strait of Hormuz is now at the centre of…
Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire | Larry Elliott
US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in…
The Guardian view on the Iran war escalation: as Trump breaks things, who will pick up the pieces? | Editorial
The US president wanted an easy win, but the conflict is spiralling following Israel’s attack on a gas field and Iranian retaliation across the region Shortly after the US and…
‘Our lead actor doesn’t know he’s in a television show!’ The return of an unbelievable TV hoax
Jury Duty’s first season convinced a member of the public he was taking part in a documentary about how courts work – but it was really a reality show where…
I asked AI to explain my mother to me. It translated her worldview
A chatbot won’t fix your family drama, but it might help you hear what someone’s really trying to say Sign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course,…
‘Joy in the midst of much grief’: Australian Eid and Nowruz celebrations overshadowed by war in the Middle East
‘So many people that I love and care about are worried about the survival of people they love overseas,’ Inaz Janif says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Daylight saving time 2026: When does daylight savings end in Australia, and do clocks go back or forward in April? Here’s when your clock will change
Early on Sunday 5 April, clocks will go back one hour as daylight saving ends in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and ACT. Here’s what you need to know, and…
Show us your dome! Hot, balding, confident men are bringing sexy back | Rebecca Shaw
From Ed Harris to Stanley Tucci, women everywhere are desiring and dating balding men, fondly stroking their thinning manes The Oscars were this week, and as usual I took the…