Politics

US President Biden has won enough delegates to lock in the 2024 Democratic nomination

China Ambassador to Australia says review into tariffs on Australian wine progressing well

• China is reviewing tariffs on Australian wine

Support for Japan's PM Kishida has collapsed to 1% in latest opinion poll

• In a "who would make the best next prime minister" question only 1% picked current PM Kishida

Biden SOTU: Full text of his speech - "historic job growth and small business growth"

Biden SOTU: Inflation has dropped to 3%, the lowest in the world and is trending down

• US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address

Major FX little changed as US President Biden speaks at his State of the Union address

US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address is coming up soon

Asian Economic Calendar: Key Events and Consensus Expectations for 08 March 2024

• US President Biden is speaking

Heads up for US President Biden to speak Thursday evening - inflation will feature

• Biden will deliver the State of the Union address at 9pm US Eastern time

UBS wary of US Presidential election polling - warns of a potential Brexit-like surprise

• "Opinion polls seem to be the clear loser"

US House has voted to secure government funding through to September 30

• Nice to see the end of this baloney for a few months

US Supreme Court to decide today whether Trump can be barred from ballot

• Supreme Court likely to decide on Colorado case

US politics - Nikki Haley wins the District of Columbia Republican primary

• Haley's total delegate count is now 43. Trump has 247.

Keep an eye on US politics on Monday - ruling on Trump insurrection expected

• Stay tuned for the US Supreme Court's ruling on whether Trump can run for President again

US Senate bill to prevent partial government shutdown secures enough votes to pass