ASX set for a negative start as bond yields made another upward spike, renewing pressure on high-flying technology stocks.

In a 1904 exhibition Frederick McCubbin revealed The Pioneer, amid a revolution in Australian art. The painting that hung next to it is about to go to auction.

The perception still is that there is “sport”, and then there is “women’s sport”. Where are the men? Well it is just assumed that they are the “sport”.

The decision is the first time the European Commission has used its powers to block a shipment and it risks triggering a major diplomatic dispute.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is monitoring financial conditions, while adding that the economy is still a long way from achieving a full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.