I'm writing this from the red dust itself - no cabin-pressure hum this time, just the hush that settles over the desert once the tour buses pull away. Watching Uluru ignite under the late-afternoon sun, I'm struck by how a single sandstone monolith can teach the same lesson the market's been hammering home for centuries.

I’m heading north for the school holidays—Uluru, Broome, then Exmouth. We try to get away every break; ring-fencing time with the family keeps life in balance.

"This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination."‍ That's Elon Musk on the passing of a Trump's "big beautiful bill", which could add anywhere between US$2.4 and US$5 trillion to the federal budget deficit over the next 10 years. Trump reckons better than expected economic growth will bring in more revenues. The data thus far however, is a mixed bag.

Robert Baharian from Longview Capital Partners views the recent Wall Street rally as a sign of a potential shift towards a bull market.

Robert Baharian from Longview Capital Partners observes that the market dynamics have been rapidly fluctuating.

Robert Baharian from Longview Capital Partners describes the current market turbulence as a severe downturn reminiscent of past global crises.