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Some highs we haven't seen for some time. FX markets possibly starting to factor in an interest rate hike in AU next week.

No natural resources is a factor

Ok no problem at all on European trains. With all the previous mentions of luggage, I got the impression you were proposing Kardashian levels of suitcases! One thing I would say, for Europe in particular: If taking a large wheeled suitcase, use a small backpack as your carry-on item instead of...

AUD now at 12 month highs against the EUR, CHF and USD. And generational highs against currencies like the Yen and Won.

Word is that the "IT outage" was issues in their scheduling system after last weekend's cutover to daylight saving time.

Apparently it was only for 55 minutes Early reports point to a major IT connectivity outage at JetBlue's New York headquarters as the cause, leading to operational pauses rather than a safety incident, with the stop expected to last about an hour. This rare full-network halt affects...

Out of interest, how much luggage are thinking?

Bit of GPS jamming/spoofing going on Check EK569 https://fr24.com/UAE569/3ea16bd5

Perth flight still orbiting.

Yes, there's a few, including one from Perth flying racetracks. I wonder if and where they will divert to? https://www.flightradar24.com/UAE2669/3ea0609c

Trending the right way Iran Missile launches during the first 8 days of conflict: Ballistic Missiles: Day 1 — 350 Day 2 — 175 Day 3 — 120 Day 4 — 50 Day 5 — 40 Day 6 — 32 Day 7 — 28 Day 8 — 15 Drone Swarms: Day 1 — 294 Day 2 — 541 Day 3 — 200 Day 4 — 85 Day 5 — 45 Day 6 — 38...

Would highly recommend it. We spent a couple of nights there between Zurich and Paris. Spectacular city, and some of the best food and wine in France. The station at Strasbourg is itself quite a sight, being encased in a glass atrium. You literally walk out of the station into a town square...

For that part of Europe, trains are the hands down choice Town centre to town centre, and avoid time wasted at airports and X-ray machines, waiting at luggage belts etc. Find schedules, book and get your digital tickets all in the app. Download DB Navigator app (German)...

If they can get themselves to Helsinki, look at Finnair over the pole into Japan. Then JAL from there.

They work off intel. It's likely more to do with the US having eliminated the IRGC navy and taken out most/all of the SAM sites that are in range of the UAE. Seems incredibly unlikely that a detailed "gentleman's agreement" has been passed from today's Ayatollah, to local teams in the field...

Yes agree. And lines of comms to regional, and local commanders have been massively disrupted. Whoever is running Iran right now, has no reliable way to get these supposed orders to the officers in charge of a SAM battery in a remote part of Iran.

So a bunch more info has emerged about that US F15 that was shot down by friendly fire near Kuwait. It was actually 3 F15's that were downed. All 3 were shot down by a Kuwaiti F18, who likely mistook them for Iranian Mig29's, which have a similar outline...

If it's discretionary travel, I'd defer it for a while TBH

Nice little AUD jump against the Euro and CHF today

At least one F-15 shot down over Kuwait. Believed to be a case of friendly fire.