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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning. Trump has signalled an openness to move on gun control, there's a bizarre battle is emerging in the world of cryptocurrencies and home prices across Australia continue to fall.

6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning In the day ahead, Australia has ANZ's weekly consumer confidence survey this morning (9:30am AEDT). There's also a speech by RBA assistant governor Michelle Bullock at the Responsible Lending Summit (9:15am AEDT).

S&P: Warnings that cryptocurrency could crash the global financial system are 'much ado about nothing' Cryptocurrencies would have "an insignificant effect on global financial stability if its value were to collapse."

Spending in Australia is growing at the fastest pace in years Spending across Australia grew at the fastest pace in over four years in January Sales at retail stores grew at levels not seen in eight years

I take a social media break once a year -- and I feel so much better It's a good way to reset your relationship with Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, or Facebook.

Amazon got bigger than Microsoft by beating it at its own game Amazon's cloud-computing business is growing three times faster than Microsoft's — and the potential market continues to expand.

Ivanka Trump is reportedly going to get a lavish, First Lady-style welcome at the Winter Olympics -- in the hope she'll persuade Trump to visit North Korea South Korea is rolling out the red carpet.

The incredibly complex Italian election is just 2 weeks away -- here's a simplified version of what you need to know Italy's 2018 general election is just over two weeks away. The country's electoral system is notoriously complex, and a coalition government is almost guaranteed.

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