Cost of living updates for September 15 indicate pensioner expenses climbed with power and insurance premiums higher. Close to half of Australians living in share accommodation are at least 40 years old. Worldwide fuel price surges set off protests across a number of nations. In Syria, price hikes caused the widest demonstrations since Assad fell.

Australia is under economic pressure as global trade rules collapse, according to Nine.com.au. A Guardian report stated the Iran war cost the United States $38 billion and depleted its missile stockpile.