At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. 

 

Donald Trump: 7/10 

He floated and made a fortune and got a bond reduction with more time to pay. Stormy turned out to be a bit of an issue, but all in all he's had worse weeks. 

 

The Chinese: 3/10 

The US, the UK and New Zealand all say essentially the same thing and the Chinese deny it all. It redefines the term 'high farce'. 

 

The Russians: 3/10 

ISIS blow up a hall, kill people and get arrested. The Americans told them about it, but still it’s a Ukrainian conspiracy? 

 

Princess Kate: 8/10 

Done sadly for the wrong reasons, given she got flushed out a bit, but an astonishing piece of raw emotion that hopefully made the conspiracy peddlers and jokesters sick to their stomachs. 

 

Russell Coutts: 7/10 

Hero of the week. He laid it out plain and simple and told a few home truths. 

 

The budget update: 4/10 

Man, do we need the money. This lot really have inherited the most astonishing fiscal incompetence. 

 

The Warriors: 7/10 

We are underway. Beating the top side in the competition is but a sign of things to come. 

 

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