With the star jockeys having left Brisbane, Kyle Wilson-Taylor grabbed the opportunity to shine with a double for Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller at Eagle Farm. The big boys have left town, now it’s Kyle Wilson-Taylor’s time to shine.

A top official at the Federal Reserve on Thursday reiterated his call for an interest rate cut later this month, despite data showing ongoing resilience in the US economy and other central bankers pushing to keep rates steady.

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, a Trump appointee from the president’s first term and a contender to succeed Jerome Powell as chair, said he would accept the top job if offered. “If \[Trump\] says ‘Chris,