Dr Phillip Low, a senior member of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently announced that Australia’s relationship with China has decades to run.
“For the next twenty years, on average, it is going to be a good 20 years for China and for us”. Dr Lowe said.
However, on the other side of the world Jim [...]
Australia Stock Market
Today I want to take a brief – very brief – look at China. You know China, that’s the economy to our north that saved Australia from economic death last year.
As you may have read in these pages before, don’t believe the hype about Australia’s resilient economy and sound banking system being the reasons why [...]
Has Generation ‘Y’ Given up on Property?
The definition of a Gen Y is someone born between 1980 and 1995. But for most people Gen Y is just a euphemism for layabout, bludger or timewaster. And it helps to explain the alternative reference of ‘Gen ID’ – which means ‘Generation I Deserve’.
Let’s be honest, the name [...]
Stock markets around the world slumped Friday after President Barack Obama unveiled plans to limit the size and scope of US banks and financial firms in a fresh offensive against Wall Street excesses.
Markets from New York to Tokyo reacted with barely-restrained panic to Obama’s drive to limit the size of the largest banks and introduce [...]
In some recent editorial I have referred to methodology and making sure whatever system you use is well founded and has been successfully tested. I would like to elaborate a little more on this.
Firstly let’s look at methodology. Basically these fall into four categories. The first is Fundamental and even though I don’t personally use [...]
Banks make fools of the press
Poor old Michael Pascoe must also be spitting coffee across the breakfast bench this morning when he reads that headline. Because just two weeks ago he wrote in The Age:
“Big Four no longer banking on guarantee.”
He went on to write:
“There’s been a phoney war in recent months about the [...]
Victoria Invests $363 Million To Keep Australian Open In Melbourne
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Melbourne Park will remain the home of the Australian Open for generations to come thanks to a multi-million dollar transformation of the world-class sporting precinct.
Premier John Brumby said a major facelift to Margaret Court Arena – including the installation of a new retractable roof and an [...]
More than 50,000 small businesses will benefit from $14 million in Rudd Government funding to help them go online or upgrade their internet presentation.
The funding is being provided from the Rudd Government’s $10 million Small Business Online program which has been boosted by another $4 million to extend it to more tourism small business operators.
Across [...]
Global Investor: Earnings Falsely
Discount a Strong Recovery in 2010
Thus far into the corporate earnings season, the results have best unimpressive. And U.S. Treasuries have noticed, as the benchmark yield on ten-year paper declines from 3.84% on December 31 to 3.70% this morning.
For the most part, revenues are flat to slightly higher while net income has [...]
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we’ll start with the question everyone’s asking this time of year—what should we be expecting in 2010?
A: The basic story hasn’t changed; the global economy is going through a period of rapid change and the center of the world – both economically and [...]