financial sector

Australia and its Lopsided Economy

Posted on January 18th, 2010 in Access Economics, AFR, aus, aussie dollar, cent, David Murray, economy, financial sector, Future Fund, Market News, micro cap, perth

“Future Fund backs financial hub tax breaks” – Australian Financial Review
We love newspaper headlines that talk of tax breaks. We love how the journalist, the special interest group and the government talk of the need to provide incentives to businesses by reducing taxes.
But it’s usually a flash in the pan. Before long the [...]

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Takeover AND mergers on the cards for 2009

Posted on July 21st, 2009 in acquistions, aus, Aussie finance, Australia mining industries, financial sector, Mergers, pennyhopefuls, perth

Mergers and Acquisitions 2009 2010 Eastern Star Gas (ESG) During a most difficult year in the stockmarket, the performance of the coal seam gas (CSG) sector was, thanks to M&A activity, nothing short of breathtaking. At the large end, BG bid unsuccessfully for Origin and successfully for Queensland Gas, while Petronas and Santos committed to [...]

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‘Output Gap’ Indicates There Won’t be any Inflation

Posted on June 29th, 2009 in cent, Finance, financial sector, GDP, inflation, Keynesians, macquarie group, mainstream economists, Market News, micro cap, Output gap, pennyhopefuls, perth, RBNZ, small

What’s an ‘Output gap’?
Well, it’s the latest phrase being used by ‘Born-again Keynesians’ to argue there won’t be any inflation.
We say ‘latest,’ but the idea has been around for years. It’s just that now is the time that mainstream economists need to use it to back up their anti-inflationary case.
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