Next Stop Recession?
At the beginning of this week I rated the Reserve Bank of Australia, under its…More
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A Shot in the Arm?
It should have been good news. The Reserve Bank surprised everyone when it cut interest…More
Smell the Cheese?
On returning to my flat yesterday I was greeted with a personal letter from Citibank…More
Black Monday
In another fateful day in what have become dramatic times, the US Congress rejected the…More
From Bad Loans to Bailout
The US financial crisis rolls on. On Wednesday night, President George W. Bush gave a…More
Crash and Burn, Wall Street, Burn
Why is the sight of a distressed floor trader somehow more upsetting than a farmer…More
A Suckers Rally?
By the time you’re reading this, the rally that Australian markets had been waiting for…More
Uranium Won't Pay the Bills
Uranium mining is frequently presented as the only solution to a range of economic power…More
It's Panic Time
"I’m standing outside Lehman Brothers headquarters on 7th Avenue and 50th Street in New York…More
Too Late to Be the Clever Country?
You would have to be living under a rock to have missed the Peter Costello…More