American economist Hyman Minsky, who died in 1996, grew up during the Great Depression, an event which shaped his views and set him on a crusade to explain how it happened and how a repeat could be prevented, writes Duncan Weldon.Minsky spent his life on the margins of economics but his ideas ... Read more
Should China abandon its growth target?
By Peter Cai of Business Spectator China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei listens to a question from a reporter at a news conference during the annual meeting of Chinas legislature in Beijing, China Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Premier Li Keqiang has told the ... Read more
Australia’s economy is not all doom and gloom: Here are five surprising growth sectors —Business Spectator
By Harrison Polites First SPC Ardmona, and now Toyota. The apparent queue of big industries players requesting a government bailout or pulling out of Australia paints a rather bleak picture for the country’s future economic aspirations. While the focus has been on the ... Read more
A short-term retail stain on the US recovery —Business Spectator
By Callam Pickering At first glance, weak retail sales and sluggish job creation suggest that the US economy has slowed over the past two months. However, unusually cold weather and snowstorms have been major contributing factors to the slowdown. As a result, ... Read more
How generous are Australian work conditions?
By Harrison Polites The government’s submission to Fair Work calling for a review of Australia's national awards scheme has brought Australia’s industrial relations debate to a head. As a result, we’re going to see unions, government and business lobby groups start comparing Australia’s IR laws to ... Read more
View from Clime Asset Management — Is anything happening down here?
By John Abernethy, Chief Investment Officer at Clime Asset Management Wednesday, 5 February 2014 The ramifications of the reduction in the quantitative easing program (QE3) by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) are now playing havoc in currency, equity and bond markets. A particularly negative ... Read more
Emerging Market Volatility Impact — by Roger Bridges, Head of Fixed Income at Tyndall AM
Impact of Recent Emerging Market Turbulence On Global Outlook Please click on the link above. On Friday 24 January, the currencies of Argentina, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa, India and Russia all slumped in value following the flash print of the HSBC Chinese manufacturing index, which ... Read more
What the price charts say about US and Australian shares, gold and oil.
As we put away our Santa hats, it is time to reflect on global sharemarkets and what may be in store for us in 2014 after a contentious year. Looking at the charts, we find the US sharemarket, as reflected in the Dow Jones Industrial Average iNdex approached the year-end in a vulnerable ... Read more
IMF raises growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects an improved outlook for the global economy, but warns major economies to keep their interest rates low while budgets are being repaired. The IMF said global activity strengthened during the second half of 2013, and is expected to ... Read more
Beijing reforms race rising debt —Business Spectator
by Peter Cai 2014 will be year zero for China’s bold reform plan. It will also be the year that will test the country’s tradition of defying doomsayers. The Chinese government wants to pursue two set of conflicting goals this year: implementing the bold reforms unveiled at the ... Read more
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