New Financial Law Changes
For the first time Australia has a very good chance of getting uniform business regulation from the Federal Government, with no involvement from the states, and rogue operators in the troubled debenture area being brought into the regulatory net.
Read MoreFour Pillars Set In Concrete
Well, there’s either one last play left in banking in the St George takeover, or the market thinks there’s no point worrying about a forgone conclusion.
Read MoreOrigin-BHP-Rio Deals
It’s easy to understand why Origin Energy rejected the higher $13.6 billion takeover offer from BG Group of Britain.
Read MoreMajor Economies Slowing
Conditions are getting tougher in some of the world’s major economies.
Read MoreWhy Inflation Targeting Is Important
Former Reserve Bank Governor, Bernie Fraser, has been the latest to question the way the Reserve Bank sets inflation targets and suggest they might have to be changed.
Read MoreUS Economy Still Uncertain
Oil down, then up; the US dollar up, new home sales up, house prices down, along with consumer confidence, production of so-called durable goods higher, US interest rates jump. Charting the course of the American economy gets harder by the day.
Read MoreWhy We Are Lucky About Oil
If Messrs Rudd, Nelson and Turnbull stop and think about petrol prices, they’ll find there’s a silver lining in allowing rising petrol prices to eat into consumer confidence and spending.
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