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Asian stocks have shrugged off the poor confidence from overnight and are bidding higher going into the weekend close. Chinese stocks are leading the charge ...

By Chris Becker. No room for optimism on overseas markets last night as the lack of direction in Asia yesterday translated into mild selling on both sides of the ...

July added another month of good performance to the share and bond market rallies that have driven markets higher throughout 2019. Our tactical portfolios ...

UBS' Jonathon Mott is freaking out a little declaring that RBA's cure of rate cuts may be worse the housing correction “disease”: With interest rates now ultra-low, ...

Unit owners in Sydney's evacuated Mascot Towers building have learnt the repair bill could blow out to $20 million as construction engineers zero in on what ...

Via the AFR: Oil and gas major Shell has triggered a major shake-up of the east coast electricity supply market, striking a $617 million deal to acquire business ...

The usual sneering of the anti-intellectual fake left has greeted President Donald Trump's offer to buy Greenland from the Danes. Leading the way as usual was ...

DXY eased overnight despite a weak EUR and CNY hitting an eleven year low: Here it is with a chart to disturb the even a hardened geopolitical observer:.

A flood of potential property buyers from Hong Kong are approaching local migration agents, hoping to secure Australian residency ahead of buying homes in ...

Via the ABC: A Nobel laureate in dark energy scared the bejeezus out of Australia's university chiefs and intelligence agency officials a fortnight ago. “I want my ...

Speaking at an Australian Business Economists' event in Sydney, Westpac Institutional Bank boss Lyn Cobley wondered why the RBA was even entertaining ...

And it is this. Australia is buggered. It is at the tail end of a thirty year boom that has been on life support for the past eight years, kept alive only by running mass ...

No, really? Yes, really, via Reuters: Major British employers gave average pay rises of 2.6% to staff in the three months to July, the highest pace of increase in ...

DXY is till at breakout versus a weak EUR and CNY: The King Dollar sat on the Australian dollar but it lifted versus other DMs: EMs were stronger: It's BTFD for ...

Australia's Third World gas debacle just won't go away. Via The Australian: East coast households and businesses face a higher risk of blackouts this summer, ...

We ran out live stream event last night. During the session we discussed our revised scenarios, taking account of the complex local and international backdrop.

Via Martin North: Last week the Judge delivered his verdict in the ASIC-Westpac HEM case, essentially because of the ~260,000 loans examined in the case ...

UBS reported that it was cautious on the Australian big four banks as the low rates environment made it harder for the banks to generate a lending spread and ...

... • The six month annualised growth rate in the Westpac– Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend ...

The 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, the name used by Communist Party leaders after they forced Chiang Kai-shek's regime to retreat to ...

The Actuaries Institute has published a discussion paper examining a range of options for overhauling Australia's retirement income system, which includes as ...

As we all know, Australia's universities have experienced an incredible boom in international student numbers over the past six years, with enrolments ...

“Headwinds to Chinese demand are growing, with industrial output growth the weakest since 2002 and infrastructure investment growth weakening,” analysts at ...

A confidential submission to the party's post-election review from the Labor Environment Action Network, obtained by The Australian, expresses “anger and ...

The August Flash PMITM data signalled a first reduction in output since March, with the decline centred on the *service* sector. New orders also decreased, but ...

One of Australia's top bankers has warned against using unconventional monetary policy in an attempt to boost the domestic economy, saying it could ...

It's not often that the people get their revenge in this god forsaken land but today they did, at News: George Pell has lost his bid for freedom with his appeal ...

There's no iron ore crash. And another thing, there's NO iron ore crash. So says the Australian dollar today as it rises (as it does every single day in Asia for some ...

Minutes from the RBA's early August meeting were somewhat dovish in tone. We note the following key paragraphs: The Bank's response function only allows ...

In public, President Donald Trump and top White House officials keep extolling the strength of the U.S. economy. In private, they're increasingly worrying about a ...

The Australian Transactions Reports & Analysis Centre's (AUSTRAC) CEO, Nicole Rose, has flagged tough action after being 'flooded' with money laundering ...

In late February Peter Coates, Glencore's non-executive director, appeared at an event in Sydney to make a rare intervention from a mining leader — a ...

Via Grattan: Today's young Australians are in danger of being the first generation in memory to have lower living standards than their parents' generation.

“Tiny” Tim Wilson is back today with more wage smashing crusade, at the always enthusiastic AFR: Australia should never give up on creating an industrial ...

Employment continues to defy the gravity of almost every leading indicator. Growth continues to track well ahead of our proprietary labour market indicator, ...

Via the AFR over the weekend: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is looking for a new head of policy and advice, following the resignation this week ...

Fifteen years of rapid population growth has unambiguously driven a massive infrastructure deficit across Australia's cities, which Infrastructure Australia itself ...

In Friday's testimony to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor, Phil Lowe, explicitly ...

Job insecurity is no longer confined to low-skilled workers, but is emerging in highly skilled professions including law and computer programming, a leading US ...

Robert Gottliebsen has rung the alarm that Australia's international student trade risks falling over if Chinese international students stop arriving in record ...

Earlier this week, immigration minister David Coleman gave a speech to the Sydney Institute where spruiked the Coalition's 30,000 cut to Australia's ...

New research commissioned by the construction union has revealed that Australia's building and construction crisis will cost $6.2 billion in remediation and ...

Via Stuff: Jamie Cameron and Kylie Thomson have nailed the tiny house concept. The New Plymouth owners of NZ Tiny Homes have acquired a social media ...

You honestly would not read about it. Following the RBNZ marvelous and necessary move to lift bank capital ratios to something approximating safe, APRA has ...

DXY was up last night. So was CNY but not EUR: The Australian dollar was monstered across DMs: EMs were even worse: Gold hit new highs: Oil was belted:.

Via Westpac: Superficially this result comes as somewhat of a surprise given that the survey was conducted against a turbulent backdrop with global financial ...

President Donald Trump bowed to pressure from U.S. businesses and concerns over the economic fallout of his trade war with China, delaying the imposition of ...

Few have done more to damage the Australian national interest than “Tiny” Tim Wilson. After years of poisoning the science of climate change, enjoying red ...

Hong Kong authorities deployed more aggressive tactics during the 10th straight weekend of anti-China protests, with riot police videotaped beating ...

Via the AFR: Andrew Forrest's pioneering gas import venture has approached the NSW government seeking approval to potentially double the capacity of the ...

The inquiry into NSW building standards on Friday featured the state's new building commissioner, David Chandler, who lambasted the dodgy builders and ...

It is fair to say that China has been the primary driver of Australia's international student boom. Over the past six years, Chinese international student enrolments ...

While geopolitical tensions in the Middle East Gulf remain high, with US sanctions recently extended to more Iranian officials and a Chinese oil importer, as well ...

There are moments of inflection in the market when the phrase 'prices have changed more than the facts' becomes particularly apropos and today's Treasury ...

Over many years, MB has consistently argued that mass immigration is helping to hold down Australian wages. The economics is straightforward: when the ...

It's winter. The desalination plant is running full throttle. Sydneysiders are consuming less water. And yet Sydney's dam levels have fallen below 50% – the ...

DXY eased as EUR lifted while CNY fell: The Australian dollar roared back just because! The NZD did not: EMs are getting belted: Gold is now a rocket:.

An Infrastructure Australia audit of the nation's requirements across areas like roads, rail, schools, electricity and water has found that almost two-thirds of the ...

DXY was down last night, EUR up and CNY down: The Australian dollar was smashed against DMs: Mixed against EMs: Gold raced to new highs: Oil held on:.

The Usual Transmission – Monetary Policy and Financial Conditions. Christopher KentAssistant Governor (Financial Markets). Address to Finance & Treasury ...

Christopher Pyne opened negotiations over a lucrative defence consultancy while he was still serving as defence minister in Scott Morrison's cabinet.

Via Martin North: The key question now is will the banks revert to their previous practices of doing little to validate household spending patterns as part of the ...

In this weeks installment, we hear from MB Fund's Head of Investment, Damien Klassen and Tim Fuller pose the question “Is value investing dead?”.

After Andrew Hastie called out the weak-kneed yesterday for failing to resist the rise of Chinese tyranny, a furious debate has erupted. The AFR leads us off with ...

It's a tradition. Or maybe a compulsion. Even an unwitting twitch. What it most certainly is not is a forecast, from the RBA's new Statement on Monetary Policy:.

Earlier this week, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) called on the federal government to introduce an broad-based investment allowance to help stimulate ...

The briefing, for MPs who entered Parliament in 2016 and 2019, was held when Parliament sat the week before last and was organised by Liberal MPs Tim ...

After Monday's damning audit from Infrastructure Australia, which warned of intractable infrastructure bottlenecks and rising costs, and claimed that $40 billion in ...

DXY was firm again last night. EUR is breaking down and CNY was firm: The Australian dollar was universally dumped: Gold held on: Oil let go as Kuwait and ...

The Aussie dollar is getting pounded this morning: As CNY lets go in a massive acceleration of the trade war: Stocks are being dragged in: And the bond is out of ...

Business Council of Australia (BCA) chief, Jennifer Westacott, has called on the Morrison Government to implement a Labor-style investment allowance in place ...

Westpac Economics has long argued that the Australian dollar will move lower during 2019 and 2020. There has been evidence of this recently, particularly over ...

DXY was up, CNY stable and EUR down last night: The Australian dollar roared higher just because: EMs were mixed: Gold held the gains: Oil rebounded:.

On July 31, 2019, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Josh Hawley submitted a bill “to establish a national goal and mechanism to achieve a trade-balancing ...

The recent spike in housing market sentiment could be luring speculators into a “bull trap” with the dwelling values to continue falling, according to analysts.

One of the easiest ways to mess up good trades is to focus too much on the indicesBecause of the intense focus on the DJIA by folks in the business media, ...

Pure Storage has clipped forecasts for its current fiscal year due to fears over the slowdown in corporate spending that is gripping other infrastructure outfits and ...

Jenfab Cleaning Solutions manufactures washers, not to be confused with where you put your dirty laundry, but equipment that cleans small and large parts in ...

Long-time HP veteran Enrique Lores, who runs the $20 billion printer business, is succeeding Dion Weisler effective Nov. 1. Weisler, who was named CEO in...

BMA earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2019.

Singapore, Aug 16 (ANI): Fitch Ratings said on Friday it has downgraded leading real estate player Macrotech Developers Ltd (MDL) due to the concerns on ...

Michael Maven explains the single concept that can help you be more successful in business and even lose weight.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Macro Snacks has developed a line of plant-based crisps that were created using the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recommended ...

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Barring the power segment, infra, defence, heavy engineering and hydrocarbons clocked good revenue growth.L&T's robust project execution skills played out ...

Read more about Budget and macro challenges on Business Standard. There is little in the Budget to provide the necessary growth impetus to take the economy ...

Influencer marketing is all the rage, and for good reason. In an age where customers trust brands less and less, influencer marketing breathes authenticity into ...

Looking for a macro derivatives trading or funding job on Wall Street? Credit Agricole has been hiring. Insiders at the French bank say it's building up a fixed ...

After strong growth in 2017 and early 2018, global economic activity slowed notably in the second half of last year, reflecting a confluence of factors affecting ...

Francois Trahan, who co-founded the boutique research firm Cornerstone Macro LLC in 2013, is suing the firm and his former partners, claiming they schemed ...

A corporate crackdown on employee toilet breaks attracted headlines this week with retailer Noni B criticised for allegedly not giving staff enough time for the loo.

Ken Griffin's Citadel hired two veteran portfolio managers from Moore Capital Management.

THE BUSINESS TIMES Companies & Markets - HAVING invested heavily in growing its South-east Asian franchise, HSBC Singapore is seeing strong growth ...

It's helpful to acknowledge that 90% of the wealth/income/savings and nearly 90% of global energy is consumed by the high and upper middle income nations of ...

Alpine Macro has announced that veteran financial market strategist Harvinder Kalirai has joined its team effective February 1st.

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Economics is divided into two different categories: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is generally the study of individuals and business ...

India — growing at 8.2 per cent — is the fastest-growing large economy in the world. While this is better than most forecasts, other macro indicators seem to have ...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the idea of stimulating entrepreneurship in order to expand economic opportunity has become increasingly popular.

Global warming remains an urgent issue for the environment and the people who will bear the direct costs. Yet I don't think we should ignore the other case for ...