Yesterday in my column I suggested that all the elements for a major sharemarket correction were in place. Last night on Wall Street those f…
Yesterday in my column I suggested that all the elements for a major sharemarket correction were in place. Last night on Wall Street those f…
The Australian sharemarket opened higher today but was quickly dragged down into negative territory. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index wa…
China’s $110 billion state-controlled pension fund is about to launch the biggest spending spree of the downturn – and Australia looks certa…
Picking short-term trends in the sharemarket is a hazardous occupation but one has a sense that after the recent huge rise, a correction is …
Australian investors have had a nervous morning following the shock news that the unemployment rate has jumped to 5.2%. The Australian…
The 26% slump in Chinese exports in February will send a shudder through Australia’s resource industries, currently busy negotiating 2009 co…
A dangerous, rather idiotic idea is beginning sprout, or perhaps re-sprout – that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Franklin D Roo…
The news that Chinese economic growth has slowed dramatically has sent shockwaves through the Australian economy. Even Prime Minist…
If you believe that the Chinese economy grew at the rate of 6.8% in the December quarter, you’ll believe anything. It might have, b…
