Everything everywhere is happening at once. The bond sell-off continued over the month even as the Fed increased the cash rate. Oil flow from the Middle East is nearing pre-war levels, but oil and diesel prices remain high. And the world freaked out abo ...
Learn moreEverything everywhere is happening at once. The bond sell-off continued over the month even as the Fed increased the cash rate. Oil flow from the M ...
Learn moreEverything everywhere is happening at once. The bond sell-off continued over the month even as the Fed increased the cash rate. Oil flow from the M ...
Learn moreAustralia’s superannuation system is world-famous, at least among policy wonks and global fund managers! This is because of its overall size, currently at AUD 4.4 trillion in assets, which is the fourth-largest pool of retirement savings in the wo ...
Learn moreThe German economy stalled when the Ukraine war pushed up its electricity prices. Similarly, many economies are sputtering with the impact of the Iran war. Australia experienced higher gas prices at the start of the Ukraine war and many industries a ...
Learn moreGeorge Miller’s Mad Max movies are set in the post-apocalyptic Australian outback. We are thankfully a long way from that dystopia, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is starting to affect the Australian economy, from empty petrol stations to ...
Learn moreAs its revenue from iron ore, LNG, and coal slowly falls, Australia can rely on growing revenue from gold and copper. The price of copper has nearly tripled since March 2020 (see chart below) and in its latest earnings report, mining giant BHP earned mo ...
Learn morePolitics overshadowed the economy in January. Fears of an AI bubble gave way to fears over Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, and Minnesota. However, economics cannot be ignored, and the month ended with the announcement of a new Fed chair, falling gold and si ...
Learn moreChina has cornered the critical mineral market. This has sent the US, Europe, and Australia scrambling to secure critical mineral supply and refining. Australia has committed AUD 1.2 billion for a critical minerals strategic reserve and AUD 7 billion fo ...
Learn more1 in 3 Australian homes have solar panels, which is among the highest rates in the world. However, only 8% of homes with solar panels have an electric battery. During the day, a lot of electricity is going to waste! Seeing an opportunity to accelerate A ...
Learn moreThe world’s biggest steel maker needs to decarbonise its steel. Every year, China’s 1 billion tonnes of steel production results in around 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. If China’s steel industry was a country, it would be the fif ...
Learn moreTwo weeks after his election win, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Rome in triumph. While Australian prime ministers are not ordained by God, he may have offered his thanks at the first mass of the new pope. Three months ago, many expected ...
Learn moreWhen you think of Rare-Earth Minerals (REMs), you probably think of China but did you know that Australia ranks 5th in the world for its proven reserves of REMs with over 3x the reserves of the US? These reserves will be critical in meeting rising futur ...
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