High levels of foreign migration have become contentious throughout the developed world. A 2023 Dutch study even sought to calculate the net-fiscal benefit of migrants by origin. So while reading Australia’s 2026-27 Medium-term Budget Outlook, a s ...
Learn moreHigh levels of foreign migration have become contentious throughout the developed world. A 2023 Dutch study even sought to calculate the net-fiscal ...
Learn moreHigh levels of foreign migration have become contentious throughout the developed world. A 2023 Dutch study even sought to calculate the net-fiscal ...
Learn moreWhile China overtook Japan as Australia’s largest export destination in 2009, Japanese foreign direct investment in Australia is currently over four-times that of China’s. Japanese FDI flows in Australia has increased significantly since ...
Learn moreWith the return of El Nino, conditions are hotting up in Australia. However, the US bond market is also feeling the heat with a sell-off leading to higher yields for longer-dated bonds. These are conditions not seen since the 1980s! Back in the People&r ...
Learn moreThe RBA and Federal Reserve are both having a breather as inflation continues to head in the right direction. More interest rate increases are coming but their economies are proving resilient. The UK is an outlier with its stubbornly higher inflation. C ...
Learn moreThe OECD recently released its forecast for global GDP for 2023. At 2.7 percent, it is the lowest growth rate since the GFC. Around the world, economies are improving, but the fight with inflation remains heated and will eventually impact growth. China ...
Learn moreFears of a financial meltdown in the US and Europe have faded and instead we have returned to regular broadcasting with slowing inflation and slowing economies. The UK with its stubborn inflation remains the odd country out. China is still benefiting fr ...
Learn moreCentral bankers were already suffering from analysis paralysis with inflation versus recession, but March has now thrown banking crises into the mix. We live in interesting times! The good news is that for the investor, there are gains to be had in vari ...
Learn moreInterest rates will still need to rise higher and for longer, but there are signs in Australia and the major economies that a slowdown is coming. How fast that slowdown occurs will determine the actions of central banks over the next year. What is h ...
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