Three months into the job and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is still facing questions over his credibility. In particular, the bond market still has questions. Meanwhile, in Australia, the RBA governor stated that the RBA was willing to raise rates for the four ...
Learn moreThree months into the job and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is still facing questions over his credibility. In particular, the bond market still has questi ...
Learn moreThree months into the job and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is still facing questions over his credibility. In particular, the bond market still has questi ...
Learn moreBecause of its geographic location, natural resources, and diplomatic work, Australia has become a key hub in the Asia-Pacific. The kangaroo faces north and east! The diagram below shows Australia’s central place in the region’s economic arc ...
Learn moreThe Board kept interest rates at 4.35%. It was unanimous. Inflation may have peaked, but the RBA still sees tail risks for inflation on the upside. So what do you do when you don’t need or want to raise rates but you want consumers to think yo ...
Learn moreThe Union Jack remains on Australia’s flag, but with trade it is all about Asia. After the Second World War, Japan and now China have dominated Australia’s exports. Rich in resources, Australia has fueled the east-Asian economic miracles and ...
Learn moreWith the war in the Middle East petering out and after three rate rises this year, the RBA is feeling much better about inflation and its ability to deal with whatever comes next. Warsh put his stamp on the FOMC, and June marks ten years since the Brexi ...
Learn moreThe war in the Middle East continues to play havoc with global inflation, bond yields, and growth. After three-consecutive rate rises, the RBA will likely keep rates on hold next month. Meanwhile, the US is moving from a position of a possible rate cut ...
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 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 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 moreThe RBA raised interest rates by 25 bps to 3.85%. It was a unanimous decision. Recent inflation and employment data were hotter than the surface of the courts at the Australian Open! The RBA had signalled at its last meeting that it might need to ra ...
Learn moreGovernment interest payments on public debt will be a hot topic in 2026. As the income tax cuts from Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act come into force, attention will again turn to the sustainability of US debt. Japanese interest payments will also g ...
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