Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe comments on companies, markets and the economy.
Michael Pascoe
RBA paints picture of cautious optimism
Michael Pascoe The contrast in tone is sharp between the RBA minutes and those who think the Australian economy is still sliding.
Michael Pascoe
A radical solution to end the shambles that is the Senate
Michael Pascoe The fate of government policy is to be decided by even less swill than usual.
Voters to do Senate duty in shake-up?
Michael Pascoe With the balance of power held by a 'random bunch' of individuals, Michael Pascoe argues it makes sense to introduce conscription to the upper house.
Michael Pascoe
Forget jury duty, how about Senate duty
Michael Pascoe While various business types call for greater certainty in government, the fate of government policy from next July is to be decided by an even less representative swill than usual.
Michael Pascoe
Sorry, no good news in the jobless rate drop
Michael Pascoe Unfortunately the drop in the unemployment rate is a little passing noise with no implications to speak of for interest rates.
Michael Pascoe
L-plate Treasurer's still stuck in negative opposition mode
Michael Pascoe It seems Joe has been in opposition so long he doesn't recognise good news.
Michael Pascoe
After the weddings, coalition consumers honeymoon with Abbott
Michael Pascoe With so many weddings, little wonder Tony Abbott is enjoying a honeymoon, albeit only with coalition voters.
Michael Pascoe
Joe Hockey's L-plates are there for all to see
Michael Pascoe The new Treasurer is promoting old growth figures from the IMF as fresh bad news.
The Business Week Ahead
Michael Pascoe Who is supposed to benefit from the class action being run against Leightons? Michael Pascoe comments.
Michael Pascoe
The solution for troubled local retailers: go French
Michael Pascoe Help is at hand for the old-school Australian retailers having trouble competing amidst global restructuring: they can move to France where the government is trying to make life more difficult for...
Michael Pascoe
Building on semantics: Labor debt versus Coalition funding
Michael Pascoe Joe Hockey is about to attempt a backflip with half twist - everybody stand back.
Michael Pascoe
20th century solutions to 21st century transport problems
Michael Pascoe Executing a 180-degree turn is a tricky manoeuvre for a naval fleet as big as the one sailing into Sydney Harbour this weekend.
Michael Pascoe
Credibility in reserve
Michael Pascoe The cheer squad a-wishin' and a-hopin' for another Reserve Bank interest rate cut is nothing if not persistent.
Michael Pascoe
Don't bank on another RBA rate cut
Michael Pascoe The cheer squad a-wishin' and a-hopin' for another Reserve Bank interest rate cut is nothing if not persistent, even if they're reduced to advising the RBA to pretend to want to trim rates again.
Michael Pascoe
What you missed: an incredible federal budget outcome
Michael Pascoe It's yet another case of politics overshadowing economics: while newbie Treasurer Joe Hockey insinuates otherwise, the final count for the 2012-13 federal budget is an outstanding achievement, a...
Michael Pascoe
DJs looks back in anger, but has eye on harmonious future
Michael Pascoe David Jones is still blaming it's former CEO for its sliding sales and profits.
Michael Pascoe
The shadow of Mark McInnes lingers at David Jones
Michael Pascoe While Mark McInnes is blaming the previous Labor government for poor performances within the Premier Investment retail portfolio he now runs for Solly Lew, David Jones is still blaming him for its...
Michael Pascoe
The great coffee rip-off is no myth
Michael Pascoe Consumers complaining about being charged the same amount for smaller takeaway coffee cups don’t know the half of it – the price of coffee has been plunging for two years without a drop of the fall...
Business Week ahead
Michael Pascoe It's the start of PMI and population week. Who would have thought purchasing managers would ever make it so big? Michael Pascoe comments.
The presses roll on
Michael Pascoe The Fed is astride the tiger of printing money, something it knows that it can't keep doing forever. Michael Pascoe on the Business Week that was.
