India wary of Australia trade deal
Negotiations for a trade deal with India are bogged down by Indian government concerns about imports and losing money from lower tariffs.
Economists cook the books
Politicians are too quick to release modelling that confirms their own prejudices.
Don't touch super, negative gearing, capital gains
The government has been warned by Peter Costellp not to touch superannuation and capital gains tax concessions and to leave the rules on negative gearing alone.
As feds pay farmers for growing trees, clearing continues apace
Tully fruit grower Cynthia Sabag and her husband Pius doesn't want to hear about Queensland government's plans to re-introduce tough anti-tree clearing jobs.
US hiring surges, wages stall
Employers added more workers in February than projected but average hourly earnings dropped by 0.1 per cent from the prior month.
How to argue for a company tax cut in an election campaign
There are sound in-principle arguments in favour of cutting company taxes. The trouble is, hardly anyone wants to listen to them.
Hope for end to 'income recession'
The huge drag on investment, growth and jobs caused by 4½ years of falling commodity prices may be starting to ease, says one of the nation's top forecasters, raising hopes a so-called "income recession" will soon end.
Eurozone's 'magician' running out of tricks
ECB president Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" spell to save the euro appears to have fizzled.
Negative interest rates 'very confronting'
Treasury Secretary John Fraser said he found a world in which countries did not see negative interest rates as anything unusual "very confronting".
Will central bankers heed the warning?
Former PIMCO king Bill Gross has warned that negative interest rates represent the final, dying gasp of financed-based capitalism.
Brazil in recession as Rio Olympics loom
Brazil, which is spending $14 billion to stage the Olympics in six months, has the worst economy in 20 years as GDP contracted 3.8 per cent....
