Here's what really killed the bond bull
If you are wondering how on earth Donald Trump managed to singlehandedly flip the script in global financial markets, the answer is: he didn't.
FX cartel may be the first of many
The ACCC's settlement with Macquarie and ANZ has similarities and differences with rate-rigging case being pursued by ASIC.
The worm is turning for Turnbull
The government has finally reversed its decline in voters' eyes. But the public has no interest in the obsessions of the party's right.
The dark side of the US dollar's rise
The carnage in emerging market currencies is gathering pace forcing analysts to warn the turmoil is merely a prelude to a wider market meltdown.
Super funds struggle to protect capital
"Stable" and "conservative" super fund options are reporting big negative returns thanks to horrific fixed-rate bond losses.
Is it time to forget about baseload power?
"Baseload" is so last-year among Germany's forward-looking energy planners. Flexibility is now where it's at for the electricity system of t...
Keeping the politics out of super
This year's changes inflicted pain on the Coalition. But super still needs less politics, not more of it.
Boral deal suffers indigestion
Why Boral's $3.5b takeover of Headwaters has angered the company's largest shareholder.
Pragmatism is the new black
Everyone is talking about infrastructure but it requires thinking long term and pragmatically.
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philip baker
What happens when short selling goes wrong
Call it one for the true believers in Myer. Shares in the retailer jumped 10 per cent on Friday and caused a real headache for the short sellers.
tony boyd
Boral deal suffers indigestion
Why Boral's $3.5b takeover of Headwaters has angered the company's largest shareholder.
phillip coorey
The worm is turning for Turnbull
The government has finally reversed its decline in voters' eyes. But the public has no interest in the obsessions of the party's right.
adele ferguson
Paris Agreement a watershed moment
Sydney barrister Noel Hutley, SC, has provided an opinion on the legal liability of directions regarding climate change.
jennifer hewett
Super changes hurt rather than help
A rare show of bipartisanship has broken out in Canberra. Unfortunately, it just means a big bi-partisan mistake.
michael smith
Why Howard Marks avoids tech, bank stocks
The co-founder of $US100 billion hedge fund Oaktree says the perfect investment is something that looks worse than it is, or vice-versa.
matthew stevens
Waterfront warrior's final retreat
Qube Holding's Chris Corrigan has decided "that it is the right time to do an Obama".
laura tingle
IR bills an important marker for the PM
It's getting very noisy in Canberra with water, guns and whistleblowers all coming in to play in support of getting the government's legislative program through the parliament.
christopher joye
Why Trump could be good for markets
There are risks that his hubris will send him running off-reservation but it is misguided to conceive of Trump as irrational, a radical reformer, or a right-wing zealot.
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Lucy Kellaway's five-step guide to public speaking
Arrive early, remind yourself how awful most business leaders are and a swig of wine couldn't hurt.
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