Terry McCrann

Why your rates are going up

FOUR things happened during the week of critical importance for what might happen to your home loan interest rates and the economic and investment state of plays more generally, writes Terry McCrann.

Leigh: the shadow minister for ignorance

ANDREW Leigh must immediately step down as Labor’s number two treasury spokesman behind shadow treasurer Chris Bowen or opposition leader Bill Shorten has to sack him, writes Terry McCrann.

Wind plus electricity equals dollars

IN the armed forces a commander can be ruled ‘unfit for command on the grounds of insanity’ — the most famous movie representation was Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeg in The Caine Mutiny, writes Terry McCrann.

Tab leaves the door open

THE competition cop suggests that the merger of Tabcorp and Tatts probably won’t be anti-competitive. But Tabcorp begs to disagree, writes Terry McCrann.

US moves will be felt at home

A US official interest rate rise is now an absolute certainty, barring only a catastrophic event over the next four days, writes Terry McCrann.

Cutting mother of all turkeys down to size

MALCOLM Turnbull and Bill Morrow’s NBN is caught between the Rudd-Conroy ‘back of a drinks coaster’ bad idea, and the reality of the interface between consumer and ISP, writes Terry McCrann.

Tracking interest rates

THE Reserve Bank has left its official interest rate unchanged for the sixth successive meeting, writes Terry McCrann.

It’s win-win in the bush

THE government’s move to reduce or eliminate stamp duty for most first home buyers is no magic bullet to help people break into property ownership, writes Terry McCrann.

Future on line in US rates call

WE’VE reached a critical inflection point for global share markets. In two weeks we should see the first US official interest rate rises of the Trump era, writes Terry McCrann.

Goldilocks growth to keep rates on hold

THERE were touches of the very different games played by Peter Costello and Paul Keating in Treasurer Scott Morrison’s response to the ‘Goldilocks’ GDP numbers, writes Terry McCrann.