The new economic D-Day
None of the D-Day anniversary celebrations in Britain can hide the depth of tensions in traditional alliances and the perception of new enemies being created.
Monetary policy can't be mechanical
Inflation no longer clearly shows if the economy is operating at full capacity, seriously challenging over 20 years of interest rate-setting orthodoxy, writes Stephen Grenville.
Lowe ushers in a new era of easy money
RBA governor Philip Lowe will reduce the official cash rate to 1 per cent in the next couple of months and possibly lower by the end of 2019 before extreme monetary stimulus measures are considered.
A sophisticated nation at foot of Asia shouldn't rely on cheap money
Australia’s credible central bank, has plunged Australia into a new era, pushing the limits of what it can reasonably be expected to achieve.
Cannon-Brookes slices rates hype
While the RBA board was enjoying lunch after deciding on a rate cut, Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes was excoriating government policy.
Look beyond monetary policy for a stronger Australia
The best option for lower unemployment and a stronger economy is structural policies that support firms expanding, investing, innovating and...
ANZ, Westpac out on a political limb
Shayne Elliott and Brian Hartzer better hope it’s worth defying the government and the Reserve Bank.
RBA finally acts to stave off a self-inflicted recession
The economy requires significantly negative real interest rates or aggressively stimulatory fiscal policy. Right now, we have neither, write...
Letters: Gas industry keeping prices high
Letters on the domestic gas market, space industry, climate, drought, RBA rate cut. Tuesday June 4, 2019.
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tony boyd
The dollar holds the key to systemic risk
A pro-cyclical currency like the Australian dollar can cause havoc when markets tank.
phillip coorey
It's every man for himself
If you are in any doubt how the Coalition has misread the politics of climate change and how concerned the Liberals are about Victoria, look at the recent change in language and behaviour.
adele ferguson
Tech sector moves to close glaring gender gap
Internet behemoth Google put the global technology industry on notice in 2014 when it released a study that showed even the most progressive of companies had a massive gender gap.
jennifer hewett
The new economic D-Day
None of the D-Day anniversary celebrations in Britain can hide the depth of tensions in traditional alliances and the perception of new enemies being created.
jonathan shapiro
Kraft a rare stumble for Buffett, Douglass
Investors in Kraft Heinz have learnt a valuable lesson - Warren Buffett doesn't get everything right. The Kraft Heinz crash is also a blow, albeit a manageable one, for Hamish Douglass' Magellan.
michael smith
The best stories CEOs have told me
Alan Joyce's lowest point was when a Jack Russell terrier started biting his ankles during a live television cross while he was being abused by the dog's owner.
matthew stevens
Squadron still plans to land Kembla gas project
Andrew Forrest's gas import project for NSW has lost its CEO, but Stuart Johnston says that does not mean he is working on a disappearing project.
laura tingle
Lot of bad policy, politics in 15 years
There has been a lot of bad public policy and bad politics in Australia in the past 15 years. And occasional moments of the alternative.
christopher joye
RBA cut an intelligence test for Phil Lowe
The Reserve Bank and voters face a challenge over rates and who will define their economic destiny, writes Christopher Joye.
james thomson
China to wean middle classes off foreign infant formula
China is encouraging more local investment in infant formula as it seeks to bolster the image of domestic products, sending shares in A2 Milk lower.
