Beware the Bitcoin frenzy
Bitcoin hit a new record recently, which just goes to prove how detached the price is from anything approaching common sense.
Terry McCrann
GST carve-up farce time
The GST was supposed to have been about tax reform. It quickly became a grubby combination of bureaucratic meddling and self-interested political machination.
New fuel efficiency standard is ‘stupid and dishonest’
The Albanese-Chalmers-Bowen government’s so-called ‘Fuel Efficiency Standard’ is a classic example of Orwellian Newspeak that has nothing to do with real fuel efficiency.
Two time bombs ticking away
There were two explosive time bombs ticking away in the detail of the GDP numbers, and they threaten to put the RBA in an impossible position.
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Woke BHP’s $600m coal gift to Whitehaven
Whitehaven Coal shares rallied more than 10 per cent after investors quickly realised that the miner had scored a coup courtesy of BHP’s woke board.
Bullock is not itching to hike
Relax – new RBA governor Michelle Bullock is not looking for any excuse under the sun to raise rates.
Directors should pick up Voice bill
Company directors who poured shareholder funds into the failed ‘Yes’ campaign should dip into their own pockets to cover the costs.
Inside the Macfarlane’s attack on RBA changes
Ex-RBA head Ian Macfarlane has kept up his public attack on proposed changes to the central bank which he says will ‘seriously weaken’ the ability of the current governor to do her job.
Goyder right to go, on his terms
Richard Goyder’s departure is a sensible balance of bending into the media-driven hysteria over Qantas and discharging his governance obligations.
Wall St says: Trust the Fed
The smartest guys in the Wall St room pondered long and deep and decided the Middle East ‘event’ over the weekend could only add to last Friday’s ‘good news’ jobs data.
Israel’s 9/11 will rock global investment markets
The Hamas attack has been described as Israel’s 9/11 and no-one can say how it is going to play out, except that for the global economy and investment markets it won’t end quickly or well.
Time will tell if cap raising good for small Star investors
Small shareholders in battered Star Entertainment have until next Thursday to decide whether they want to take a punt on its latest capital raising. Here’s what they should know.
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