Fed head pivots but China and Russia still key
Sharemarket investors have welcomed a rate hike pivot by the US central bank but what happens in China and Russia-Ukraine are the real keys to how Australia exits 2023.
Terry McCrann
Austrac reveals its own monumental failure over casinos
Every failure Austrac has ‘identified’ in Star is an even more damning failure by the financial crimes regulator.
What failure? The RBA has had 30 years of success
If you look back over the past 30 years of the ‘modern’ RBA’ it has served the country very well and would require a damn good alternative to replace it.
RBA’s rate promise gifted borrowers billions of dollars
Thousands of Australian home-loan and business borrowers were gifted as much as $50bn thanks to the RBA’s ‘not before ‘24’ rate hike promise.
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Packer’s Barangaroo dream becomes a nightmare
If the NSW casino inquiry’ final report concludes that Crown is not a suitable holder of the Barangaroo licence, either the licence or Crown will have to go. Either way, it’s complicated and ugly for James Packer, writes Terry McCrann.
The great disruptor exits
In the 1990s John Symond took on the big banks — and won. Since then he has delivered tens of billions of dollars in savings to bank customers and around a billion to himself, writes Terry McCrann.
Why Reserve Bank went zero-point-one
With the most widely anticipated Reserve Bank decision in years, and a strong rise overnight on a Wall St, our market has risen strongly — but it is headed for both immediate and longer-term volatility, writes Terry McCrann.
Holgate’s gone… Now the chairman must follow her
The departure of Christine Holgate as Australia Post chief casts a long shadow over the chairman of the postal service, who must now tender his own resignation, writes Terry McCrann.
No, the recession is not over
Despite the headlines you may have read this week, the whole country will still be in – yes, a milder – recession as we move into 2021. Terry McCrann explains why.
Australia Post chair digs his grave deeper
The chairman of Australia Post has zero understanding of the role and responsibilities of a board chairman, he has betrayed the corporation and its management and staff, and acted against the best interests of all Australians. So now he must go, writes Terry McCrann.
Prime Minister’s outrage over Aus Post chief proves selective
If Scott Morrison did not call for the sacking of ASIC chairman James Shipton or deputy chairman Daniel Crennan but still demanded Christine Holgate be sacked, he has revealed himself as a very small person, writes Terry McCrann.
Australia Post chairman must go after giant fail
In allowing Scott Morrison to suspend Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate, chairman Lucio Di Bartolomeo has failed his most fundamental responsibilities. Now he must go, writes Terry McCrann.
How zero interest rates reset takeover offers
Dozy company boards need to wake up and realise zero global interest rates and multi-trillion dollar money printing have reset how takeover offers need to be valued, writes Terry McCrann.
What you can expect from the RBA on Cup Day
Melbourne Cup Day used to be a popular day for the Reserve Bank to change interest rates and more often than not to raise them. But come this Cup Day it seems all-but certain to be trimmed — or slashed, Terry McCrann explains why.
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