Market wobble but no crash
THE world is awash with too much debt — especially government and household. And it’s all been balanced on very high share and property values. So we have volatile times ahead, writes Terry McCrann.
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What trauma? It will fade back to black
THIS is not a replay of October 1987, when we woke to the news of an “impossible” crash on Wall Street, nor is it 2008, when the entire world’s banking system almost collapsed, writes Terry McCrann.
Don’t panic: it’s not 2008 or 1987
THIS is the correction Wall Street had to have. For us, it is the correction we do not need but cannot avoid, writes Terry McCrann.
From building block to rock of our state
RON WALKER was never a conventional “corporation man”, writes Terry McCrann, and he devoted much of his life to making Victoria great.
Useless wind’s $390m power bill
VICTORIANS and South Australians didn’t just swelter through two consecutive days of 40 degree heat on Thursday-Friday two weeks ago, they also had to pay an extra $390 million to keep their air conditioners and lights on, writes Terry McCrann.
Was the CBA choice two fingers or brilliant?
AT almost any point in the Commonwealth Bank’s 106-year history, the elevation of 42-year old rising star Matt Comyn to the top job would have been universally acclaimed and even demanded, writes Terry McCrann.
Shorten should support company tax cut
THE big question is now posed to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and even more to Paul Keating wannabe, Chris Bowen: will you continue to put partisan politics ahead of the national interest, writes Terry McCrann.
Bank states its case, but faces more pain
AT least give the CBA its due. Certainly, hold it to account; and it will be so held, expensively, in spades. But also, have a sense of proportion. And reality, writes Terry McCrann.
Transurban wins, drivers to a lesser extent
TWO points are absolutely clear cut and now locked in contractual, well, cement in relation to what is now titled the West Gate Tunnel Project, writes Terry McCrann.
Amazon hits the ground — with a splat
AMAZON, Shmamazon — or perhaps, more accurately, Shamazon. Amazon Downunder hit the ground not so much running as flop, flop, flopping, like a saturated tea towel. But for how long, asks Terry McCrann.
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