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Eric Johnston is an associate editor of The Australian. He has more than 25 years experience as a finance journalist, including a former business editor of The Australian. He has been business editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and financial services editor with The Australian Financial Review. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

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Companies

The CEO of Woolworths South Africa and new David Jones owner Ian Moir in Sydney today.

$1.8m in shares for Moir after DJ deal

IAN Moir, the boss of South Africa’s Woolworths Holdings, has exercised $1.8 million worth of share options in the retail giant.

Eli Greenblat

Economics

Tirole’s reform playbook a road map

THE founder of modern economics, Adam Smith, pointed out that competitive markets lead to an efficient allocation of resources.

Richard Holden

Business

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Canberra goes long in $5bn bond issue

CANBERRA has moved to take advantage of cheap funding by raising billions through the issue of a new 20-year bond to global investors.

David Rogers

Wall Street Journal

Bank giants agree to failure deal

THE largest lenders in the US, Europe and Japan have agreed to new procedures to help inoculate the global financial system.

ANDREW ACKERMAN

Markets

Market remains jumpy over US tapering

YESTERDAY’S intraday bounce in Australian shares does not mean much. What matters right now is Wall Street.

David Rogers

News

Welcome to the best in business

WELCOME to The Australian Business Review — the new home for the best in business.

Eric Johnston

Markets

Two men walk past the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) board showing a sea of red in Melbourne on November 10, 2011, as Australian shares closed down 2.35 percent but off their lows after Italian debt yields spiked to levels judged to be unsustainable in the longer term. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 102.0 points to 4,244.1, tracking big falls on global markets, but they recovered slightly from a dive of more than three percent in morning trade. AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

Fading growth means slow recovery

IT IS now clear the Australian sharemarket will not easily recover from last week’s fresh eight-month low.

David Rogers

Markets

WIRE: A man walks past the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) board showing stocks down 1.42 percent shortly after noon on weak global leads in Melbourne on August 12, 2010. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was off 63.2 points in the morning session at 4,392.3, while the broader All Ordinaries gave up 64.7 points to 4,415.0. AFP PHOTO/William WEST

Shares set to open weaker as global fears grow

The Australian sharemarket is expected to open weaker tomorrow amid renewed fears about global economic growth.

David Rogers and AAP

Business

Sandon takes shot at tech firm

A GROUP of wealthy investors are set to turn up the heat on the board of technology company Onthehouse.

Damon Kitney

Markets

Trader Ryan Falvey, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Strong U.S. jobs data drove stocks higher in early trading Friday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Investors cheer Fed’s dovish stand

MINUTES from the US Fed’s September board meeting have given a short-term reprieve to global sharemarkets and the Australian dollar.

David Rogers Markets Editor

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