Picks of the Week

In this week’s essential reading guide, Bartholomeusz explains the upside to Fed ambiguity and Gottliebsen forecasts trouble for the banks.

In this week’s essential reading guide, Bartholomeusz explains the upside to Fed ambiguity and Gottliebsen forecasts trouble for the banks..

The upside to Fed ambiguity
Stephen Bartholomeusz
The market is split over the future direction of US monetary policy, and that’s a good thing.

Big trouble looms for the banks
Robert Gottliebsen
Markets are panicking about the banking industry’s exposure to energy and emerging market loans — and it’s set to get worse.

No fairy dust for the markets
Victoria Thieberger
Hopes of more stimulus to prop up equity markets have seemingly been dashed by Fed chair Janet Yellen.

The anatomy of a financial crisis
Miranda Maxwell
There’s no easy way out of the global financial predicament we’ve locked ourselves into, warns British economist John Kay.

Where trends go to die
Ric Spooner
Bollinger Bands help traders get a handle on market activity and spot trading opportunities.

Counting the cost of Queensland’s solar folly
Keith Orchison
A draft report from the Queensland Productivity Commission reveals the state’s intervention in the PV market cannot be justified for economic or environmental reasons.

Strap yourself in for a bumpy earnings ride
Victoria Thieberger
Short positions in stocks have hit a record high, meaning companies that disappoint on profits will face outsizes losses.

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The forces driving the market’s wild gyrations
Robert Gottliebsen
Three great unknowns will ensure a topsy-turvy ride for investors in the Australian sharemarket.

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Why Greece is back in crisis mode
Oliver Marc Hartwich
It was only a matter of time before Greece’s financial problems resurfaced.