‘Dwarfs Covid’: China act to tank Australia
The Australian economy is vulnerable to a recession larger than the global financial crisis on this simple act by China.
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Brothers deliver on family furniture legacy
McPhails in Wangaratta has battled through the death of its family patriarch and the Covid lockdowns to become a thriving business.
Tariffs or not, value always wins in the end
We’ve seen markets behave similarly during Covid and the GFC, and good value stocks always retain their appeal — even if investors must be more discerning.
Wealthy mates are cashing in on the stockmarket roller-coaster
The immediate response from so many punters waking up to the latest tariff news was ‘damn I missed out on the biggest trading opportunity since Covid’.
ASX wipes $47bn on Trump tariffs
The ASX resumed its sell-off on Wednesday with investors selling off the major miners as commodity prices slump.
Mum and dad investors jumped into a falling market … now the wait
Everyday investors – pumped up by big returns from the Covid-19 crash – are now making big bets on the tariff war.
Labor lifts spending higher than Covid years
Labor’s spending trajectory will reach more than $30,000 per person within the next four years, eclipse government expenditure during the Covid-19 pandemic, and reach the highest levels per capita on record.
ASX defies US recession fears
The ASX 200 has bounced back after suffering its biggest one-day fall since the start of the Covid pandemic.
Making good time amid a challenging period
Hublot’s CEO says the luxury watch industry is still in a position of normalisation following its much fabled post-Covid era of boom. And that this is not necessarily a bad thing.
Labor spending leaves nation without buffer
Anthony Albanese is confronting a global recession from a dramatically weaker fiscal position than before the global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, as superannuation savings are smashed 26 days before the election.
Treasurer flags May rate cut of up to 50 basis points, warns recession risk ‘much more substantial’
Jim Chalmers warns the repercussions of US tariffs are yet to play out, says the market expects up to four interest rate cuts this year, and there are ‘concerns about the Chinese economy’.
Whitlam candidate dumped from Lib ticket
Liberal candidate Benjamin Britton has been disendorsed and replaced after old interviews were uncovered in which he railed against women enlisting in the ADF and opposed Covid lockdowns.
Regional papers still battling on
After navigating digital disruption and Covid-19, regional newspaper publishers have been building a more robust model. But they are still in need of a helping hand.
‘Great time to get rich’: Trump defiant amid crushing Wall Street losses as China retaliates
A Wall Street bloodbath slashed the S&P 500 by 6 per cent in its worst crisis since the Covid crash, after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs announced earlier this week.
Can everyone please ditch carry-on and check in their bags?
I witnessed the tension among passengers fighting to fit their massive bags into overhead storage bins. It’s all getting a bit ridiculous.
Trump sparks market meltdown
Experienced investors will be inclined to take the long-term view.
No U-turn despite markets’ carnage
Donald Trump is looking at expanding his reciprocal tariffs despite the largest one-day slump on Wall Street since global Covid lockdowns began in March 2020.
How to deal with Donald Trump’s sharemarket slide
The worst stock market fall since Covid is worrying investors and superannuation savers, so what should you do?
‘Staggering’ $2.4 trillion erased on tariffs
Australia’s sharemarket has plunged again after global markets continued to sell-off overnight on fears the US tariff policy could be the start of a recession.
CFOs and decision-making fatigue: A whirlwind of implications
After years of difficult decision-making, CFOs can be forgiven for feeling decision fatigue. Discover the disadvantages finance executives face when they get frozen by indecision — and what they can do to return to making bold moves in a timely fashion.
ASX slumps on US recession fears
The ASX 200 has slumped to its worst quarter since Covid on the back of fears of an economic trade war
Vaccine tops list of Covid blunders still ignored across West
Five years on I should apologise for not having been as strident in condemning mass coerced Covid vaccination.
ASX 200 rises; AusSuper sells WiseTech stake; Jeanswest collapses
Vulcan’s European tick triggers investor rush while Jeanswest goes in administration again. Paladin shares sinks as rain washes away guidance, Whyalla interest boosts BlueScope and rate cut hopes up on Feb inflation fall.
Budget off-balance: Labor walks the debt and deficit tightrope
Jim Chalmers has presided over the biggest deterioration in the country’s underlying cash balance outside Covid and the global financial crisis, with a $43bn plunge into the red from a surplus last year.
Local mask makers close up as governments order cheaper imports
Over 50 Australian firms that pivoted to making masks during the pandemic are on the brink after missing out on contracts, leaving us exposed to future shortages industry leaders say.
Workplaces foster productivity
Anthony Albanese, who wants working from home to be an election issue, is playing to his base.
The ‘living library’ of diseases could prevent the next Covid
Porton Down, the government’s top-secret science and technology campus, is home to what may be the world’s deadliest freezer.
‘Four weeks from insolvency’: Covid’s AFL chokehold revisited
Given the state of the league now, it’s easy to forget how close the AFL came to financial ruin during 2020. Jon Ralph revisits the dramatic decisions and meetings with the key stakeholders.
Have travellers learnt anything from Covid?
You’ll rarely see an aircraft passenger wearing a face mask these days. Have we got short memories?
Chinese visitor market roars back to number one
China has rocketed back to the top of Australia’s international visitor markets, representing a welcome windfall for tourism operators.
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