Time will tell if cap raising good for small Star investors
Small shareholders in battered Star Entertainment have until next Thursday to decide whether they want to take a punt on its latest capital raising. Here’s what they should know.
Terry McCrann
Be alert not yet alarmed as shares head lower
What we are seeing in the US is a growing realisation, with real-world consequences, that the ‘Goldilocks scenario’ maybe ain’t going to be happening.
Bullock’s huge policy message
It will take a big jump in the quarterly inflation rate, above 1.5 per cent, to spark a rate hike at the RBA’s pivotal Melbourne Cup Day meeting next month.
Why Woodside’s Voice support will backfire
Woodside joined with much of the big end of town in supporting The Voice. But recent events show it could become one of the ‘Yes’ vote’s biggest losers.
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The RBA needs to learn its job and fast
RBA governor Phil Lowe and his team have one job and that’s to get inflation back down to 2-3 per cent and fast. Wimpish words just don’t cut it.
Ruthven one of the great business personalities
Phil Ruthven was one of the great and indeed significant personalities of business in Australia through the last quarter of the 20th century.
US Fed still has Wall Street’s back
The US Federal Reserve has once again proved that when push comes to shove, it will always side with Wall St.
Treasurer’s fairy story full of fake forecasts
Oh dear. Doesn’t Treasurer Jim Chalmers know that you read out fairy stories to trusting young children at bedtime not in the middle of the day?
Albanese government’s plan a Treasury statistical fairytale
The shiny new Labor Government says it has a plan in these grim economic times and it seems to be a shimmering fairy story.
Why surging inflation points to a wages war
The absolute front line in battling inflation in Australia is – as new treasurer Jim Chalmers knows only too desperately well – keeping a lid on wage increases.
Inflation figure points to very sombre year for families
The ‘good news’ is that it could have been worse for home loan borrowers. But that’s where the ‘good news’ ends.
Climate claim raises stakes in Peak Stupid
When it comes to climate and sources of energy, the answer to the question have we hit Peak Stupid is no, not even close.
RBA should be left to go about its business
Recent comments from the PM and the Treasurer about interest rates sit somewhere between really just quite silly, but unexceptional, and rather more disturbing and unwelcome.
Why ATO’s $1bn from Rio Tinto is a coup
Even though it was chasing a much bigger amount, the ATO has scored a big win by getting mining giant Rio Tinto to pay just under $1bn to settle all its disputes.
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