A tall poppy is cut down: Gillard could bloom awhile.
Analysis of the removal of Kevin Rudd and the Australian political landscape by Gregory Clark. How will Julia Gillard fare as Prime Minister?
View ArticleA quick look at 52 week high and low stock prices: August 2010
A look at some 52 week high and low stock prices for a range of ASX listed companies including BHP Billiton, Woolworths, Telstra, Wespac and ANZ.
View ArticleA double dip recession, fear and keeping an open mind.
The Dow Jones closed this morning below 10,000 and for those financial writers who focus more on grabbing reader's attention rather than on facts that can only mean one thing: the U.S economy is...
View ArticleStock market charts: ASX All Ordinaries, CBA, BHP and HVN
A quick look at the stock charts of the ASX listed companies Commonwealth Bank, BHP Billiton, Harvey Norman and the chart of the ASX All Ordinaries.
View ArticleOrigins of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
An interesting analysis and explanation of the origins of Asia Pacific Cooperation (APEC) by Professor Gregory Clark.
View ArticleCharts analysis: ASX 200, All Ords, BHP, GMI, ETF GOLD and Oil & Gas
Analysis of the Australian S&P/ASX 200, BHP Billiton, GMI, ETF GOLD, AMEX Oil & Gas stock market and share price charts. Discussion regarding the outlook for stocks and gold.
View ArticleThe unbalanced economy and household savings
The unbalanced nature of the Australia economy continues to send the market mixed signals about it's underlying strength or weakness. Unemployment might be low, but the business sector is struggling...
View ArticleThe North Korea conundrum
North Korea bombards the South Korean held island of Yeonpyeong in the Yellow Sea, killing and wounding a number of people there. The hawks call for the strongest possible response. The pundits warn of...
View ArticleAustralian stock market outlook for 2011
Australian stock market forecast for 2011 covering the ASX All Ordinaries, outlook for interest rates, gold prices, oil prices and the Australian economy. ASX All Ordinaries outlook for 2011.
View ArticleASX All Ordinaries, ASX 200, ETF Gold & Dow Jones charts for 2010
Review of ASX All Ordinaries Index, Dow Jones Index, ASX 200, BHP Billiton, ETF GOLD and AMEX Oil & Gas Index stock market charts for 2010. Do the charts highlight any market trends?
View ArticleDebating the Optimistic versus Pessimistic Views of China
The economic progress we are seeing in China today is almost a carbon copy of the dynamism we saw in Japan’s high-growth economy of the sixties and early seventies. But will China makes the same...
View ArticleThe Australian economy, house prices and economic outlook
A look at how the Australian economy is tracking in terms of house prices, unemployment levels, population growth, taxes and inflation. Is the Australian economy about the enter a period of contraction...
View ArticleThe Global Economy, Baltic Dry Index, Gold and China
Global economic growth appears to be slowing, inflation concerns are worrying the BRICS economies and governments across the G20. A look at the Baltic Dry Index, gold prices and the Chinese economy.
View ArticleThe China property bubble and an economy hooked on growth.
Chinese GDP growth is being driven by fixed asset investment and concerns about a property bubble in China are growing. If this bubble was to burst the impact on the Australian economy could be severe...
View ArticleRecession watch and the Reserve Bank of Australia awakens
Finally it appears that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has woken up to the fact that the economy has been sliding backwards since late 2010. Once again the RBA had made a tactical blunder...
View ArticleThe Australian stock market slump of 2011
The Australian stock market slump continues with the ASX All Ordinaries Index struggling to hold above the 4500 level. During the course of 2011 mining, bank and retail sector related stocks have come...
View ArticleA stock market rout, investor fear & the global economy
As the Australian stock market slumps today along with the global markets it's important not to get carried away by the scary headlines in the media and try to focus on facts and fundamentals.
View ArticleThe economy, the Chinese property market & Jim Chanos.
The global economy is slowing as the European financial crisis worsens. In China the property prices appear to be falling and if Jim Chanos is right, the problems have only just started for the Chinese...
View ArticleMongolia Rivals Australia to Supply China’s Resources Demand.
Mongolia's economy, like Australia's, has defied the global gloom. Its proximity to China gives it an edge over Australia and the country is already emerging from the shadows to be an important player...
View ArticleCharts, Chanos & China – ASX charts & short term outlook
The Chinese economy is slowing and the Australian stock market continues to bounce sideways. Analysis of the S&P/ASX 200 Index and stock price movement for BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
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