australian economy

In the past few days, I visited shopping centres in North-West Sydney. Relishing my favourite burrito and treating myself to retail therapy aside, I wanted to gauge...

(Ed’s Note: We asked two of our contributors who have strong views on banks to produce a bear versus bull case on this critical sector for income investors and SMSFs....

**Updated 27/05** - With some bank stocks up a whopping 10% at one point in today's session, we asked Romano for his latest view. He said:"Modern investors are using...

Imagine making the tough choice between forcing yourself to work and make ends meet or staying at home at the cost of going broke. Welcome to the United States of...

It’s becoming increasingly evident among Livewire readers and contributors that a new bull market has been forged in the depths of one of the worst event-driven crises...

Australia may become an economic casualty as trading partners the US and China vow to become more self-sufficient in the wake of COVID-19. George Toubia, Chief...

Back in January when the bushfires were raging, I feared Australia’s luck had ran out. But right now, I thank god I live in The Lucky Country! Donald Horne’s original...

This last month or so has been a particularly challenging period for a lot of market participants. As a fund manager, volatility spikes can be disconcerting especially...

A negative price for US crude oil provided much fascination this week. The May West Texas Intermediate oil contract closed at -$37.63 per barrel on Monday. But the...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the latest pandemic virus to have blighted us. The process of genetic trial and error created yet another exceptionally potent pathogen. As...