Insights

If Syriza's more radical elements feel betrayed by leader Alexis Tsipras' watered-down policies, Greece could be further destabilised -- with disastrous consequences.

Our every move can now be monitored, recorded and monetised. That means big opportunities for companies but also potentially big privacy issues.

The US president used last week's State of the Union to warn the new Republican Congress he was not for retreating on his climate policy advances, vowing to veto any GOP obstruction.

Even if optimistic predictions of an oil price recovery prove correct, the industry will suffer considerable damage before then.

The factors that allowed the Chinese economy to grow so fast could soon exacerbate the sharpness of the slowdown.

The RBA will be worried about its credibility should it lower rates without first signalling its intentions, but it should be more concerned about the risk posed by continued inaction.

Billions of dollars have been already been sunk in to electricity network infrastructure in Australia to cope with peak demand -- and the costs will continue to be passed on.

As expected, Greece's Syriza party swept to victory in a country that's sick and tired of six years of austerity, cuts and unemployment and is desperate for a change. Slightly less expected, the markets have broadly taken this apparent lurch to the radical left in their stride.

The upcoming inflation figures will give us a much clearer picture on how plunging energy prices could influence the RBA's thinking.

In local news, quarterly inflation data from the ABS will take the spotlight, while policymakers around the world will be watching the Federal Reserve's rates decision.

In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler looks at the state of central banking, Bartholomeusz questions the merits of the ECB's QE program and Pickering tackles inequality.

New oil market realities in the Middle East will force energy-exporting countries to reassess their spending plans and implement big subsidy, fiscal and labour market reforms.

Debt and the economy are key issues for many voters ahead of Queensland's upcoming election, but both parties' proposals fall well short of the mark.

Obama's visit to New Delhi is set to provide the US-India relationship with a fresh sense of purpose.

Amid declining forward-looking returns, investors in the Asia-Pacific region will benefit from focusing on multi-asset solutions and income-oriented investments.

How do we pay for infrastructure that isn't worth what we spent on it?