Insights

In the US, families are taking history lessons in themselves to help define their mutual goals and objectives.

How does your pay compare? One chart on politicians' wages over the past decade; Why our next resource boom actually hinges on Japan and this one graph nails Australia's affordable housing crisis.

Those who fight deflation may be missing the larger story of modern economies.

Despite the modesty of the major party promises, the difference on energy between the alternative future governments is stark.

US household spending remains at odds with a steadily improving labour market, but a higher dollar should drive stronger consumption growth in the year ahead.

With political decisions based more on the 24 hour news cycle than long-term outcomes, the"what's in it for me" mentality of our politicians and adolescent point scoring needs to stop.

European equities were mixed while Wall Street traded in a narrow band as investors digested new economic data out of the US.

Despite dramatic falls in commodity prices and waves of cost cutting the resources sector is embracing technology to boost productivity. But where is this innovation going to occur?

Denis Napthine may have fixed Victoria's balance sheet, but he is likely to pay the price at the state election for Tony Abbott's broken election promises.

A meeting between Ivan Glasenberg and Fortescue executives has fuelled speculation that Glencore is interested in acquiring the mining company.

There are legitimate questions to be asked about our workplace relations framework, but rehashing ideological talking points will do little to advance the discussion.

Many castigated Julia Gillard for her 'carbon tax lie' despite the policy's complex history, but it will be much harder to forgive the Coalition for its litany of broken promises.

Cash might not be needed for the majority of business transactions, but it remains the most effective way to keep central bankers honest.

Investors may wonder how long the European Central Bank (ECB) will slumber after taking an early lead in the race to expand its balance sheet to facilitate growth across the eurozone - the world's second-largest economy.

On October 31, at the end of its monetary policy meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) surprised markets by announcing additional monetary easing. This was the first significant increase in the BOJ's Qualitative and Quantitative Easing (QQE) program since its launch in April 2013.

Predicting the outcome of share market trading today is more difficult than usual. Positive moves in European shares contrast with a flat US performance. Better growth numbers over the past week are offset by weaker durable goods and consumer numbers in the US overnight.