Insights

The Vertigan panel's final report may have drawn much criticism, but we need to get off the fence and choose a policy direction nonetheless.

European markets and Wall Street dived on a downgrade in the global growth forecast, while major currencies continued to strengthen against the greenback.

Just about everyone thinks the dollar is headed lower, but don't be too sure. On the economics alone, it's already looking cheap.

Rio Tinto shares look set to fall after Glencore hosed down rumours of an imminent merger with the mining giant, while NAB is acquiring assets in the UK.

The kind of athletes North Korea and China sent to the recently concluded Asian Games are simply not found in the west.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave interest rates on hold this month now extends the period in which official interest rates have remained unchanged to 14 months. The extended period of steady interest rates seems unusual to some exasperated market analysts, and has led some to suggest it's a particularly boring period for "RBA Watching."

Share market indices around the globe are breaking down. While analysts cast around for reasons, it's clear that a time factor is in play. Simply put, many investors "feel" a correction is overdue. How low could it go?

The RBA's decision not to raise rates was no surprise, but economists wedded to the idea of a rate rise next year may be in for a shock.

While Australian markets fixate on our dollar, the fickle movements of the greenback will have a much bigger impact on all of us.

Last year's Glencore-Xstrata merger gives some clues as to the strategy Glencore's CEO will use to stalk Rio Tinto.

A former US-based economics professor turned SOE executive says China's economic future rests with entrepreneurs, not state-planners.

From being a magnet for migration during the resources boom, Australia will now see lower migration levels due to diminishing job opportunities and a falling dollar.

If banks can't provide good quality financial planning advice, what are the chances of real estate firms doing it better? The challenges of industry self-regulation are huge.

The WA Government seems to have woken up to the stupidity of asking poles and wires companies to determine whether there are better alternatives to poles and wires for rural areas. The state could be the first to kick-off a solar batteries revolution.

Large companies can benefit by breaking up into smaller pieces, but Hewlett-Packard Co's split exposes an uncomfortable reality for chief executive Meg Whitman.

Can Hockey deliver promised reforms, or are structural deficits here to stay?