Insights

US markets are still in hibernation on cold weather and soft data, while the local market is tipped to start the week flat.

Deflation fears have taken hold in Europe, but recent evidence suggests it may already be a reality. The ECB must consider unconventional policies to stop it spreading further.

Shell's divestments look set to continue, while David Jones reportedly prepares for a chin-wag with Myer.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, as investors considered results from companies including Intuit and another downbeat economic report, this one on housing.

Profit season is turning out to be about what to cut rather than to grow in a worrying sign for jobs. But we're feeling generous so we're making one of the KGB's articles free to Ed's Picks readers!

A revisionist Japanese nationalism has been revived under leader Shinzo Abe, stoking tensions with China and Korea and giving the US a diplomatic migraine.

AMP chief executive officer Craig Meller explains how financial advice is evolving and reveals the wealth giant's ambitions in the self-managed super fund sector.

Western Australia's election looks set to showcase a sorry wave of hyperbole from each side of politics - and ignore Australia's real standing and urgent needs.

After neglecting infrastructure and effectively wasting a once-in-a-lifetime resource boom, the government needs to play catch up to improve productivity if we wish to continue our 22 years of uninterrupted growth. A new OECD report is a good starting point.

The business leaders at the G20 have focussed on infrastructure investment as critical to solving Australia's productivity problem. Here's where the needs are greatest.

Local market buoyed by resources but finishes just short of five-year highs.

Silver Chef delivered a half year result that blew past its dire profit forecast back in December, with management appearing to overestimate the full-year profit decline.

Convincing David Jones that a merger is one of equals may prove a hard task for Myer, but its tilt is likely to meet the ACCC's requirements given the retail market's deluge of global competitors.

Slow trend-trading has been shown to enhance returns by reducing downside risk.

Jobs losses have a direct flow-through to corporate earnings, and your shares.

The evidence is in … Chinese investors are buying our property in droves.