New laws will be introduced to Parliament today. While there might be changes to the bill, the positive political effect of this assault on price-exploiting big businesses will be good for the Labor government’s most important job right now: vote-catching!

The Prime Minister is about to stick it to Beijing to lift China’s ban on our lobster exports. This ‘pressure play’ gamble against the Chinese leadership is timed well. Here’s why…

When things get scary, stock markets react negatively. But research shows that after six months and 12 months, the market gains are unaffected. So, are any falls in the market a buying opportunity?

The International Monetary Fund has basically told the Albanese Government that big spending promises ahead of next year’s poll would keep inflation elevated and could even lead to a rate rise.

The response of Iran to Israel’s assassinations over the last several weeks has sent oil prices up and share prices down, This could be bad news for inflation and then interest rates, with oil prices on the rise.

Politicians want to play politics with APRA and even the RBA to make loans cheaper and more available and even two of our big banks are divided on the subject.

We are one of the highest tax countries when it comes to income tax, but to reduce this we’d need to accept a 15% GST, which given our current politicians, looks unsellable.

Title: How do you play stocks with this China bazooka stimulus?

With Energy Australia planning to cut a third off the price it pays for energy delivered from rooftop solar panels, it looks like ‘mum & dad’ Aussies are being taught that market forces can kick you in the pants.