Markets
A Christmas with no beer could KO a PM
There’s an old song about a pub having no beer, but wouldn’t it be a bit silly if the nation...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Markets
Former PM Keating to pocket $40 million for being good at business
With Keating’s latest windfall showing his aptitude at business, is it time he started giving lessons to his current day...
Politics
Has Treasurer Chalmers’ budget blowout killed rate cut hopes?
There’s been a HUGE federal budget deficit blowout! How did this happen? Has the Treasurer’s bad budgeting hurt inflation and...
Markets
Why Black Friday sales won’t help us get a rate cut
It might be in the interests of interest rate worriers if this proves to be the worst Black Friday ever!...
Markets
Latest inflation reading bad news for rate cuts
Will a rate cut happen in February? Will it be April? Or May? Who knows? One thing we do know...
Markets
No Christmas party for you, Ausgrid says to workers
Reality bites for Ausgrid employees who’ve had their Christmas party cancelled because of an ongoing wage dispute, while economists worry...
Property
Mortgage stress is surging but does the RBA care?
There are $23 billion worth of home loans in the distressed household category. Is the RBA waiting too long to...
Property
Who’s to blame for home building costs surging?
Why have the costs of building or renovating blown sky high? Is there anyone out there courageous enough to let...
Markets
Employers only want 5-day office workers
Working 9 to 5 in the office five days a week seems to be what employers want from employees. Will...
Politics
Will Treasurer Jim Chalmers be a political freeloader on the Future Fund
To bankroll big government projects, Treasurer Chalmers wants to use Future Fund money meant to pay public servants’ super.