Markets
Productivity: why everyone wants it, but no one wants to pay for it
A local and global concern is the poor productivity of economies. Some experts think paying workers more will boost productivity....
Articles by Peter Switzer
Markets
Rate cuts are important to our hip pockets but so is China
Many Australians are rooting for the RBA to cut interest rates today but I’m also rooting for China in 2025.
Markets
20 things that have me worried about Dr Jim’s super tax
Come with me for a deep dive into the proposed super tax: what it means, who it hits, and why...
Politics
Blame these job numbers for Labor’s huge election win
Labor’s massive win is perplexing. Yesterday’s job numbers had a role to play. Will this make next week’s interest rate...
Markets
CBA boss says interest rate cut next week with more to come
With a week to go before we learn of our interest rate fate, the big guns are telling us it’s...
Markets
Jim, please, don’t make this crazy super tax mistake!
Treasurer Jim Chalmers could soon make a superannuation mistake. You have to hope his boss, Anthony Albanese, stops him from...
Politics
Donald J. Trump has learned, and we will get wealthier as a result
Trump’s trade talk team has played soft with the hardheads from Beijing on tariffs and the stock market has lapped...
Markets
This week is a big one for markets: everything you need to know
This week will see the number gods drop the latest data developments into our stream from all over the world....
Markets
Watch out: here comes the super tax
Will Labor's emphatic victory sow a super seed that could damage it forever?
Politics
Will AI & the employer unfriendly Albanese government kill jobs?
Is employing people simply becoming too hard? Or worse: too expensive? Will the artificial intelligence boogeyman become embattled employers best...