Markets
If times are so bad, where has the Budget Surplus come from?
Last October it was thought this Budget surplus of $4 billion would be a $37 billion deficit! That’s a big...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Markets
Will Dr Jim’s Budget help slay the inflation dragon?
Standby for a good news leak from what will be in tomorrow night’s Budget speech.
Markets
Dr Jim, be careful when you play around with our super next Tuesday.
Dr Jim naturally wants to tax the super rich but will average Aussies be caught up in this tax trap?
Property
Good stock market news is building
The US Fed boss delivered news the stock market liked, and good vibes will come down under today and, eventually,...
Markets
Is Dr Phil a genius or a prized nincompoop?
Dr Phil has cast the dye with this 11th interest rate rise since May last year. I hope he ends...
Markets
Budget will make bosses cough up your super with each pay packet
Next week’s Budget will reveal that by 1 July 2026, super will be paid with a worker’s pay-packet, not quarterly.
Markets
Will escalating insolvencies stop the RBA’s interest rate rises?
Ten rate rises are starting to bite, big time. One industry expert called it an “insolvency Armageddon”, with cash-troubled business...
Markets
The bad news is — sackings are rising. The good news is — sackings are rising!
As the bad news of job cuts rise and Australia Post sacks 400 workers, you have to wonder if the...
Markets
The end of the line for rate rises
Even if push comes to shove and there’s another hiccup rise, it looks like it’s the end of the line...
Politics
Is Treasurer Chalmers under pressure to spend or to not spend?
Good inflation news is expected today, which will help the Treasurer in all his budget calculations. And it looks like...