Former Prime Minister Keating (the Treasurer most responsible for our previous recession in 1991) has ripped into the high priests of our Reserve Bank for being too slow and indolent dealing with the Coronavirus crash.

After reading his obituary in a newspaper, Mark Twain purportedly said “the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”. That’s the way I see the current debate over listed investment companies (LICs) and here’s why.

A new world beckons for the listed medical cannabis stocks, but is it too late for new “pot market” players?

Restaurants crushed by Covid-19 need incentives to keep their doors open and people in jobs. This unfair fringe benefits tax on meals must be reconsidered.

Share prices are under pressure now. Should you be worried? Or should you be getting ready to buy?

In the vein of thinking outside the square, I’d love to see the Treasurer bring back the “long lunch”, which was killed off in 1985 by Paul Keating’s fringe benefit tax.

There’s better news on coronavirus, with new cases in Victoria pushing into the 30-50 range over 14 days, which is necessary for a move to Melbourne’s Step Two reopening from September 28.

Catch up on the latest market and economic news from Australia and around the world.

The good news of the week tells us a vaccine might be closer than we think. And if it is, we’re in for a 21st century re-run of the ‘Roaring 20s’!

Covid-19 has rocked recent job numbers, with unemployment falling, in a recession! But get ready, this virus is causing social and economic mutations that will impact life as we know it.

Alongside the thematic that earnings were better than feared, it appears that the outlook for dividends has potentially seen a bottom – at least for now.

In the coming week, there will be a mixed array of new data, survey results and speeches.