The Morrison Government has found $2 billion for a fund that will provide funding to small banks and other lenders to specifically lend to small and middle sized businesses. What else can be done? Paul Keating has a super idea!

I’ve argued for a while that Woolworths is priced “close to perfection”. It has benefitted from the thirst by investors for secure, relatively safe defensive stocks that pay annuity style dividend streams. But is it a buy or sell now?

Some deep-pocketed investors have recognised that the era of coal won’t end overnight: coal is our second biggest export and output is increasing.

Stock players look for “buy the dip” opportunities. Is it too early to buy stocks on the Coronavirus ‘crash’?

Join Peter and Paul for Mad about Money live.

As stock prices fall, just how much should you worry?

Newspoll shows the Coalition and the PM trail in the popularity stakes but could an improving economy be the ultimate make up play?

Growing awareness of climate change has increasingly made investors look for a more environmentally friendly way to invest their money

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

The recent job numbers have put another rate cut firmly in focus. Are recession fears legitimate?

In the coming week, there is a paucity of economic indicators. The highlight is the business investment data on Thursday.

Over the weekend I received a ‘perk me up’ text from someone who thought I might be getting a tad too negative — the Treasurer!