Peter Switzer

Peter Switzer launched his own financial business 30 years ago. The Switzer Group has since grown into three successful companies spanning media and publishing that creates written content as well as video and films, with its latest acquisition being the global brand Harper’s Bazaar, financial advice, insurance and business advice. Peter is an award-winning broadcaster, twice runner-up for the Best Current Affairs Commentator award for radio, behind broadcaster Alan Jones. He talks to Ben Fordham each morning on 2GB, as well as writing each day on switzer.com.au

15 October 2024
Could the growth of India save us from excessive Chinese dependency?

BHP has made the point that India and countries in South-East Asia are becoming increasingly important to our big miner and export earner.

14 October 2024
Bosses want tougher unfair dismissal laws for more small businesses

While Dutton is being pressured to make unfair dismissal fairer for small business owners, the message could be seen by over 12 million workers/voters that the man who would be PM could make it easier to get you the sack!

11 October 2024
Could a bad US inflation number hurt stock prices here?

Apart from the Middle East conflict, everything has been helping stocks go higher. But the question is whether US inflation could disappoint and send share prices down.

10 October 2024
Treasurer Chalmers set to stick it to supermarkets and other big business price exploiters

New laws will be introduced to Parliament today. While there might be changes to the bill, the positive political effect of this assault on price-exploiting big businesses will be good for the Labor government’s most important job right now: vote-catching!

9 October 2024
Albo set to muscle up against Beijing over lobsters

The Prime Minister is about to stick it to Beijing to lift China’s ban on our lobster exports. This ‘pressure play’ gamble against the Chinese leadership is timed well. Here’s why…

8 October 2024
How worried should stock players be about the Middle East war?

When things get scary, stock markets react negatively. But research shows that after six months and 12 months, the market gains are unaffected. So, are any falls in the market a buying opportunity?

4 October 2024
The IMF makes Albo’s cash lure for voters too hard

The International Monetary Fund has basically told the Albanese Government that big spending promises ahead of next year’s poll would keep inflation elevated and could even lead to a rate rise.

3 October 2024
Israel & Iran could be the worst thing for inflation and interest rates

The response of Iran to Israel’s assassinations over the last several weeks has sent oil prices up and share prices down, This could be bad news for inflation and then interest rates, with oil prices on the rise.

2 October 2024
Are home loan borrowers being over-slugged by a too cautious APRA Intro

Politicians want to play politics with APRA and even the RBA to make loans cheaper and more available and even two of our big banks are divided on the subject.

1 October 2024
We are one of the highest income tax countries, but we’d hate the alternative!

We are one of the highest tax countries when it comes to income tax, but to reduce this we’d need to accept a 15% GST, which given our current politicians, looks unsellable.

30 September 2024
Solar panel suppliers of energy to the grid to cop a price cut!

With Energy Australia planning to cut a third off the price it pays for energy delivered from rooftop solar panels, it looks like ‘mum & dad’ Aussies are being taught that market forces can kick you in the pants.

27 September 2024
Qantas chairman Goyder admits he made mistakes

In recent years under the leadership of Chairman Richard Goyder and CEO Alan Joyce, the financial numbers and share price of Qantas looked good but the brand was trashed, so how did that happen?

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