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

31 October 2025
How long will this trade truce peace last?

Donald Trump securing a trade truce with China’s Xi Jinping hasn’t seen Wall Street rejoicing. Why is this so?

30 October 2025
Who killed the Cup Day rate cut?

Here are the main suspects who killed a Cup Day rate cut: the RBA, Treasurer Chalmers, the Albanese government, Tony Burke and the Australian consumer.

29 October 2025
Is Wisetech’s share price on a ‘highway to hell’?

Dirty deeds might be done dirt cheap, but ASIC ‘don’t like this kind of behaviour’.

28 October 2025
Super balances are rising but they're still pathetic: here’s why

Australians need to be educated about super, and fast! But will this every happen?

27 October 2025
Are unions sowing the seeds of Labor's political downfall?

Unions are on the prowl for higher pay for workers under 21. Will the Federal Government sign up for this ‘feel good’ clever play for young people’s standard of living and their votes? How will this affect the economy?

27 October 2025
Xi vs Trump: how this week’s heavyweight meeting could hit your portfolio

Make no mistake: this week’s real action won’t come from the usual economic data. It’ll come from the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in South Korea.

24 October 2025
Will the Coalition and the unions become besties?

As the Coalition searches for ideas on what its new identity will look like following its worst electoral smashing in 80 years, Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has a novel suggestion that could be summed up as ‘let’s pally up to the unions’!

23 October 2025
Bosses besieged by work-from-home rulings and Chinese hackers: when will business get a break?

This is no country for employers. Isn’t it time someone, somewhere in government who has even an inkling of what it’s like to be an employer stood up and made it clear that many employers, particularly at the smaller end of town, are cracking under the strain?

22 October 2025
Albo and Trump pump Aussie stocks higher

This new role of the PM as a share price pumper saw Australian stocks in rare earths and the general mining sector spike the market index to all-time highs on the back of the critical minerals agreement signed by both leaders. So, where to from here?

21 October 2025
What happened when Albo met Trump?

A love affair kicked off when Donald met Albo, with the US President surprisingly besotted by our PM.

20 October 2025
Could a rare earth deal between Albanese and Trump bring us Chinese trade bans?

Australian exporters will be holding their breath hoping a rare earth deal today between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese won’t bring a trade ban blitz from Beijing.

17 October 2025
Unemployment increases: is the Reserve Bank ignoring all the important reasons for a rate cut?

Will the shock spike in the jobless rate guarantee a Cup Day rate cut? Does the Federal government care that many businesses are cracking under the pressure?

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