It’s an equation for forward-thinking investors. China and the US sparring over climate goals could be the beginning of a huge uptick in demand for certain Aussie resources. It’s all part of the equation…
Australian Economy News: Updates and Insights on Australia's Economic Landscape
When most people think about the ‘Australian Economy’, the first thing that’ll often come to mind is mining and banking. Two industries that dominate our total productive output both locally and abroad.
It is, however, a little more intricate than that...
Australia is a prime exporter of many commodities. Many of which are mined, but some of which aren't. And while iron ore has certainly been our forte for a number of years now, we have quite the unique mix of materials across our vast country.
Australia Breaking Up with China: What it Means for Investors
Dear Reader, The war of words continues to rage in the press. Our government says this, Chinese state-owned media says that. Politicians of old come out and talk their book. Others — perhaps those keen to keep their friends in high places — are telling us that perhaps we should change how we speak publicly […]
Australia’s Unemployment Rate: Don’t Let the Data Fool You
You may have heard that Australia’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8% in August. A remarkable improvement from the 7.5% posted one month earlier. Not only would that suggest that the bottom of the recession…
The Real Covidiots Are the Confident — PANIC-21 Will be Worst
Do you remember when Victorians were laughing about Sydney’s curfew and lockout laws? We chuckled about how they’d turned the vibrant nightlife of the city into a ghost town…
Aussies Now Trading Blind with China — The Lack of Transparency
Dear Reader, After a rather dramatic standoff between high ranking Chinese officials and Australian consulate officials, two Aussie journalists were booted out of the country. There are now no journos representing Australian papers in China. This is the first time we haven’t had an official correspondent in the Middle Kingdom since 1972. Given that the […]
RBA Interest Rate May as Well Be Zero — The Impact of Negative Rates
It’s not quite negative yet. But it’s getting mighty close. More money printing hijinks are afoot and a cash rate of .1% may as well be zero. What can we learn from countries that went negative though?





