Where is the Australian Economy heading in 2012?
The Australian economy is either poised for a tough year or will be protected by the strong demand for commodities from China. There is a lot of mixed signals out there so in which direction is the economy likely to be heading this year?
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:20:37 +0000

North Korea’s Khrushchev.
Scenes of Pyongyang citizens wailing the death of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il remind us how easily dictatorships can manipulate public opinion. But are the rest of us so immune to similar manipulation?
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:52:54 +0000

The stampede towards global economic pessimism
A sure sign that an economic trend has been established is when the OECD finally jumps on the trend bandwagon and recently the OCED has joined the group of recently converted economic pessimists.
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:10:00 +0000

It’s the stupid Australian economy, stupid.
Over the last few months media commentary regarding the Australian economy has turned decidedly gloomy. House prices are showing signs of weakness, major job losses have been announced an even the wonders of the mining boom are being questioned.
Publ.Date : Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:13:05 +0000

A stock market rout, investor fear & the global economy
As the Australian stock market slumps today along with the global markets it's important not to get carried away by the scary headlines in the media and try to focus on facts and fundamentals.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:10:43 +0000

Recession watch and the Reserve Bank of Australia awakens
Finally it appears that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has woken up to the fact that the economy has been sliding backwards since late 2010. Once again the RBA had made a tactical blunder and raised rates too high just as they did as the global financial crisis was unfolding back in 2007.
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:47:46 +0000

The deadly climate change and carbon tax swindle
The continued unjustifiable focus on climate change is diverting attention away the real threats that confront future generations. These threats that are killing millions of people annually now and will kill even more in the decades ahead.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:10:05 +0000

The Australian economy, the Twilight Zone and known unknowns
The Australian economy continues to struggle and the outlook for the rest of the year remains unclear. Perhaps the economy will not be dragged down by any slowdown in the Chinese economy but the reality is at this stage, we simply don't know what will happen.
Publ.Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:45:02 +0000

Swan’s lazy 2011 budget and Australian economic madness
On budget night Wayne Swan could have saved us all a lot of time by simply standing up and saying that his plan for the Australian economy was to simply sit back and hope the mining boom continued. The 2011 Australian Federal Budget lacks visions and will not help the economy withstand a future economic downturn.
Publ.Date : Mon, 16 May 2011 02:48:48 +0000

Gillard, Rudd, Brown, Wilkie, the nightmare continues
The Gillard Government is adrift at a time when reforms are needed to make the Australian economy more robust. After four years of Rudd and Gillard government debt is up and business confidence is down.
Publ.Date : Sat, 07 May 2011 03:26:52 +0000

Thoughts from Japan – a terrifying earthquake & tragedy
The tragic earthquake in Japan is a disaster affecting the entire nation of Japan. The scale of the tragedy is immense and one feels living in Japan will never been the same again.
Publ.Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:12:51 +0000

Carbon, a new tax and Gillard’s Lifeform Levy
The plans to introduce a carbon tax by the Gillard Government are another example of poor policy planning. The carbon tax will drive up inflation and fail to result in any significant greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Publ.Date : Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:11:10 +0000

These editorials for shareswatch.com.au are written by Greg Atkinson. Greg is the Managing Director of the investment and business consultancy company. Ohori Capital Pty Ltd.

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