It would be very useful to find out what ‘war gaming’ exercises RBA and APRA have conducted to assess what they would do if the demand for debt dropped sufficiently to produce […]
Iceland shows Australia how to fix a broken Monetary System
GLASS PYRAMID ‘EXCLUSIVE’ SEALED SECTION CONTENT It seems that Iceland remains determined to be the only country that is prepared to chart an independent course in a world of high finance and private and […]
QandA: Tony Jones talks about fiscal policy with Mr Hockey without looking embarassed
To read the original version of this comment in the original context at Macrobusiness.com.au click this link. (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) One thing interesting […]
The special sauce of the Oz economy: “Household Debt” breaks through to the mainstream.
To read the original version of this comment in the original context at Business Spectator click this link. (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) First it was […]
Boomers did not start the fire – but some do enjoy the glow.
To read the original version of this comment in the original context at Macrobusiness.com.au click this link. (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) “…Again, to couch […]
RBA Rate Day: The price of debt in Oz – Keep it low no matter what damage it causes.
To read this comment in the original context at Macrobusiness.com.au click this link. (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) Peachy, That’s about the sum of it. […]
Economics: The BOS index (beads of sweat) is reaching new highs
This comment was made at Macrobusiness (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) Expect things to get very incoherent as a defunct economic model (neo-lib attitudes to trade and […]
Mr Hockey – Subservience to offshore bankers has been core LNP policy since 1996.
This comment was made at Macrobusiness (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) Joe Hockey is either having a lend or is as ignorant as he seems […]
Gov Glenn is running out bullets – Are there better options than more rate cuts?
This comment was made at Macrobusiness (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) “….But what’s the alternative to rate cuts?..” Simple 1. Reduce the unproductive capital inflows […]
Low interest rates – the magic pudding myth of a chronic CAD Country
This comment was made at Macrobusiness (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) Flawse, “…The point is that none of it is aimed at getting production aimed […]
Don’t anybody mention the war (Household Debt)
This comment was made this week at http://www.macrobusiness.com.au (link may be locked but there is a free trial available) http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2015/02/treasury-greybeards-warn-australian-financial-crisis/#comment-1086849 Not sure about retired Treasury officials, but is pretty clear that the […]
APRA shops for a Macro-Prudential chastity belt
This comment was made this week at http://www.macrobusiness.com.au (link may be locked) http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2015/02/housing-finance-rockets/#comment-1083174 APRA are still window shopping on eBay looking for a Macro Prudential Chastity belt that does not restrict movement. […]
Interest rate cuts – Extend and Pretend
This comment was made this week at http://www.macrobusiness.com.au (link may be locked) http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2015/02/abbottalypse-destruction-mushrooms/#comment-1082505 Yep The half life of the current extend and pretend policies; Bait rates to ZIRP and NIRP FTAs FIRB […]
Australia: The lucky ‘CAD’ country?
To read the original version of this comment in the original context at Macrobusiness.com.au click this link. (link maybe locked – but there is a free trial available) The fun will really […]
Bill Evan’s Tea Leaves – RBA Feb Meeting
To read the original version of this comment in the original context at Macrobusiness.com.au click this link. (link maybe locked – but there is a free trial available) Well that was entirely […]
Stress in household debt
To read the original version of this comment in the original context at Macrobusiness.com.au click this link. (link may be locked – but there is a free trial available) Nice work! As […]
The Glass Pyramid 