Economic game changers to watch for in 2017
Dec 23, 2016 00:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
2016 was not a boring year. In fact, it was interesting, but in an ancient Chinese curse kind of way. Among other things: the Turnbull government was reelected in Australia, Donald Trump was elected President of the...
Treasurer Morrison is about to face a reality check
Dec 17, 2016 02:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...
The data that won't help the government on housing supply
Dec 01, 2016 20:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...
Nov 09, 2016 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
I was going to write this column once we knew who was the US President elect, but as I sit here watching the election returns I realise that the stomach-churning I am experiencing is exactly what financial markets are...
Mixed signals from the global economy
Oct 07, 2016 01:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
The first monetary policy statement from new RBA governor Philip Lowe, the International Monetary Fund cuts global growth forecasts and mixed signals from the global economy as the US election race runs on. It was...
President Trump would cause financial Armageddon
Sep 30, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...
Lowe makes the case for 'good' government debt
Sep 22, 2016 22:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight