In a year of takeover defences, what impacts do these tactics have on shareholders?

Aug 08, 2018 12:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Its becoming the year of defence in Australian mergers and acquisition, with varying and fascinating defence tactics on display over the past six months. Perhaps the most brazen defence this year in Australia was...

Making small cities bigger will help better distribute Australia's 25 million people

Aug 08, 2018 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The knowledge economy has concentrated skilled people in large cities such as Melbourne. This has meant such cities take most of Australias jobs, leading to what has been dubbed agglomeration economies where knowledge and...

Capital gains and why they matter – a tax expert explains

Aug 08, 2018 11:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law

The Trump administration wants to change the way capital gains are taxed to factor in inflation. To many, this may sound like a technical change of little consequence. To others, such as the Tax Policy Centers Len...

Crypto Currency Brief: Bitcoin suffers on SEC’s ETF postponement decision; Altcoins follow suit; Ripple plunges to 2018 low – Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

Aug 08, 2018 11:26 am UTC| Commentary Digital Currency Economy Market Roundups

BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices fell to near 1-month low during European session Wednesday, following the announcement by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it will delay the decision on whether to...

U.S. Treasuries tad higher as investors eye 10-year note auction, FOMC member Barkin’s speech

Aug 08, 2018 10:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries remained slightly on the upside on Wednesday ahead of the 10-year Note auction and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) member Barkins speech, scheduled to be held today by 17:00GMT and 12:45GMT. The...

UK gilts range-bound ahead of Q2 GDP, June manufacturing production

Aug 08, 2018 09:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilt prices trade range-bound during European session Wednesday as investors wait to watch the countrys gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of this year, which is expected to rise from...

Ongoing trade war likely to weigh on China’s exports from U.S. rather than imports, says ANZ Research

Aug 08, 2018 08:35 am UTC| Commentary Economy

China-U.S. trade tariffs seem to have had more impact on Chinas exports than its imports from the US. July marks the first month since China and the US started to impose additional 25 percent tariffs on each others...