Oil, inflation and climate change.
Oil hits US$146 per barrel, US economy sheds 62 K jobs, US services inflation rises, US shares recover some of recent losses.
European Central Ba...
Friday, July 04, 2008 Related Article » 
RBA dilemma deepens.
'This week the OECD announced that consumer prices for all items in its 30 member countries increased by 3.9% in May compared with a year earlier, the...
Thursday, July 03, 2008 Related Article » 
Optimism collapses
'Optimism collapses as voters fear for future' says The Oz.
This shows the voters are fully engaged with the great global debates, no matter how ...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Related Article » 
BIS bombshell
Welcome to the new financial year!
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is probably the world's leading authority on global economic tren...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Related Article » 
Fighting inflation - the dire dilemma
Inflation is on the march, and central bankers everywhere are steeling themselves for the battle ahead.
The Economist - a great arbiter in s...
Monday, June 30, 2008 Related Article » 
Saturday Sanity Break, 28 June....
Another pretty poor day (and week) in the markets as worries abound, including oil at US$140 per barrel.
What does it all mean? - more pain ...
Saturday, June 28, 2008 Related Article » 
Fed sits tight, Warren Buffet worries
The US Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 2 percent.
'Recent information indicates that...
Thursday, June 26, 2008 Related Article » 
Inflationary gloom grows
Oil edged higher, stocks edged lower, house prices plunge and consumer confidence hits another low.
This is the USA economy in action, and the gl...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Related Article » 
Resource boom: inflation threat
IT would be miraculous if Rio's iron ore pricing triumph didn't lead to more inflation and higher interest rates.
'SINCE the industrial revolutio...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Related Article » 
Signs of the times
A bad year is ending badly.
The best news is that pundits are stumbling slowly to the truth.
'Blame central bankers, not speculators for oil...
Monday, June 23, 2008 Related Article »