Public Policy

Global economic outlook shifts as trade policy uncertainty weakens growth

4th Jun 25, 9:45amby admin

The OECD warns that global growth is expected to slow, inflation may prove more persistent than expected, and investment has been weak and isn't expected to recover much

4th Jun 25, 9:45amby admin

Where to from here for interest rates in Australia

21st May 25, 9:16amby Ross Stitt

Ross Stitt unpicks the mix of data, risks, politics, and overseas influences on the RBA's cash rate target decision making to glean an insight into where Australian rates are headed

21st May 25, 9:16amby Ross Stitt

RBA cuts its cash rate target by 25 basis points

20th May 25, 5:13pmby admin

Another rate cut by the central bank takes the policy rate down to 3.85%, its lowest since May 2023. Today's cut was as markets expected

20th May 25, 5:13pmby admin

The future of American soft power

20th May 25, 9:07amby admin

The late Joseph Nye laments the dark turn of the US in international relations, saying the country will be sharply handicapped when it tries to recover from the deep damage underway

20th May 25, 9:07amby admin

Carbon pricing is advancing (despite Trump)

19th May 25, 10:09amby admin

Adair Turner calls attention to recent significant breakthroughs in long-distance shipping and heavy industry

19th May 25, 10:09amby admin

Moody's downgrades the US government after warnings ignored

19th May 25, 9:47amby admin

A year after it warned them, Moody's Ratings has downgraded the US Government credit rating after things got worse, in a move that will put upward pressure on benchmark bond yields

19th May 25, 9:47amby admin

The persistence of gravity

7th Apr 25, 7:05pmby admin

Can Donald Trump really defy the laws of political and economic physics?

7th Apr 25, 7:05pmby admin