Business

Closed mind or open book?

In cross cultural communication words and their meanings can easily be lost 14 June 2020 Tas Walter | Image: Aaron Burden/chuttersnap)  What’s in a word? Sometimes a lot, especially when it comes to global communications. […]

Business

Chinese take-away foreign investment

Despite government policy moves aimed at tightening access for Chinese foreign investment, the latest reports show Chinese investors are already shunning Australia 9 June 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein It’s been less than a week since […]

Property

Becoming a home buyers market

A dip in home values across some key capital city suburbs and a rise consumer confidence is bringing seller and buyers back into the residential real estate market 9 June 2020 | Staff Writers (Image: […]

Comment

Punching above our weight?

Respected financial market commentator, Michael Pascoe says, dud diplomacy with China will cost plenty and deliver Australia nothing 9 June 2020 | Michael Pascoe Nuanced, subtle, far-sighted, strategic, wise, prudent, considered, clever – all words […]

Business

Who will pick up the tools?

The COVID-19 pandemic reveals Australia’s vulnerability: a narrow, fragile manufacturing base akin to a developing nation 7 June 2020 | Peter Roberts, @AuManufacturing (Image: Justin Bautista) When the states and federal government woke up to […]

Economy

Shares defy a wall of worry

Despite all the bad news there is some logic behind the 39% rally on global shares 6 June 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  Share markets continued to power up over the last week as developed countries […]

Finance

A bounce is not a recovery

The market has bounced back from its COVID-19 low but what will stop the market returning to the pre-coronavirus high? 2 June 2020 | Roger Montgomery (Image: Danilo Batista) The worst seems to be over. […]

Business

China’s digital wolves

China’s tech giants are running in packs looking for employees willing to devour the competition 31 May 2020 | Tas Walter (Image: APAC Digital / Marc-Olivier Jodoin) Late last year a senior strategist at a […]