Economy
Dark clouds for barley farmers
Australia’s trade minister says there will be no tit-for-tat as Australian barley exports to China are hit with an 80% tariff 19 May 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein In a process which began over two years […]
Comment
Europe must learn a new China game
COVID-19 will prompt many European policymakers to give more than just a passing thought to China 18 May 2020 | Professor Kerry Brown (Image: Arthur Osipyan) The dramatic impact of COVID-19 on Europe has awakened […]
Economy
Global markets retreat
Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about second waves of VODI-19 outbreaks, the economic outlook and tensions with China 10 May 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Maksym Kaharlytskyi) It’s been […]
Economy
Emerging from the lockdown
While Australia takes its first cautious steps out of COVID-19 restrictions some Asian and European nations have already stepped forward 15 May 2020 | Changyong Rhee and Poul M. Thomsen, IMF Several countries in Asia […]
News
Beef exports on ice
Tensions between Australia and its biggest trading partner rise as China suspends import licences of four beef producers 12 May 2020 | Staff Writers (Image: Victoria Shes) The immediate future of Australia’s $3 billion plus […]
Culture
Tmall: a guide for high-end brands
Chinese consumers have plenty of choice in online shopping, global brands also face a choice in which platform is best for them 12 May 2020 | Gemma A. Williams, Jing Daily During the COVID-19 outbreak, […]
Property
Home seller growth eases
Australian residential property listings feel the weight of COVID-19 12 May 2020 | Dr Andrew Wilson, My Housing Market (Image: Greg Rivers) The recent post-Easter revival in home sellers has proved to be short-lived with growth […]
Economy
Derailing the export train?
Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry identify risks associated with over-reliance on single export markets but also highlight little has been done to mitigate those risks 12 May 2020 | Su-Lin Tan, SCMP (Image: Rio Tinto) […]
News
A trumped up EXCLUSIVE?
The line between media and politics has been blurred in this coronavirus crisis but has Murdoch media been caught out overstepping the mark? 11 May 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein What’s wrong with the above two “EXCLUSIVE” […]
Economy
Economy getting ready to move
With a dramatic drop in new infections, Australia is reopening with a three staged easing of restrictions with the aim of having much of the economy operating again by July in a coronavirus safe environment […]
Business
Legitimate beef or a load of bull?
So much for the feared China foreign investment invasion, in the first big COVID-19 foreign land sale Chinese investors have sold back a parcel of Australian grazing land six times the size of Hong Kong […]
Economy
The Lucky Country
There’s some clear gaps between Australia and the rest of the world which show we may emerge from this period of global misery better than most nations 7 May 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Back in […]
Economy
Out of options on RBA rates
Given the gloomy coronavirus outlook the Reserve Bank could keep Australia’s historic low cash rate at 0.25% for the next three years 5 May 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital As widely expected, at its May meeting […]
Economy
Too small to fail?
Coronavirus economic support has seen governments throw lifelines to businesses “too big to fail” but will it reach SMEs across Asia? 5 May 2020 | Kenneth Kang and Changyong Rhee, IMF Asia was hit hard […]
Finance
Essentially still bad news for the markets
While shares rose strongly early in the past week, they then fell sharply on the back of bad economic data, profit warnings, China-US tensions and profit taking after very strong gains in April 3 May […]