Five Australian Headwinds
Five of Many Australian Headwinds An arduous task for a modeler is to forecast that which cannot. One thing that the official forecasters have consistently got wrong is the price of commodities and the impact they will have on government revenue. This is the price of these exports are determined in markets that are quite […]
Australia’s Housing Affordability Crisis of 2023
Australia’s Housing Affordability Crisis of 2023 Australia’s housing affordability crisis of 2023 has eery similarities with the Greek Crises of late 2009. Instability following the global financial crisis was the trigger that spawned it. At its root were high levels of debt and at the branches were years of austerity. It was a harsh and […]
Targets: A Communist Utopia By 2050
Targets And The Communist Utopia It feels like an era of communist utopia has returned. A time when central planning ruled and the drive to meet targets pushes all obstacles aside. Obstacles like the principles of finance, economics, engineering, and physics, just to name a few. Zealotry replaced thoughtful policy in pursuing goals that had […]
Price and Asset Inflation and Debt
Consumer Price Inflation, Asset Inflation and Debt Price and Asset Inflation and Debt Price and Asset Inflation and Debt. Inflation has been an important topic among economists, for some time, since COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine conspired to force prices up around the world. The discussion of consumer price inflation has become overly complicated. […]
The Energy Transition
The Energy Transition – The State of Play The energy transition is a term that describes the path away from using fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas to produce energy. Energy is required to run our transport, industrial, household and other energy-using sectors. It is the basis of our ongoing prosperity so mishandling […]
