Why All The Panic?

Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Well, not here in Australia anyway! And even overseas, things are vastly different this time around.

In 2008/09, it was private debt causing the problems ... because nobody was too sure which banks were overly exposed to the sub-prime mortgage problem.

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September Growth Figures
Just a Pothole in the Road

Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Relax, it hasn't all come to an end. Sure, the Australian economy may have grown by only 0.2% in the September quarter. And retail sales might have actually fallen by 1.1% for October. However, the overwhelming consensus is that this is merely an aberration. And the underlying growth projections remain very favourable — with the [...]

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Biggest Economic Threat For Australia

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Chris Lang.

It might surprise you to hear this, however ... A Strong US Recovery ... would probably be the worst thing to happen for Australia in 2010. If that occurs, the US Federal Reserve would be forced to quickly raise interest rates, from zero to around 3%. And that would cause the collapse in the Australian [...]

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