This is all quite novel. Which bright spark came up with this? Does the Fed know?

"Imports dipped by 2.3%, softer than our anticipated sideways move." In Australian dollars. A lot of retail is imported stuff, coz Australia doesn't manufacture much anymore. China probably makes the "made in Australia" stickers. Are we reading the ...

What happens in other countries when a company destroys (knowingly and deliberately) a site held to be sacred by the indigenous peoples?

If you can lock in the short term rate for the duration of the term of maturity of the bond. Good luck with that.

Demand for housing has increased substantially. For whatever reasons, maybe that banks are falling over themselves to gift everyone with loans. The stock of houses are being more tightly held than previously. That new construction is flat is not ...

It depends whether China has unfettered ability to dominate legal and political issues in HK. To answer that you'd need to know the details of the Sino-British Joint Declaratiion, which details the principle of "öne country, two systems". I don't ...

Righto. I think we have a live one.

Like, Israel phones Iran and says, "dudes, hey, we need some publicity, wanna attack one of our ships or something? You can? That's tremendous, thanks mate."

The targets were hit. Nothing less and nothing more. I'm sure if it were more we would know about it. In the circumstances this restraint is proportional and justified. Iran, grow up and stop attacking other peoples ships. Its very naughty.

"She listed three reasons that skeptics often cite: China’s aging population will hurt its potential growth. China’s high debt-to-GDP ratio will threaten economic stability. The country’s investment-led growth model is not sustainable and cannot ...

I didn't know that there are still 2,500 US troops still in Iraq. I guess America knows what it is doing. Famous last words.

Nah. Assuming for a moment that fiscal handouts does actually do "anything" other than for egalitarian/welfare reasons, you give it to people with what is known as the highest marginal propensity to consume/spend. Given another dollar, how much of ...

I can't understand the gobbledegok that Tyler Durden pretends is English. Long term rates are increasing. This is not news. What it means for Gold in USD? The price of gold depends on too many things. Demand and supply. Someone braver than myself ...

I don't mind a good conspiracy, and Chris Marcus is incredible.

So what are people demanding a ransom supposed to use now?

You don't say what this "march" is. You mention monopoly, which is wrong. I did notice that you surreptitiously deleted two key word from a quote of mine you displayed. ""ÏTS NOT". That changed everything, and you know it.

That kinda goes without saying. What's "big"? Anyone who says otherwise is displaying their utter ignorance and small minds about Australia's quite comprehensive anti-competitive laws (änti-trust" laws) and Corporations laws to protect exactly what ...

There is the Rupert Murdoch factor which poor baby Zuckerberg didn't count on with Australia. Did you?

Sort of. As an Aussie I was a bit bewildered at what all the fuss was about when FB pulled the plug. We do indeed have all the internet resources that everyone else does in free countries. And our newsagents have abundant hardcopy newspapers, ...

Maybe, but without reading the full story this is only about ditching compulsory insurance on private land. Sounds like the EU pinheads needed control of peoples lives even down to that minute level.