The Australians pride themselves on being – the lucky country – god’s own country and ‘Best bloody place on earth, bar none, strewth’. But if you’re a politician it can be a mean place to live. In the last Australian election in October 2004 it was widely held that the young up and coming...
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Over the next month or so we’re hoping to expand our repertoire of comment and analysis. So we’re looking for any experts to add to our source on a regular or ad hoc basis. If your article is submitted we will fully accredit you or your blog address in The Business News Source –...
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The Nikkei was up this afternoon ending 1.6perconet higher after being helped by stronger than expected Japanese core private-sector machinery orders, a key gauge of capital spending by companies. The Yen was also up scoring a one month high against the Dollar and a two high on the Euro on speculation that Japanese rates...
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Oil, Copper and Gold all took to the skies yesterday, shaking off previous worries of commodity bubbles with some breaking through previous records. Crude oil reached record highs across New York and London markets amid concerns over the latest crisis in Korea after the missile firings, and at the lack of progress in Iran...
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Only three days ago it was a ‘dead cert’ that the Bank of Japan would raise its rates from an effective zero on the 14th July. Now, however, it all seems uncertain again. Yesterday Japan’s Economy minister, Kaoru Yosano appeared to back the rise, but the finance minister Sadakazu Tanigaki stressed that the bank...
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