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Young Economists to debate housing affordability measures

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Gene Tunny

There is an interesting upcoming online debate on measures designed to improve housing affordability among young economists on Thursday 16 September 2021, to be hosted by the Young Economists Network of the Economic Society of Australia (ESA). Here’s the blurb:  … Continue reading →

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RBA would be right to taper its Quantitative Easing program

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Gene Tunny

There’s a nice article by William McInnes in today’s Financial Review, Economists expect RBA to ease stimulus, which begins:  Economists expect Tuesday’s Reserve Bank board meeting to acknowledge the economy’s surprisingly strong recovery and to signal some tapering of its … Continue reading →

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Interest rates and inflation with Michael Knox, Chief Economist of Morgans

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Jonathan Shapiro has an interesting article in the Financial Review, Why the market has suddenly woken up to inflation, in which he writes: …the lower-for-longer [interest rates] doubters are re-emerging. They believe deliberately slow-to-act central banks in the US and … Continue reading →

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RBA Governor Lowe does Treasurer Dick a favour in lead up to 1 December Qld Budget

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick is facing a tough challenge developing the COVID-recession-ravaged state budget, but the Reserve Bank of Australia will make his task a little bit easier with its new round of Quantitative Easing, by which it purchases Australian … Continue reading →

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Michael Knox on Quantitative Easing as a long-term strategy

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Australia’s money supply has surged over the year as the RBA has undertaken Quantitative Easing (QE), electronically printing new money to buy Australian and state government bonds and to lend to the banks (see the chart of M3, a measure … Continue reading →

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On the record high Gold price in Aug 2020 – podcast discussion with Darren Brady Nelson

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest podcast episode on Gold, I discuss the record high gold price of over 2,000 USD/oz. seen in August 2020 with Darren Brady Nelson, Chief Economist of LibertyWorks and a policy advisor at the Heartland Institute.  Note that … Continue reading →

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The Deficit Myth and Modern Monetary Theory – latest podcast episode

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Gene Tunny

I’ve recorded some thoughts on Stephanie Kelton’s best-selling book The Deficit Myth which is popularising so-called Modern Monetary Theory: The Deficit Myth and Modern Monetary Theory – initial views In my recorded conversation with my Adept Economics colleague Ben Scott, … Continue reading →

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Paying for the coronavirus rescue measures – Economics Explained EP31 with Joe Branigan

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Gene Tunny

I recorded another Economics Explained podcast episode on coronavirus with my good friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan last night, this time exploring how governments will finance the rescue packages and make up for lost revenue. Here’s a link … Continue reading →

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