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Seven Habits podcast discussion

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In the latest episode of my podcast, I discuss one of my all-time favourite books, Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, with regular podcast guest Tim Hughes. I focus on the relevance of the 7 Habits to economists. … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus, oil, and President Trump

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Human psychology can influence financial markets in very weird ways, and such was the case on Monday, which was Wall Street’s worst day since December 2008. The sharp fall in equity markets around the world including here in Australia (see … Continue reading →

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The 7 habits of highly effective economists Part 2 – Habits 4 to 7: Public victory & renewal habits

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I have previously posted Part 1 of the 7 habits of highly effective economists in which I covered the first three habits. This post covers the remaining four. The 7 habits were first defined by the late Stephen R. Covey … Continue reading →

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Upcoming celebration of bicentenary of Ricardo’s Principles of Political Economy and Taxation on Wednesday 19 April

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Wednesday next week, the 19th of April, will be the bicentenary of the publication of the hugely influential Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by the English classical economist and stockbroker David Ricardo (1772-1823). It was a book that revolutionised … Continue reading →

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HSBC’s Paul Bloxham on the economic outlook and President Trump

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Last Thursday, Paul Bloxham, HSBC Chief Economist for Australia and NZ, gave an excellent briefing on the economic outlook at a lunchtime event organised by the French Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI), and hosted by Clayton Utz at … Continue reading →

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The economics of President Trump – upcoming ESA Qld event

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Gene Tunny

As Secretary of the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) I am pleased to announce our upcoming event on “The economics of President Trump”, on the evening of Wednesday 22 February at the Ship Inn, in its upstairs function room, at … Continue reading →

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2016 brought big surprises, but a comparison to 1848 seems overblown

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Gene Tunny

In his thought-provoking review of the year of Trump and Brexit (After the revolt comes uncertainty), the Weekend Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan observes: “…2016 may well be seen by historians as a year of fundamental pivot, of a change … Continue reading →

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Ironic that Trump may just be the shock financial markets needed

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The election of Donald Trump as US President is undoubtedly a huge shock to global financial markets. Even though it is highly uncertain what policies he will ultimately adopt and can get passed by Congress, it is highly probable he … Continue reading →

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