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Tag Archives: uk
Shadow lockdown and supply-chain crisis – 9.30am Qld time livestream
I’m going live at 9.30am Queensland time this morning (Friday 21/1/22) to discuss the big economic issues of the week, particularly: Australia’s strong pre-omicron labour force figures from the ABS for December, although they weren’t much comfort given the current … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, australia, covid-19, cpi, gas, germany, google, lockdown, oil, qld, queensland, russia, supplychaincrisis, uk, ukraine, unemployment
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Optimism at home, big inflation concerns abroad – catch up with my livestream at 11.30am AEST
While Australian economic policy makers are forecasting a growing economy with moderate inflation, policy makers elsewhere are concerned about accelerating inflation. In the federal budget update released yesterday, the Treasury has forecast a growing economy with inflation within the RBA’s … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, bankofengland, bankrate, inflation, jobs, minimumwage, queensland, turkey, uk, usa, usfed
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PM calls jobs boom, RBA warns of crypto crash, and UK inflation highest in 10 years – upcoming livestream
As I’ve been covering on QEW and will discuss on today’s livestream (link above), there’s a lot of exuberance and optimism about the great Aussie reopening, and PM Scott Morrison has forecast a “jobs boom” based on healthy job vacancies … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, bitcoin, covid-19, cpi, crypto, immigration, inflation, jobs, rba, uk, vacancies
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Role of Treasury in economic policy conversation with Paul Tilley – latest Economics Explored episode
When I spoke with Scott Emerson on his 4BC Drive program last Thursday, I mentioned the federal Treasury would be currently working on options to extend JobKeeper in some form to tourism-dependent businesses. The Treasury has been prominent in developing … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, bonds, centralbank, debt, economicpolicy, economics, government, mint, treasury, uk, usa
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Thoughts after first full day of Brisbane lockdown
Twenty-seven hours into it, I’m still doubtful about the wisdom of the Greater Brisbane lockdown, especially on a day when no new COVID community transmission cases were announced, and on a day when, bizarrely, our Premier appeared to celebrate her … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Queensland Government
Tagged brisbane, coronavirus, covid, felons, greaterbrisbanelockdown, lockdown2.0, precautionaryprinciple, qldgovernment, uk, usa
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Chat about the Crown S04 with ABC’s Steven Austin
Yesterday afternoon I had a great chat with 612 ABC Brisbane’s Steven Austin about season 4 of The Crown, specifically about its depiction of Margaret Thatcher, which was a topic of conversation in my last Economics Explored podcast episode. Below … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged abc, bigbangfinancialderegulation, monetarism, privatisation, thatcher, uk
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On Adam Smith and Margaret Thatcher with Dr Eamonn Butler – latest podcast episode
First, I should say that Gillian Anderson nailed Margaret Thatcher’s voice and mannerisms in season 4 of the Crown, but she had to work with some pretty dreadful scripts at times. Thatcher was cast as the villain responsible for high … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adamsmith, adamsmithinstitute, britain, imf, london, minimumwage, neoliberalism, netflix, pricecontrols, stateintervention, thatcher, thecrown, uk
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Matt Ridley’s How Innovation Works is recommended reading
This weekend I finished reading Matt Ridley’s excellent How Innovation Works, which makes a compelling case in favour of leaving innovation largely to the free market, rather than having it guided and supported by government. Ridley is a great storyteller … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged airship, australia, bhp, corrugatediron, dingoes, dogs, innovation, intellectualproperty, ip, melbourne, r101, regulation, uk
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Catch up on COVID-19 with Joe Branigan
I fear that the draconian stage 4 restrictions in Victoria and Queensland’s re-imposition of the hard border with NSW are over-the-top, disproportionate policy responses that will cause unwarranted economic and social harm, both short and long-term. Earlier today, I chatted … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Queensland Government, Tourism
Tagged australia, coronavirus, covid-19, economics, economy, employment, jobs, qld, queensland, sweden, uk, usa, victoria, work
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