Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe comments on companies, markets and the economy.
Michael Pascoe
Australia: better than we think
Michael Pascoe Today’s RBA board minutes contain notes of caution and concern, but the full story is that the bank didn’t see a need to cut rates.
Business Week
The week ahead with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe The start of another week of North Atlantic stimulus hopes and expectations, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics has a near-holiday and the Reserve Bank grabs centre stage.
Business Week
The week that was with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe The end of another week of big central bank action, but while the North Atlantic nations are trying to stimulate, Australian governments are putting their foot on the brake.
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China turning green a threat to coal
Michael Pascoe Don't tell the climate deniers, but it looks like China is indeed taking greenhouse gas issues seriously, hurting Australian coal miners in the process.
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Bernanke's sugar hit for the markets
Michael Pascoe Enjoy the immediate knee-jerk QE 3 market rally as there are reasons for it not lasting, particularly in the Australian market as the US continues to debase its currency.
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States ignore their revenue crisis
Michael Pascoe It turns out that Campbell Newman is just another politician primarily interested in getting elected.
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Shock royalty gouge on coal
Michael Pascoe Well isn’t this confusing: turns out the Queensland state government is a bigger threat to coal mines than federal Labor - plus some other surprises.
Business Week
The week ahead with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe The start of Campbell Newman's big week, but one that otherwise, one might hope, will be a little quieter.
Business Week
The week that was with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe This week had it all – headline-grabbing statistics, some scary commodity price movements, big strategic corporate announcements and some intriguing political shenanigans.
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The boom that keeps on giving
Michael Pascoe Yes, Twiggy, Gina and Marius, there is a Santa Claus and he speaks Mandarin.
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The growth economy - one for the workers
Michael Pascoe When it comes to credibility, the numbers continue to show the RBA and Treasury are OK, the Greek chorus not much chop at all.
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RBA in the central banker's sweet spot
Michael Pascoe The mining boom isn't over but the bubble is, and that's why the RBA sees no reason to panic.
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Of machines, men and misleading markets
Michael Pascoe The market is again not reading the newest Chinese economic statistics correctly, just like it misinterpreted Ben Bernanke's speech.
Business Week
The week ahead with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe This is a week full of local news even with the reporting season officially concluded.
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Business reckons Australia is a good bet
Michael Pascoe Never mind businesses saying times are tough and uncertain, that their confidence is low and the sun won't come out tomorrow.
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Ben, don't do it, step away from QE3
Michael Pascoe Odds are that the Fed chairman's increasingly-awaited speech will be more of the recent same, leaving the possibility of another round of quantitative easing blowing in the breeze.
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Bears beaten down with a week to go
Michael Pascoe So where’s the corporate disaster we were widely promised? Companies on average are doing better than expected and certainly better than last year.
The week that was with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe Now that's what I call a week - political hijinks, tales of corporate success and misery, and the RBA governor setting everyone straight.
The week that was with Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe Now that's what I call a week - political hijinks, tales of corporate success and misery, and the RBA governor setting everyone straight.
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The Qantas conundrum
Michael Pascoe Here’s the Qantas Catch 22: it can’t afford to spend $8 billion upgrading with 35 Boeing 787s, but how will it be able to compete in a few years’ time without them?
