There’s a lot that Richard Denniss gets right. Neoliberalism clearly has an array of problems. But he risks throwing out what is good about liberalism in attacking neoliberalism.
Great growth is possible if small-scale farmers are taken seriously.
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While many market observers blame growing concerns about inflation for the stock market crash, the real culprit may be fears that the economy is about to slow.
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Under pressure to create new markets, big alcohol producers are scouring the African continent in what promises to yield negative socioeconomic consequences.
Luxury exists in most human societies throughout the world but in different forms.
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Luxury is a global phenomenon present in all societies in various forms.
The actual corporate tax rate in Australia is considerably lower than 30% due to the high utilisation of imputation credits by shareholders.
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The company tax cut may signal to the world that Australia wants to be competitive on corporate tax, but it won’t make much of a difference to our largest businesses and multinationals.
Female traders are better at buying cheap and selling high.
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The decision to give former Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe, a seat in the country’s parliament comes with the potential to cause great economic pain for South Africa.
Blockchain can’t solve every problem in the finance industry.
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For a discipline that is supposedly rational, finance has had its fair share of irrational crazes. For example, the dotcom bubble and the collateralized debt obligation craze that led to the global financial…
Data and algorithms are an integral part of modern trading.
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Government agencies are investigating how to start regulating trading algorithms. But algorithms are ubiquitous and we need to make sure we don’t stamp out good ones.
The president-elect has made some worrying noises on a range of issues, and from Australia’s perspective the most worrying of all is the relationship with China.
A broker in Mumbai reacts on November 9.
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New research shines light on whether creating such a haven as a new type of exchange that slows trading down a bit could attract enough traders to be effective.