France – Eurozone Tinderbox?

Democracy would be a great idea if it were not regularly complicated by elections. The shenanigans ahead of France’s presidential elections are a case in point. Internationally, the outcome of France’s election is crucial for the future of the euro and the way of...

China Property

Michael Collins, investment commentator at Fidelity Evidence of the burst housing bubbles in western countries such as Ireland and the US is often shown as rows of empty, sometimes half-built, homes. Similar footage from China has prompted speculation that China’s...

Carbon Tax

 Opinions on the Gillard Government’s Carbon Tax are mixed.The majority of the population are just sick of hearing about it.  There is an extremely vocal group who oppose it.  Then there are those in favour, who appear to be in the minority.  Here are two...

Greece is the Word

Greece is the word by Andrew Fleming, Deputy Head of Australian Equities Brinkmanship – the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. Brinkmanship abounded in May. Mr Sepp Blatter applied the...