global economy

The risks of market contagion cannot be ignored

There is a simultaneous slowdown in the US, China, and emerging markets. Even a mild recession could tip the world back into deflation like Japan's. Fragile recovery, deflation fears... Read more

Max Walsh, 6 February 2014, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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Investors are facing more of the same

Its a new year and it's welcome, but investors can't look forward to much of a change. Uncertainty about the progress of both the Australian and world economies will continue and as... Read more

Daryl Dixon, 12 January 2014, The Canberra Times

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Things are grim if we need bubbles to create full employment

The global economy is facing the risk of being locked into 'secular stagnation' with recovery remaining constrained. Larry Summers and Paul Krugman are two of the most influential... Read more

Max Walsh, 21 November 2013, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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Job market needs another revolution

Employment prospects, damaged by the GFC, will remain patchy at best, while economies lack the innovation and impetus for sustained growth. Jobs, not debt, are positioned to become the key... Read more

Max Walsh, 13 June 2013, Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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ABC Nightlife dates for 2019

Nerida Cole will once again appear on ABC Nightlife Radio throughout 2019 accompanied by host Philip Clark.

Tune into the program on Tuesdays 10.00pm to 11.00pm on the following dates to hear Nerida discuss the latest topics in super and the economy:

  • Tuesday 2 March 2019
  • Tuesday 9 April 2019 

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