There had been hopes that the Australian economy would escape the Financial Crisis unscathed, protected by Asian demand for its abundant commodities. While it is true that Chinese demand is picking up again, the idea of Australian immunity to global economics have been laid to rest along with pretty much every other ‘decoupling’ theory that had recently been in vogue.
22 December 2009. David Caploe, PhD, Chief Politcal Economist, EconomyWatch.com. The Copenhagen environmental talks ended in a weak, informal “agreement” that some called the end of the UN-based world ecological process that began in the early 1990s with the Rio de Janeiro meetings.[br]
19 December 2009. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com.
15 December 2009. In a global economic scene dominated by continuing uncertainty, one of the few “sure bets” has SEEMED to be the “green tech / cleantech” – whatever you want to call it – sector.[br]
As the increasingly ludicrous health “care” “debate” grinds agonizingly along – “Senate Democrats said Wednesday they were not sure exactly what was in a deal the
We’ve previously noted, in much greater sorrow than anger, how President Obama has seemingly gone, in less than a year, from “The One” to “Who?” – so much so that some have started calling him “Mr. Irrelevant”.
As the far-from-finished Dubai World drama makes clear yet again, economics and politics are two sides of the same coin – the rulers of oil-rich sister Emirate Abu Dhabi MAY help their debt-ridden brothers to the north, but if they do, they’re going to extract a stiffer price than they have
27 November 2009. Is this the trigger for the next round of the financial crisis?[br]
27 November 2009. Is this the trigger for the next round of the financial crisis?[br]
