Retailers’ rising sales growth in recent months suggests the Australian economy has options beyond resources and housing. Read More

In contrast to many of their ailing peers in the mining industry, Australia’s iron ore producers are luxuriating amid robust demand from China. Read More

The new Australian government's ad-hoc approach to approving deals involving foreign firms has created considerable uncertainty. Read More

The US Federal Reserve’s imminent taper should help the Reserve Bank of Australia achieve its goal of engineering a decline in the exchange rate. Read More

Some skeptics are wondering what sort of precedent the government has set with its rejection of Archer Daniels Midland’s bid for GrainCorp. Read More

The Australian government’s rejection of Archer Daniels Midland’s bid for GrainCorp is certainly disappointing, but it also means we can continue compounding our wealth over the long term from a steady dividend payer that’s leveraged to growth in emerging Asia. Read More

The ascendant Liberal-National Coalition is already following through on its pledge to rescind these two taxes, with repeal likely by next summer. Read More

In recent weeks, the Reserve Bank of Australia, constrained by the policymaking of its US counterpart, has undertaken a jawboning campaign to undermine the Australian dollar. Read More

With most of its peers in easing mode, the Reserve Bank of Australia will have to cut rates even further to weaken the country's currency. Read More

Australia’s export strength continued in September and appears likely to have been sustained through October, thanks in part to robust Chinese demand for the country’s top export. Read More