by leon | Jan 16, 2017 | Blogs
Anyone trying to make sense of the markets now should go back to 2003 when the US invaded Iraq. The markets expected a decisive victory. During the days and weeks when American troops advanced on Baghdad, the market climbed. As they entered Baghdad and marched on the...
by leon | Oct 8, 2016 | Blogs
The big story for the day is the 2005 video that’s emerged of Trump making obscene comments about women, telling TV host Billy Bush “you can do anything” to them “when you’re a star”. The video, obtained by the Washington Post has the...
by leon | Sep 30, 2016 | Blogs
It pretty much sums up the state of politics in Australia. Thousands are still without power and there are now flood warnings across Australia. Instead of coming up with practical solutions like battery storage and micro-girids to store electricity in the next...
by leon | Sep 24, 2016 | Blogs
The issues of sovereignty, a costly self-appointed bureaucracy on the Continent and a break with the European status quo. Sounds familiar in the lead up to Brexit? Think again. These were the headlines in the early 16th century when Henry VIII led the last campaign to...
by leon | Sep 20, 2016 | Blogs
The war in Syria could transform the world. It is important in two ways. First, it can reshape the Arab world. More importantly, it has implications for the world order and western society. It’s a war that has drawn the US, Russian, Iranian, Turkish, and French...
by leon | Sep 12, 2016 | Blogs
So the big news for the week was Australia’s unemployment slipping down to 5.6 per cent, the lowest rate in three years. The Coalition has been bragging about it with Christopher Pyne telling Parliament that the Government had create over 200,000 jobs over the last 12...
