Seems pretty common sense to me .

Marine Le Pen: "I Will Introduce The New Franc At A Rate Of One-To-One To The Euro"

So much for Nicola Sturgeon's fanatical rant about Scotland breaking away from the UK to be with the EU. Its all turned to custard after the latest poll... Shes toast

Britain will 'fight back' if no EU deal ahead of Brexit

cafes restaurants takeaway food .. Hmm now what % of that is from overseas tourism ? Does it matter ? Well if we are going to be judged by overseas tourists for our domestic consumption then yes.

Australia's retail turnover rises 0.4% in January

This is one of the most delicate times to be a RBA governor. On one hand we have the big 4 looking to raise rates and pretend money is tight and when the housing market collapses they expect to get a bail out from the taxpayers who they have just ...

Rate rises coming, but not from RBA

Is this the first sign of China cracking this year with Premier a little doubtful ? 6.5% is a target and I believe it will fall short of this. The US will have a big impact as will Europe as things will start to get nasty as political turmoil ...

China cuts growth target to 6.5% this year - Premier Li Keqiang

This must be the Democrats anti Trump thread. Despite your political bias .. lets deal with the cards that have been dealt.. Ever since Trump was elected I have been bullish for America .. Thats his rhetoric and just like charts people believe. You ...

Trump Blows Trumpet But Is Light On Detail (Again)

Buy dollars wear diamonds as the old saying goes. US business tax cuts.. middle income tax cuts .. More money circulating in the US .. promote within and boom watch this economy grow .

Trump: 2017 Joint Address

Interest rates up ? RUBBISH.. Wages are low and any movement up with rates would tip this country into a massive downturn

ANZ Business Outlook - Gallop to a Canter

Australian housing market is fickle .. Sydney is still strong and the rest is weak. RBA has a hard task of playing with interest rates but it needs look at Australia as a whole and therefore rates need to be cut.

Australia New Home Sales Decline in January: HIA

2017 could be the year of the wall ?

UK said to prepare for new Scottish independence vote: Times

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts... The EU got played with a wonderful masterstroke by the one and only ...Goldman Sachs

Should we worry about Greek banks?

That's because they are one of the highest in the world and need to come back into line . Public sector wages are out of control however..

Wages growth in Australia remains at record low

More US dollars are being bought because of US stocks and int rates . Equities in other nations just coat tailing US equities. The underlying factor is that Europe is in a mess hence weaker Euro . I see more US dollar buying .. I wait for Trumps ...

Global stocks hit record highs, dollar rises on rate-hike view

The whole of Europe is frightening ..

France is frightening the market, but Italy could be the real threat for investors

So if business conditions are that good why is the RBA looking to drop rates ? Well from the naked eye you can see things aren't rosey at all retailers struggling except food and cafes. People are struggling to make ends meet and any upward movement ...

Australian business conditions haven't been this good since before the GFC

Havent we seen this scare tactic before ? There maybe a cost of getting out but equally there maybe a bigger cost of staying in .

Bank of France Warns Voters on Cost of Euro Exit, Rising Spread