Gavin ‘I managed to dig out footage of Albert Tucker with my grandparents in the 1940s (Paris). I have uploaded the footage to Youtube. My Grandmother is in the dark (black-ish colour coat) and my grandfather is wearing a tie and proper receding hairline with thin moustache. The blonde woman is my grandmothers sister, she
Numera captures the prevailing view on Wall Street about the future of bond yields: • Recovery on track: Strong employment and retail sales figures, alongside falling public health risks, reinforce the view that the US recovery remains on track. Equity investments should yield positive returns in 2022, but high valuations and a likely increase in
Camels in the rain at Mogo Wildlife Park – Geoff McVeigh Lion playing with ball at Mogo Wildlife Park – Geoff McVeigh Rhinoceros peeing Mogo Wildlife Park – Geoff McVeigh Kent Ridge MTB Track, Singapore – P13 Boomengineering Geo Fibonacci ‘The world renowned British artist, Antony Gormley, has fused nature and art in
Boomengineering ‘Half of 3 home workshops. 1st pic, foreground, milling machine Bottom left power Pac ( made every component). Next 100 ton press ( made it all,) Top of press dividing heads. Next small mill drill. Left lathe. 2nd pic Yellow German bandsaw Left manual drilling machines Background lathe.’ ‘Flowers outside and in.’
Louis Buvelot, ‘Goodman’s Creek Bacchus Marsh, Victoria’ 1876, Art Gallery of NSW Macro & Markets What Nutella Teaches Us About Global Supply Chain Risks– Bloomberg Shooting the messenger? Shipping carries the can as investors shun coal – Reuters Carbon superpowers – U.S.-China deal seen as symbolic but not sufficient – Reuters Inflation Is Now
OK, lets try a weekend gardening post. Those interested in sharing their garden pics please beam them to [email protected] C’est de la folie, Geelong, Victoria Call Me Artie, NE Victoria Gavin, Melbourne suburbs Alterbrain Bills, Melbourne LSWCHP, ACT ….’the front yard a few weeks ago’ ‘and another of the
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Chinese developer space (not really), a new Evergrande emerges: Investors have a new worry in China’s battered real estate sector. Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. shares plunged a record 18% in Hong Kong after two credit assessors downgraded the Shenzhen-based developer and said it
Asian stock markets are mixed again with Japanese markets surging, Chinese markets retracing and Australian markets doing 2/5ths of nothing. The USD is remaining relatively strong although the Aussie and Kiwi are coming back as the Euro remains flat while gold is holding above the $1800USD per ounce level. Meanwhile Bitcoin is teetering just above
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has warned reigning Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic that he won’t be allowed into Melbourne to contest the 2022 tournament unless he is fully vaccinated against COVID: The appearance of the world No.1 at the Australian Open looks certain to rely on him being fully vaccinated after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews
It may well have, certainly for coal. Thermal coal futures were massacred again yesterday: Coking coal suddenly looks like iron ore: The Chinese intervention into what was stark raving mad market movements did the trick. Here is more texture: China will intervene in high coal prices and will impose severe punishment on those involved in coal
Asian stock markets have rebounded after the US inflation led bounce on Wall Street overnight with the reversal in USD strength against the major risk currencies still holding, with gold hovering just below the $1800USD per ounce level. Meanwhile Bitcoin continues its little uptick above the $57K level, as it remains poised to match its
‘The Creek’ 1925, Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of NSW Macro and Markets The power trap: Why the energy crisis is a crisis of politics – New Statesman OPEC+ caution and money behind reluctance to pump more oil-sources – Reuters European gas prices slide back after Putin hints Russia may help “stabilise” the market –
Data from the National Housing Finance & Investment Corporation (NHFIC) shows that federal government programs have been successful in coaxing first-home buyers (FHBs) into the housing market. NHFIC’s analysis shows that people under the age of 30 account for 58% of participants in the First Home Buyer Lending Deposit Scheme and the New Home Guarantee
The past fortnight has seen the number of COVID cases presented at Victoria’s hospitals and ICU departments more than double: To relieve the strain, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have been brought in to help drive ambulances. Triage tents will also be erected outside of Melbourne’s hospitals to help manage patient flow: For the first
Auto Expert John Cadogan has unloaded on the Mainstream Media for betraying the public with ‘fake news’: Here’s the money quote: “This subversion of the news happens in the nightly news and the mainstream media more generally. Like Gerry Harvey – huge advertiser, right? He could therefore probably go out and sponsor the fricken Taliban
Macro & Markets In the ‘Yes, But’ Recovery, Conviction Is a Curse – Bloomberg Clock is ticking: the walls are closing in on the $2.8tr crypto market – Ninefax Central Banks Want to Issue Digital Coins But There’s a Major Trade-Off – Bloomberg Buckle up because global markets are in for a bumpy ride in
Jason Falinski MHR put a piece into our mainstream media this week – about housing affordability. Sometimes we need to think about our political representatives. And whenever they put something into our mainstream media we should ask about the process which has got it there. Policy priests should tell young Australians the truth about homeownership
Asian stocks are trying to bounceback after the sharp selloffs on Wall Street but also the growing economic palava in China with the recent volatile moves in iron ore and Evergrande still dominating changes in sentiment. The USD remains very firm against most of the risk currencies as the Australian dollar again tries in vain
Macro & Markets It’s Time to Watch the Bond Market Closely Again – Bloomberg How to control a consumer panic – BBC U.S., EU to discuss global trade and tech cooperation as they seek to counter China – CNBC China’s power cuts may foreshadow shortages of global goods – AP Goldilocks Is Dying – Project-Syndicate,
Macro & Markets Central bankers should work to serve the people, not the markets – SCMP Pandemic has changed travel forever, says AirBnB boss – BBC Inflation to remain higher for two years, warns OECD – BBC The global supply chain crisis could fuel a severe dose of stagflation – Guardian, Roubini Global Traders Given
At around 9am this morning, Melbourne was hit with a magnitude 6.0 earthquake – quite large and uncommon for Australia, which sits on a tectonic plate. I was busy writing up an article when suddenly my computer and desk started to shake and I heard a noise that sounded like a washing machine spin cycle.
I just sat through it. First of my life. Thought the house was coming down: Expecting locusts to fly over the ridge any moment…
Macro & Markets Global energy shortage looms as investment in fossil fuels slides – Nikkei Asia US-China tensions tug at Pacific internet cables – Asia Times The global economy could feel the effects of China’s Evergrande crisis. Here’s what investors should know – CNBC China Evergrande fears grip markets as Beijing stands back, for now
HL Van den Houten, ‘Bush Farm, Victoria’ 1876, Art Gallery of NSW Macro & Markets Big Oil boss warns of high energy prices ‘for a long time’ – Ninefax Get Ready for an Expensive Revenge Christmas – Bloomberg Bring out the central bank heavies – Reuters US-China decoupling: if it comes down to a
Thankfully we still have some independent press. The Saturday Paper: The rate of Covid-19 hospitalisations in New South Wales is being reported at one-third of the real figure, with the actual numbers being masked by a decision to only report those who end up in medical facilities, and not the thousands receiving care under the
Media giant News Corporation has posted a 2020-21 net profit of $US389 million ($525.6 million), compared with a loss of $US1.55 billion for the previous financial year. While News Corp Australia’s revenue was 1% lower than previously, revenue of pay-TV group Foxtel was boosted by strong growth in subscriptions for its Binge and Kayo streaming
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Across the Yarra, 1931, Clarice Beckett, National Gallery of Victoria Macro & Markets Why there is no solution to our age of crisis without China – New Statesman The aftermath of sovereign debt crises – VoxEU The long-run effects of pandemics on inflation: Why this time may be different – VoxEU Don’t worry about
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