Summer ratings, so no losers, except the Indian cricket team.
Articles by Glenn Dyer 
Eurozone crisis: new bailout under half the size of Oz economy
The question for the eurozone in 2012 is the pace of panic: a slow panic still grabs you in the end. Knowing Europe and the various governments there’s something out there with the capacity to bring on that feeling.
Banks make huge savings thanks to cheaper local deposits
With the surge in domestic savings (running at 10%) and low demand for loans, banks have been able to build substantial deposit cushions, allowing further cuts in offshore borrowing.
Mortgage, interest rate cuts war as serious as the Nullarbor Nymph
Yes, the big four: CBA, ANZ, Westpac and NAB are sitting back and waiting for one of them to bolt from cover, so they others can get a lead on how much of the 0.25% rate cut to pass on.
Commercial TV groaning under weight of email complaints system
The first full year of the new email-based complaint-making process has seen an explosion on moans and groans and worse from viewers.
Why the US Fed is still the kingpin of banks
Shades of 2008, and why the US Federal Reserve is still the banker to the world: much to the chagrin and humiliation of Europe.
American Airlines makes Qantas dispute look like a tea party
Anyone who’s bagged Qantas for being hard-nosed in grounding their fleet in the recent dispute should think again and take a look at what the parent company of the huge American Airlines did overnight…
EU crisis: something has to give (and give) … and soon
Let’s hope the stoic optimism about Europe from groups such as the OECD overnight proves to be right and governments do manage to scrape together a last-minute deal to backstop the eurozone.
Europe crisis … time for conclusive action … or else
If you are travelling to Europe in the next month or two, take some US dollars, it could be the short-term currency of choice if the euro collapses.
Bluescope: this isn’t a company, it’s a black hole
Just days after its AGM, BlueScope has gone out fundraising — despite getting access to hundreds of millions in taxpayer assistance.









