Recession fears


The fiscal massacre that laid the Rudd agenda to rest

Turns out we missed the opportunity to invest the proceeds of the mining boom and we’ll have to wait until the Rise of China and India Part II reaches these shores several years hence, writes Bernard Keane.

Talk of recession as Swan fumbles the figures

Treasurer Wayne Swan refused to rule out a brief recession in coming months in releasing Treasury’s Mid-Year Economic Forecasts this morning, writes Bernard Keane.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.