Is there anything worse than a well worn cliche? McCrindle Research surveyed consumers about their attitudes towards them. Surprisingly, 7 percent of us admit to liking using them, but a whopping 44.7 percent find clichés particularly annoying.
In today’s BTalk, Mark McCrindle suggests we need to ensure that when we talk we keep things transparent and open. I’m not sure whether he was joking or whether this was another cliche sneaking in. It shows how easily it can be done.
Mark says the damage of cliches is that it just becomes clutter in our language. If you use them a lot you will probably find people pay less attention to anything you have to say. So perhaps today is a good day to start speaking plain English again. The ball is in your court!
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China shops, RBA waits, FOMC meets
Positive numbers from China helped boost markets but NAB’s Gavin Friend says we should still expect dovish forecasts from the FOMC tomorrow morning.
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Relative values
Economic principles suggest price is the best indicator of value. But, as discussed with Steve Keen, everyone has a different concept of value, determined by how much money they’ve got.
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Treasury yields fall further as rate cut expectations rise
A quiet session for currencies and stocks but, as NAB’s Gavin Friend explains, Treasury yields continue to slide as expectations for an imminent rate cut mount.
