US stocks have fallen markedly since the Fed meeting yesterday, with the dollar also taking a hit and the yield curve flattening a little. Phil Dobbie asks NAB’s David de Garis why there’s been such a sharp reaction – did they really do anything that wasn’t expected? And how come the Riksbank can lift rates only to see their currency rally? They also discuss the impact of a US government shutdown, the response to yesterday’s weak employment numbers in Australia and a healthy dose of US data tonight, including the PCE deflator.
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Vivid’s wireless windfall
Senator Stephen Conroy’s undertaking on the pricing of wireless spectrum renewals seems to offer a very favourable deal to Vividwireless. What’s going on?
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The NBN’s upside in Doonside
NBN Co connected the first broad-acre development to the National Broadband Network yesterday. Twisted Wire made a visit, as well as eavesdropping on the ACANN annual conference.
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A Pardon, a new President, some Coal and a Super Bowl
Richard Kazimer talks about a controversial pardon, why we need more coal and how a Super Bowl party turned bad. Plus, Howard Schulz for President. Who?
