World on hold, except for Oz
A busy day for Australia – NAB’s Gavin Friend discusses housing approvals, retail sales and the RBA’s likely stance today. Elsewhere, markets seem to be hanging out to see what President Trump has to say tomorrow.
Day: February 4, 2019
What’s a country’s optimum population size?
Is there an optimum size for a country’s population – from an economic and ecological standpoint. I ask Prof Steve Keen.
THE TWITTERATI
So, we need face masks to shop, where we pass people in seconds, but the government provides a cash incentive to sit inside a restaurant for an hour or so. This government really is a confused mob.
On today’s Morning Call, NAB’s Rodrigo Catril talks about the sharp turnaround in market sentiment as Mike Pompeo turns up the rhetoric against Chain’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. https://t.co/uDcR0V1MKI