Friday’s headline GDP number was surprisingly strong on Friday. As the President put it, 3.2% growth in Q1 was ‘smashing expectations’. But, on today’s podcast NAB’s Ray Attrill explains why the market response was short lived. And with inflation moving further away from the Fed’s target it should make for an interesting FOMC meeting this week. He also talks to Phil Dobbie about the direction of the Aussie and Kiwi dollars and what else to look out for this week.
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Where’s all the money coming from?
There’s been a £200 billion increase in the size of the UK money supply. I ask @profstevekeen what the impact of that might be, and who gets to control it?
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What’s great about the NBN
From the inevitable claims of economic benefits, through to praise for the government’s wheeling and dealing in getting the whole thing through parliament, what do the MPs think about the NBN?
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Roller coasters, Geronimo and Ugley (sic) women
A look back at the 16th June in year gone by, from the world’s first Roller Coaster through to the foundation of the Women’s Institute.
