Oil prices are pushing back up to the US$80/barrel mark. If they stay above that level could it drive energy producers to more realistically pursue renewable sources with more vigour. In other words, as Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen, could we be reaching the point at which market pricing sees us moving to a more environmental future, without the need for any other intervention?
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Tariff delays bring swift response; higher CPI in US, higher wages in UK, disastrous ZEW from Europe
A sharp turnaround in market sentiment after the US delays extra tariffs. NAB’s Tapas Strickland says it could be President Trump responding to falling equity markets, but uncertainty over tariffs remains.
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Extending JobKeeper as vaccine hope draws nearer
A double whammy. NAB’s Rodrigo Catril on the extension of support (in Australia elsewhere) and more vaccine hopes.
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Could the Euro be the world’s reserve currency?
Could the Euro ever displace the US dollars as the default reserve currency for the planet? or at least provide a choice?
