20 Jan 2025 Is DOGE the answer to improving productivity? Jenny Gordon Putting fear into the bureaucracy is not a way to encourage better results.
10 Jan 2025 The riotous return of the mercantilists Ved Shinde Trump’s tariffs mantra has changed the zeitgeist – but to a habit nations have long held.
14 Nov 2024 Economic diplomacy: It’s populists vs plutocrats in Trump Take 2 Greg Earl Australia’s hopes of a modest economic impact from the Trump administration’s actions will require navigating the financial tensions at its heart.
2 Oct 2024 Trumpian economic nationalism is not what the world or America needs Roland Rajah Donald Trump’s policies are a recipe for higher global inflation, greater fragmentation, and more inequality.
1 Oct 2024 Kamala Harris and China: Competition and antagonism, continued Richard McGregor Harris is largely a blank slate on China policy. She is likely to stick to Biden policy positions and instincts, which means relations will remain rocky.
30 Sep 2024 Kamala Harris and trade: Better than the alternative, but not much Jenny Gordon Judging by the lack of major policy announcements from the Harris campaign, her administration is likely to largely maintain the Biden trajectory.
30 Jul 2024 Made in the USA: America’s gambit to reclaim industrial primacy Jack Goldsmith Dominance in next-generation industry relies on people and partnerships to short-circuit China’s leading edge.
1 Nov 2023 History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges Ved Shinde Renewed connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe shows how maps are temporary, but geography persists.
24 Oct 2023 How should Australia react to Bidenomics? Stephen Grenville Difference in philosophy is not to be feared.
18 Oct 2023 Australia must play the geoeconomics game, or risk being side-lined Naoise McDonagh The world is moving away from a rules-based order and towards power politics. Is Canberra ready?
3 Aug 2023 De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS Michael Roach Will a new global reserve currency threaten the greenback's supremacy? The short answer is yes.
26 Jul 2023 A return to old-school mercantilism? Ved Shinde Suspicion and economic competition are forcing states back in time, with protectionism and self-sufficiency the new norm.
16 Jun 2023 Is US industrial policy headed in the wrong direction? Connor O’Brien Washington’s geopolitical strategy threatens to entrench economic hierarchies and undermine the global green transition.
13 Jun 2023 The end of the neo-liberal order? Stephen Grenville With a new consensus in Washington, it’s time for Canberra to consider a shake-up of misguided industrial policy.
8 Jun 2023 Economic diplomacy: Duelling D-words to delineate China Greg Earl Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy.
27 Jul 2021 When the chips are down: Biden’s semiconductor war Tian He Export controls on US semiconductor tech into China didn’t stop with Trump.
18 Dec 2019 Paul Volcker’s pragmatism: fighting inflation and financialization Wesley Widmaier Less an ideologue or demagogue, the former US Fed chair had an influence far beyond America, reaching Australia, too.
15 Aug 2019 Economic diplomacy: China dependency and a notable departure Greg Earl Australia seems set to end this year about twice as dependent on China for its two-way trade than on the United States.
8 Apr 2019 The useful myth of central bank independence Stephen Grenville If Alan Greenspan was “the Maestro”, then Fed chair Jay Powell needs also play to the orchestra to resist Donald Trump.
16 Nov 2018 US versus China: the economic model Stephen Grenville Donald Trump might be a Republican, but not of the Ronald Reagan ilk, and it shows in his approach to China.
3 Aug 2018 Can the Fed resist Trump’s pressure? Stephen Grenville The Federal Reserve faces a president from the world of real estate, where low interest rates are always good.
24 May 2018 The tide is turning against US financial regulation Stephen Grenville The lessons of the 2008 banking failures look like they have already been forgotten – or erased.
27 Feb 2018 Company tax cuts: America versus Australia Stephen Grenville Rather than continue a race-to-the-bottom on company tax, a sensible global regime is needed.
11 Sep 2017 A new proposal to normalise US monetary policy Stephen Grenville Quantitative easing was misunderstood from the start, and enough confusion still exists to cause over-reaction.
1 Aug 2017 America: Full employment is not enough Stephen Grenville The United States has reached ‘full employment’ but this hasn’t created satisfactory jobs for a significant part of the work force.
30 May 2017 Is the US economy at full employment? Stephen Grenville If the economy is already back to full capacity, what hope is there for the many Trump voters who find themselves without satisfying jobs?
21 Mar 2017 Are US Fed rate projections ‘behind the curve’? Stephen Grenville Perhaps the Fed has up its sleeve a supplementary way of tightening, in the form of unwinding quantitative easing.
7 Feb 2017 Is Trump reigniting the currency wars? Stephen Grenville China's huge bilateral surplus with the United States - well over $300 billion each year - means it is high on the President's 'to do-over' list.
30 Jan 2017 Trump’s trade protectionism Stephen Grenville The key is a vibrant economy that creates new jobs. Trump’s protectionist measures are a distraction from this bigger challenge.