The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

National house price results released in 40mins...

February RP Data-Risamark Hedonic Index results will provide crucial light on state of the housing market...Has the withdrawal of the first time buyers' boost pulled the rug from under the market, as many doomsayers like Steve Keen predicted? We will also be releasing non-capital city data for the first time. The stability of the housing market is of great interest to the RBA and, some argue, has consequences for monetary policy.
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