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."

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Wanna know everything there is 2 know about Australia's 2 biggest exports?

The RBA has, as always, obliged with this excellent Bulletin article on iron ore, coal and LNG. The table below shows the biggest producers, consumers, importers and exporters of iron ore and coal in the world.