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, April 27, 2011

Big four banks eye record profits: report

From Business Spectator today:

"Australia's four largest banks will post a combined half-year profit of nearly $12 billion on the back of 2010's outsized home loan interest rate hikes, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.

The robust first-half performance will put the banks on target to beat existing profit records for the full financial year, the report said."
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