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."

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

First the ABS's alleged spy case, now the Chinese Bureau of Statistics...

Read about the ABS insider trading-cum-spy case here  and here. Now Dow Jones reports similar dramas in China...

China Statistics Bureau: Employee Investigated On Suspicion Of Leaking Data

BEIJING (Dow Jones)--An employee of the National Bureau of Statistics is being investigated on suspicion of leaking data, the bureau's spokesman Sheng Laiyun told a regular news conference Tuesday. The employee works for the bureau's general affairs office, Sheng said. He didn't provide any further details. Some local and foreign news organizations, as well as some local brokerages, have in the past reported correct economic data before their official release.
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