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, February 21, 2012

More positive global economic data overnight

From Deutsche Bank:

*European bourses gain ahead of Eurogroup meeting, buoyed further by Chinese RRR cut.

*UK: Rightmove house price index rises 4.1%mom in Feb, up 1.4%yoy.

*FRA: Business confidence indicator steady at 92 in Feb, at market.

*ITA: Industrial orders up 5.5%mom in Dec, above mkt, down 4.3%yoy.

*NZL: BNZ-Business NZ performance of services index rises 2.7pts to 53.6 in Jan.
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