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, April 29, 2012

Aussie dollar at 104.67 US cents...

Pretty interesting price action from the Aussie dollar--now significantly higher than it was before CPI. I suspect this will give the RBA some comfort about cutting hard; the currency falling through the floor would probably give them pause...