In a previous post we discussed the Halo effect, and how the Warehouse was trying to claim it was their own idea. Since then, the Halo effect has taken on special importance as Woolworths Ltd (Aus) and Foodstuffs decided to appeal the Commerce Commission’s decision to refuse to let one of these firms buy the […]
This cartoon tells us a number of things about the situation. Firstly, for Walmart to put this mans firm out of business, Walmart must have been relatively more efficient (ie, its costs were either lower or the value they added to the product was greater). Secondly, it tells us that the person that used to […]
I was just reading the dirty old (note dirty old is a complement from me) Dilbert blog, when I happened upon a post he called Happiness smoothing. Now in this blog post he discusses how individuals choose to interact with people in a way that is inversely related to the persons current success. So if […]
It will come as no surprise to anyone that the RBA lifted its cash rate to 6.75%. Glen Stevens statement was relatively hawkish, noting that underlying inflation would likely leave the target band and stating the growth would need to moderate before inflationary pressures would ease.
This GREAT quote from a commenter on this marginal revolution post: I’ve always felt that macroeconomics was not economics the way astrology is not astronomy. (*) That is brilliant. I have to admit, I work doing Macro, but I heart Micro.
So the Fed cut rates to 4.5%, and the US commerce department released a GDP estimate of 3.9% annualised growth (about 1.0% quarterly growth). That growth figure was on the back of another negative contribution by the residential construction market, and was thanks to exporters and consumers. The Feds tone was relatively neutral, giving everyone […]