STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ:
China recovery breathes life into Alcoa
STEPHEN GRENVILLE:
Why forecasting has broken down
MICHAEL STOTHARD, FT:
Europe's attack of the zombie companies
MARKETS SPECTATOR:
Bull takes a break
JOHN LEE :
Kerry's mandate for a cyber-China crackdown
ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN:
Painful extraction from an energy morass
BEN SHEPHERD:
Scoring Fairfax's digital gymnastics
STEPHEN KOUKOULAS:
Rates triage for a feeble Europe
KGB calls for 2013
Alan Kohler & Google's Doug Farber
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The Spectators Bartholomeusz STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ China recovery breathes life into Alcoa The change in tone in Alcoa's latest earnings report, as well as the recent boost in iron ore prices, reinforces the general shift to a more positive outlook on China. 12:57 PM STEPHEN GRENVILLE Why forecasting has broken down Predictions about the global recovery have been proven woefully incorrect due to misunderstandings of both fiscal policy and the power of expansionary monetary policy. 3:28 PM MICHAEL STOTHARD, FINANCIAL TIMES Europe's attack of the zombie companies Europe's weak recovery can partly be blamed on the rise of barely-alive companies that are propped up by a region more focused on protecting jobs than boosting efficiency. 2:13 PM DANIEL PALMER CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Reading renewables stocks Despite a surge in renewables investment, the past five years have been tough for shareholders in clean energy companies. But there are also reasons for optimism. 11:11 AM Gottliebsen ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN Painful extraction from an energy morass With even modest policy skills Australia could have enjoyed the energy benefits the US is preparing for. Instead, just about everything we've done has been wrong – and the inevitable clean-up will be monumental. 7:42 AM JOHN LEE Kerry's mandate for a cyber-China crackdown There are growing claims that China is, via cyber-espionage, building its economy on the private sector secrets of America. The issue looks set to lead Secretary John Kerry's priorities in his new role. 6:58 AM BEN SHEPHERD Scoring Fairfax's digital gymnastics Fairfax has its work cut out to repeat the digital success of Trade Me, while the Netus buy seems to duplicate existing internal strengths. 8:53 AM All commentary >>
STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ
The change in tone in Alcoa's latest earnings report, as well as the recent boost in iron ore prices, reinforces the general shift to a more positive outlook on China. 12:57 PM
STEPHEN GRENVILLE
Predictions about the global recovery have been proven woefully incorrect due to misunderstandings of both fiscal policy and the power of expansionary monetary policy. 3:28 PM
MICHAEL STOTHARD, FINANCIAL TIMES
Europe's weak recovery can partly be blamed on the rise of barely-alive companies that are propped up by a region more focused on protecting jobs than boosting efficiency. 2:13 PM
DANIEL PALMER
Despite a surge in renewables investment, the past five years have been tough for shareholders in clean energy companies. But there are also reasons for optimism. 11:11 AM
ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN
With even modest policy skills Australia could have enjoyed the energy benefits the US is preparing for. Instead, just about everything we've done has been wrong – and the inevitable clean-up will be monumental. 7:42 AM
JOHN LEE
There are growing claims that China is, via cyber-espionage, building its economy on the private sector secrets of America. The issue looks set to lead Secretary John Kerry's priorities in his new role. 6:58 AM
BEN SHEPHERD
Fairfax has its work cut out to repeat the digital success of Trade Me, while the Netus buy seems to duplicate existing internal strengths. 8:53 AM
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