Global Economy

Taxing global capital
Taxing global capital
Over the past quarter-century, global capital has become far more mobile and some foreign investors have become more sensitive to company tax issues. Much ingenious effort has…
External trade imbalances and the ‘tragedy of the commons’
External trade imbalances and the ‘tragedy of the commons’
President Trump likes to apply business-oriented thinking to national economic policy. Nothing illustrates this better than his fixation with reducing America’s bilateral trade…
Is the relationship between growth and inflation shifting?
Is the relationship between growth and inflation shifting?
With all of the focus on interest rates, sometimes fundamental assumptions underpinning monetary policy are overlooked in the commentary. At times like this, when there are…
Economic diplomacy brief: Intelligence Review, econocrats back RCEP, in thrall to China and more
Economic diplomacy brief: Intelligence Review, econocrats back RCEP, in thrall to China and more
Spooky business The 1980s Hope inquiry first put economics on the agenda of Australian intelligence analysis but the latest Intelligence Review has taken this connection much…
What NAFTA renegotiation means for Australia
What NAFTA renegotiation means for Australia
It was always part of the Trump agenda to do something about the North American Free Trade Agreement (‘one of the worst deals ever’) covering the US, Canada and Mexico: the…
How the IMF evaluates the Asian financial crisis
How the IMF evaluates the Asian financial crisis
With this month marking the 20th anniversary of the forced floating of the Thai baht, the IMF has joined the numerous commentaries looking back on the Asian crisis and the lessons…
The G20 Hamburg riots and the German election
The G20 Hamburg riots and the German election
In many ways, the city-state of Hamburg embodies the self-image that contemporary Germany likes to project. With sparkling new galleries and trendy cafés interspersed among rough…
'The G20 is dead. Long live the G20'
Commentary
'The G20 is dead. Long live the G20'
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: Presidencia de la República Mexicana) Roland Rajah
Economic diplomacy brief: Trade deals keep flowing, doing business with China
Economic diplomacy brief: Trade deals keep flowing, doing business with China
From Australian negotiations in Latin America to the European Union's headline deal with Japan, it seems the world’s trade architecture may be surviving the arrival of Donald…
Safeguarding competition in a cyber economy
Safeguarding competition in a cyber economy
The European Commission in Brussels has fined Google €2.4 billion for using its dominant position in search to advantage the Google price-comparison service. The internet giant…