Elon Musk’s association with the Trump Administration has contributed to the tanking of Tesla sales across the globe. According to CarScoops, Tesla sales in Norway fell 44.4% in January through February, while in Germany, Tesla sales fell 76.3% in February compared to the same month in 2024. The picture becomes even bleaker when you realise
Alex Joiner, chief economist at IFM Investors, has published a series of charts illustrating the explosive growth in non-market (government-aligned) employment, which has pulled down the nation’s productivity. The following chart shows that since Q1 2023, 658,071 jobs have been added in the non-market sector versus only 135,880 jobs in the market sector. This means
This is about as surprising as Canberra being stupid. Goldman. CPI and PPI deflation in February:China’s February CPI and PPI inflation came in at-0.7% yoy and -2.2% yoy, respectively. Much of the CPI weakness came from thefalling demand post-Lunar New Year: food price inflation fell to -3.3% yoy (vs. +0.4%in January) and tourism price inflation
The past year has seen plenty of propaganda from the property industry warning that the decline in property investment in Victoria arising from the government’s land tax hikes will harm renters. Indeed, rental bond data from the Victorian Government showed a record decline of 24,726 rental properties (3.6% of total stock) in the year to
By Dr Cameron Murray and Aidan Morrison, cross-posted from Fresh Economic Thinking. How Australia’s electricity market got POLITICAL and cost us BILLIONS Why didn’t our experts get the same answers as those abroad on the cheapest way to generate and distribute electricity? Australians will pay hundreds of billions of dollars for new investment in the
Crikey wraps the controversy. In case you missed the back and forth yesterday, US President Donald Trump has been a touch annoyed at former Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull telling Bloomberg the 78-year-old was “chaotic, rude, abusive and erratic” and his treatment of America’s allies would ultimately benefit China. Responding on his Truth Social platform, Trump
Last month, the Australian Population Research Institute (TAPRI) released its survey on voter attitudes, which, among other things, showed that the overwhelming majority of voters do not support recent high levels of immigration or a Big Australia. Only 11% of the electorate support the current high migration settings, whereas 80% want lower migration numbers. TAPRI’s
But still afraid. Westpac. • Westpac Consumer Sentiment Index up 4% to 95.9 in March. • Slowing inflation and rate cut lift confidence to three-year high. • Unsettling overseas news looks to be weighing on the outlook for the economy. • Sentiment towards major purchases showing a promising improvement. • Consumers’ own finances stabilising and
Last month, Australian journalist Matt Bell published the following article on the nation’s purported “skills crisis.” This was based on a report from recruitment firm Hays, which found that 85% of hiring managers grappled with “skills gaps” that continue to worsen despite a softer market and historically strong immigration. However, as shown recently by Greg
What is the worst idea you can think of for Australia’s failed East Coast gas market? How about government’s underwriting LNG imports that will raise your bills 80%? You got it! The Australian. A Victorian government-led proposal to underwrite LNG imports could hike domestic gas prices and introduce a fresh risk of political intervention in