ricardian ambivalence

xml validation in vim

Vim is most famous for the steep learning curve, and only a little less famous for how useful it is.

Arthur Charpentier of the freakonometrics blog has produced these useful R slides

The RBA’s Q1 SOMP is an odd document. It is odd for two reasons: it breaks my policy rule of

I don’t think much of the retail trade report (and nor does the RBA) — however the December report has

Macrobusiness has a note that is a nice counterweight to Chris Joye’s McKibbin note earlier this week. The ANU’s other

As was widely expected, the RBA held their target for the overnight cash rate steady at 3% today. It appears

Macrobusiness reports that Shell is giving the go-slow to Australian LNG projects.

McCrann thinks so: THE Reserve Bank will more than probably leave its official interest rate unchanged at its first meeting

There’s currently a wide variety of RBA views in the Bloomberg survey — the widest i’ve seen in some time.

The January update to the IMF’s October World Economic Outlook is actually a downgrade. The cut is a modest 10bps

The Herald Sun’s Terry McCrann sees scope for easing given the low inflation outcome. THE CPI inflation data has opened

The Q4’12 inflation data was a little lower than most expected, with the core ~0.55%qq (mkt median was ~0.7%qq). This