Monday, May 17, 2010

Tipsters’ table – updated

Westpac’s Bill Evans has finally been tipped out of the top spot in the cash rate forecasters table, after 12 months at the top. Citi have now grabbed the mantle while ANZ continue their post-Eslake slide. 

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Also of note is the continued improvement in the DIX index, which measures the standard deviation of cash rate forecasts amongst different forecasters.  It’s starting to trend back towards its long-term average, which indicates that the economists are once again starting to sing from the same hymn sheet.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

解百姓住房难必先除权力自肥

imageThe Chinese have the right idea!

That roughly translates as:

 To Solve The Populace's Housing Difficulties We Must Root Out Self-Enrichment By The Powerful

Read all about it here.

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