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Myriam Robin is a Rear Window columnist based in the Financial Review's Melbourne newsroom.

Services and manufacturing bosses upbeat on economy: CBA PMI

Services and manufacturing bosses upbeat on economy: CBA PMI

A key leading indicator of Australian economic activity showed the economy growing strongly in the second-quarter.

  • by Myriam Robin
Bank for International Settlements sends warning with Australian household debt at all-time high

Bank for International Settlements sends warning with Australian household debt at all-time high

The BIS has warned that Australian households are among the most vulnerable to a sharp rise in global interest rates.

  • by Myriam Robin
Amazon's grocery plans hit Australian supermarkets

Amazon's grocery plans hit Australian supermarkets

Online retailer Amazon snapping up the American grocery chain Whole Foods put a chill through Australian supermarkets.

  • by Patrick Hatch and Myriam Robin
Has the Australian stockmarket just had a month of mayhem, or something more?
ANALYSIS

Has the Australian stockmarket just had a month of mayhem, or something more?

There's nothing like losses to focus an investor's mind.

  • by Myriam Robin
Weak household spending key risk to budget GDP forecasts

Weak household spending key risk to budget GDP forecasts

The GDP forecasts in the federal budget rest on the spending of Australia's increasingly cash-strapped households.

  • by Myriam Robin
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Rate hikes further away as US GDP growth disappoints

Rate hikes further away as US GDP growth disappoints

Friday's weaker-than-expected US GDP figure has firmed forecasts that the US Federal Reserve will not lift interest rates at its May meeting on Thursday morning.

  • by Myriam Robin
Short selling shares an aggressive tool to influence companies

Short selling shares an aggressive tool to influence companies

While shorting had long been a reality of how sophisticated investors play the market in Australia, it has of late turned brasher, louder, and far more aggressive.

  • by Myriam Robin
Chinese buyers to prop up Australian housing market: Credit Suisse

Chinese buyers to prop up Australian housing market: Credit Suisse

Australia's property market is booming but in the eyes of foreign buyers it is still relatively cheap, and a new Credit Suisse report shows demand remains strong.

  • by Myriam Robin