Chris Richardson
Chris Richardson is an independent economist
Opinion
Private banking
Despite 10 billion reasons to hate the banks, it’s not that simple
In these times of ‘greedflation’, businesses like the CBA have too much power to push up prices. But wages growth will outpace prices in the years ahead. You can bank on it.
- by Chris Richardson
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Property market
Negative gearing isn’t the problem – it’s NIMBYs like me
This nation has been strangling the future of younger Australians for decades. But the wheel is finally starting to turn.
- by Chris Richardson
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Interest rates
Surprise! We’ve borrowed too much for unexpected rate hikes
The decisions of the RBA have never mattered as much to Australian families and businesses as they do today, and surprises – like Tuesday’s rate hike – are most unwelcome.
- by Chris Richardson
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Property market
The best house price forecast is the latest John Wick film
Despite being shot, stabbed and punched, house prices are already rising again. In fact, they’ve been rising since early February.
- by Chris Richardson
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Banking products
Even strangers are suddenly asking me if they should stuff their money under the mattress
The world has never jacked up the cost of borrowing this fast, so chances are something would go wrong.
- by Chris Richardson
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Superannuation
New super tax is sticky tape rather than a permanent fix
If dignity in retirement is something the nation wants, then the next step would be a further reining in of super subsidies, and a more generous age pension.
- by Chris Richardson
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Wage growth
Didn’t get that pay rise? You might be better off without it
Australia does have a problem with low growth in wages, but we don’t need our pay packets chasing prices and vice versa.
- by Chris Richardson
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Federal budget
I hope budget night will be filled with broken promises
When it comes to politicians, I prefer hypocrites to cowards.
- by Chris Richardson
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Australian economy
Jim Chalmers gave Australians a glimpse of the future. It wasn’t pretty
The squeeze is on the cost living, yet there are some silver linings for the economy in Treasury forecasts.
- by Chris Richardson