The move we refer to is the forced breakup of Telstra’s retail and wholesale businesses. It will separate Telstra’s physical network from the services side of its business. The Minister announced legislation to achieve the split yesterday – and he did not make it in the form of a request.
September 16th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Telstra"
The Inevitable Path Toward Capital Controls in America
This highlights what many people are now saying openly: the end is near for the U.S. dollar as the world’s preferred reserve currency. The dollar isn’t going away, of course. But already the Chinese have set up currency swaps to conduct bi-lateral trade with larger trading partners. These transactions are outside the dollar.
August 21st, 2009 | Dan Denning | 8 comments | Continued
The Cash Flows Are Coming
National governments are demanding a larger portion of global savings. Government welfare transfer schemes and bailouts have to be funded from borrowing (unless from money printing), which also makes capital harder for private companies to get. Corporate cash flows will revert to the mean in the absence of huge infusions of credit to finance the growth of the balance sheet.
August 10th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 13 comments | Continued
