Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz is one of Australia’s most respected business journalists. He was most recently co-founder and associate editor of the Business Spectator website and an associate editor and senior columnist at The Australian.
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Our energy crisis has been a decade in the making. Don’t expect a quick solution
The chaos and dysfunction in the national electricity market this week flows from the collision of a number of unexpected events with long-term vulnerabilities.
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The threat of Europe breaking apart is rising as old ghosts emerge
Remember Grexit and Quitaly? The prospect of Italy and Greece exiting the EU has returned as the European Central Bank ramps up the fight against inflation.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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On high alert: Markets a sea of red as they wait for the big reveal
With markets in turmoil, a critical moment for investors looms at this week’s Fed meeting.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Shock US inflation a rude reality check for already shaken markets
The Federal Reserve Board meets this week against the backdrop of a shock increase in inflation late on Friday, leaving chair Jerome Powell little choice but to raise rates for the third time this year.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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The whale, the shark and the $635m lawsuit
A controversial decision by the London Metals Exchange helped save a Chinese billionaire from losing a fortune. But a notoriously aggressive US investor is not happy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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The World Bank’s gloomy economic outlook might be too optimistic
The latest World Bank assessment of the state of the global economy and what the future holds makes for depressing reading. It may not have gone far enough.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Elon Musk is desperate to walk away from his $61b Twitter debacle
Elon Musk’s Twitter bid has been a value-destroying saga that would be one of the worst-timed deals in history if it goes ahead. But there are two big problems he faces if he wants to ditch the bid.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Power struggle: The world’s energy crisis could get worse
If the West and EU hold their lines on Russian energy, the oil and gas crunch now being experienced around the world probably isn’t a temporary phenomenon - and it could deepen.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Why a ‘greenwashing’ crackdown should have come as no surprise
A police raid on Deutsche Bank this week sent shockwaves through the $US30 trillion-plus ESG sector. Everyone should have seen it coming.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Russia’s main economic lifeline faces potent new threat
The Europeans have finally agreed to a ban on imports of seaborne Russian oil. That wasn’t, however, the most damaging sanction agreed to this week.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Investors who believe the worst is over may be deluded
The investors who dived back in to sharemarkets to drive a big rally last week are either very brave or quite foolish.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz