As the old saying goes “no one ever picked up a newspaper to look at an empty page”. Actually, we just made that saying up. However, it does ring true because even if there are no stories to write about reporters can usually fill column space by asking someone desperate for attention to speculate on something. Outside of politics, if a reporter is looking for blustery talk they’re guaranteed to find a voice ready and willing in the finance and investment sector. Brexit was only a few weeks back and there was a litany of cataclysmic predictions. Now they’ve been…

After the RBA left interest rates on hold last week the commentary quickly shifted to when they would be cut next. To co-opt a line from Star Wars, you may have felt a great disturbance in the force “as if millions of conservative investors suddenly cried out in terror”. There won’t be much joy if you wander into the branch of your local big four and ask for a sit down in their frosted office with the cheery customer service rep. If you demand the best deal they can give you, at the bank with the big red W they’ll…