Matthew Cranston

1 week ago | theaustralian.com.au | Matthew Cranston

You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Give us your feedback. You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Australia’s fertility rate will plunge to a record low this year without a single policy from either major party to address it, raising concerns from “baby bonus” treasurer Peter Costello that productivity is about to crash further.

1 month ago | theaustralian.com.au | Barry FitzGerald |Barry Fitzgerald |Lily McCaffrey |Geoff Chambers |Matthew Cranston

StockheadStockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another instalment of The Explorers Podcast. In this episode, Barry FitzGerald speaks to Trek Metals (ASX:TKM) CEO Derek Marshall to discuss the company’s recent ventures across its portfolio of exciting projects. At its Christmas Creek gold project in Western Australia, located near Halls Creek in the Kimberley region, Trek is buoyed by the project's long history of gold discoveries dating back to 1890s.

2 months ago | afr.com | Matthew Cranston

New York | Billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut wasteful spending by $US1 trillion ($1.6 trillion) will not be enough to rein in the US deficit and prevent a sovereign debt crisis, says one of the most high-profile Australians on Wall Street Matthew McLennan, co-head of the global value team and portfolio manager at the $US149 billion First Eagle Investments, told The Australian Financial Review he would continue to increase investments in gold – among them Australian gold miners – to hedge...

2 months ago | afr.com | Matthew Cranston

Washington | It is jam packed at the new favourite restaurant for MAGA’s elite on Capitol Hill that has become a mecca for conservatives since Donald Trump was elected president last year. Former Trump adviser and right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon was hosting a party on Thursday (Friday AEDT) at the Anglo-French-style bistro spread over two floors.

2 months ago | afr.com | Lucas Baird |Matthew Cranston

Sydney/Washington | James Packer will play a leading role in a push by the $2.8 trillion superannuation sector to sell the success of Australia’s compulsory retirement savings system to Americans, to secure backing from major US asset managers and bolster relations with the Trump administration. James Packer has teamed up with Alex von Fürstenberg to finance a documentary about superannuation as part of a push to get the US to implement a similar scheme. APLoading...