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The Economies of Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Asian Economies, The Global Economy | 10th July 2025Saul’s presentation on the Economies of Asia to the annual International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists (ICCBE) meeting this year in Dublin, Ireland. (ICCBE is a group of – these days, current and former – chief economists of commercial banks which has been meeting regularly to exchange views about economic developments and policies since 1937).
The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump – for the US, and for Australia
Economic Policies, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 18th June 2025Presentation to an ‘Island of Ideas’ forum hosted by the University of Tasmania in Hobart on 18th June 2025. There is a podcast of the forum here : Australia and the Trump Effect – YouTube (Saul’s presentation starts at about 20:00 minutes in).
The World and Australian Economies in a Nutshell – Presentation to 2025 All Actuaries Summit
Productivity, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 12th June 2025Saul’s presentation to the Actuaries’ Institute “All Actuaries Summit” in Sydney on 12th June 2025:
Global turmoil, tariffs and impacts on the Australian economy
Asian Economies, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy, Topics | 30th April 2025Saul Eslake’s presentation to a webinar hosted by the Freight & Trade Alliance (Australia’s leading representative body for the international supply chain sector bringing together importers, exporters, customs brokers, freight forwarders, logistics service providers and industry groups) on 29th April 2025.
2025 election issues – a podcast with the hosts of SBS News’ “Party Time”
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Recent Media Interview | 25th April 2025Saul Eslake’s interview about election issues with SBS News’ “Party Time” hosts Rania Yallop and Elfy Scott – covering the “cost of living” (hence the title, “Cozzie Livs”), housing, competing election promises, budget deficits, government spending and all that.
Things that we should be (but won’t be) talking about during the current election campaign
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Productivity | 11th April 2025Saul Eslake’s on-line presentation to ‘Curtin Corner’, hosted by the John Curtin Institute for Public Policy at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia, on 11th April, about the economic and budgetary issues that _should_ be being discussed during the 2025 election campaign, but won’t be.
Tariffs, Global Economics, and the Future of Trade Policies
Economic Policies, Globalization, News, The Global Economy, US Economy Video | 8th April 2025Saul Eslake had a conversation with his [half-]sister Amanda Archibald about tariffs, global economics, and the future of trade policies.
Stocks bloodbath: Why investors no longer think Trump can make America great again
Economic Policies, News, The Global Economy | 7th April 2025Saul Eslake had an op-ed article about the sharp downturn in world stockmarkets prompted by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, published in the Sydney Daily Telegraph on 7th April.