January 15, 2025 John Gillespie Uncategorized 3 comments Why is the movement in our exchange rate important for the Australia economy. Exchange rates drive the returns exporters receive on the global market upwards and increases the price we pay for imported […] Read more
December 31, 2024 John Gillespie Uncategorized 9 comments What will be new for 2025. As a business analyst and economist, I am looking forward to 2025. There are so many variables that will have […] Read more
August 27, 2024 John Gillespie Uncategorized 91 comments Commodity trading and Supply/Demand risk Internationa Trade and Market Risk International trade is defined by a web of interlinking flow of money and materials. For […] Read more
December 24, 2023 John Gillespie Business, General, productivity 76 comments Christmas Reflections Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. I hope you are having as great break from work. I know that […] Read more
November 27, 2023 John Gillespie Business, Development, productivity 33 comments How do we manage economic storms We are in a perfect storm right now, with serious economic uncertainty in the short to medium term. What is […] Read more
October 21, 2023 John Gillespie Business, Growth, productivity, Uncategorized 15 comments Decision-making – current global events My previous articles looked at the importance of information and the impact on making decisions. As managers, we can get […] Read more
October 3, 2023 John Gillespie Business, Development, Growth, productivity 16 comments Decision-making (information is critical) My last article was about the things a business should consider when gathering information. I believe that the first port […] Read more
September 8, 2023 John Gillespie Business, Growth, productivity, Uncategorized 20 comments Energy costs and renewable penetration This is a topic I tried to avoid in general discussion due to the passion displayed by a sector of […] Read more
January 23, 2023 John Gillespie Business, General 3 comments Global Uncertainty I have a lot of respect of our economic commentators across the range of newspapers I read on a daily […] Read more