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David Taylor

David Taylor is a finance reporter with the ABC. Before taking up a position with the ABC, David was a financial markets analyst and economics commentator. He has over 10 years combined experience in both financial markets and the media. His career has seen him work as a stock broker, analyst, commentator and journalist.

David holds an Economics degree (Syd. Uni), a postgraduate diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (Kaplan), and a graduate diploma in Journalism (UTS). He is also RG146 accredited.

The majority of his analysis and commentary centres around the idea that global money flows are inspired by market-sensitive international macroeconomic developments.

David believes achieving a comfortable level of financial security requires investors to take a keen interest in financial and economic developments both at home and overseas. His goal is to help you engage with this world through his writing and research.

Budget 2013: It’s all about Soul

Jobs. That’s what Treasurer Swan's budget was all about. Jobs, jobs, jobs.
May 14, 11:16 pm
Federal Budget 2013: Political correctness gone mad

Deficit has become a dirty word in politics and it shouldn’t be.
May 7, 9:25 am
Gold an investment safe haven? Give me a break

The price of gold is telling a much bigger story about what’s going on in the global economy.
April 23, 3:46 pm
The government’s playing with your money

So what’s Canberra really up to? This short note will put you ahead of the game.
April 8, 4:04 pm
Making sense of Cyprus

A quick, easy to digest analysis of what you need to know about the meltdown in Cyprus.
March 25, 4:28 pm
Australia’s investment tide is running out

So do what the big boys do – chase ‘alpha’.
March 11, 3:21 pm
A few harsh truths about the market

In all my time of watching the market, the downside risks have not been as clear as they are now.
February 25, 9:47 am
Confession time for policy makers

Far from sugar coating the problem, the two major bodies responsible for economic policy in this country are fessing up.
February 15, 2:00 pm
Huge stakes

Huge stakes, nerves of steel – a note on recent global central bank action and what it all means.
January 30, 2:59 pm
It’s curtains for Australia’s great resources boom

There's new evidence that the nation is approaching a critical turning point in the investment cycle that's set to create serious problems for the economy.
December 4, 9:05 am
The big picture

Now is the time to take a look at the world around us. On every corner of the globe there's a market-sensitive event occurring.
November 20, 12:02 pm
Inflation clouds rates outlook

The Reserve Bank needs ammunition. It needs to have the capacity to significantly reduce borrowing costs in the event of an economic shock.
October 29, 12:29 pm
The show must go on

There’s a lot of illusion and make-believe in the world of television, but what’s taking place right now is very real.
October 15, 9:37 am
A dangerous domino

If Spain fell over, Italy, France and Germany would almost certainly follow.
October 4, 4:59 pm
Don’t earn enough money? Just make it up!

The US Federal Reserve has brought out the QE3 bazooka but what happens if it doesn’t have any impact on the world’s largest economy?
September 18, 5:00 pm

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