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One of the world’s best known worry beads, Morgan Stanley’s global strategist Stephen Roach is looking into the future with increased optimism. Time to get really worried?

This week saw the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, which went a long way to forever shutting the lid on nuclear energy in Australia, given that Three Mile Island had already determined Australia’s policy. Is the situation different now?

Continued from part I.

With Iran being an important source of oil for China, what exactly are the chances of a global embargo?

One of the easiest mistakes to make right now is to think that buoyant US data mean the future looks great, says Dennis Gartman.

Weekly musings from your editor.

Nothing is impossible in the daily grind of the rumour mill.

Not only has the market been too quick in pricing in RBNZ rate cuts, but Citigroup suggests it is likely there will be no cuts this year at all.

September 2005 gave us a look at what happens when petrol prices surpass the $1.40/l mark. The low end of retail is in the firing line again.

Global investor confidence is on the rise. At least that’s the conclusion one is inclined to draw from State Street Investor’s latest updated Investor Confidence Index. But look a bit further and things look different from what they seem.