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India’s Adani okays disputed Australian coal mine project

Bloomberg India’s Adani Group will proceed with its $16.5 billion Carmichael coal project in Australia’s Queensland state after its board approved a final investment decision on the development. Adani announced the move on Tuesday after last-minute delays due to uncertainty over a royalty deal with the state and amid resistance to the project because of concerns that it will damage ...

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China’s boom-bust industrial policy spawns bubbles galore

Bloomberg China wants to own the 21st Century economy. That’s why Beijing economic planners have mapped out a full-on strategy called Made in China 2025 to dominate in artificial intelligence, robotics, electric vehicles and other key sectors. The government is spending big on tax breaks and subsidies to get these industries off the ground quickly. Call it industrial policy on ...

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‘Aussie house prices very elevated’

Bloomberg The chief executive of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. has joined the chorus of voices warning of risks in Australia’s surging housing market, though he said the probability of an outright crash is “really low.” Home prices are “very inflated,” ANZ’s Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott said in an interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg Television’s Stephen Engle ...

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