Gabby Leibovich, co-founder and director of Catch Of The Day - Talking Business 2014 Ep 04

Summary: Interview with Gabby Leibovich, co-founder and director of Catch Of The Day Interview with economist Francis Grey Leon and Garry discuss issues including: · China's official gauge of its manufacturing sector slipping to a five-month low, US manufacturing activity stalling and a rise in consumer prices slowing across the world's largest economies in December, fuelling concerns that too little inflation, rather than too much, could threaten the global economy's fragile recovery. · Australian CEOs expecting another weak year of growth while advertisements fall 0.3 per cent in January to be down around 3 per cent over the prior 6 months, low interest rates and a falling Australian dollar failing to drive expansion in manufacturing activity and building approvals falling more than expected in December. · The David Jones board and particularly its chairman Peter Mason coming under renewed pressure as some shareholders test the level of support for calling an extraordinary general meeting to change the board. Last week David Jones shocked the market with an admission it had received a $3 billion offer to combine with Myer, bringing together the nation’s biggest department store operators. · An analysis of the debate over the Federal Government's decision to refuse $25 million of assistance to SPC Ardmona.