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We discuss the latest finance and digital business news, with a distinctively Australian flavour
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264 episodis
Tick-Tock: Home Prices Under Pressure As Markets Fade.
Last week we got articles suggesting that buyers worry about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and sellers rushing to offload their homes have c...
Markets Wrestle With Alternate Realities As “Peace Talks” Hopes Belie The Incoming Economic Storm!
This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the w...
How Many Porky Loans Do The Banks Really Hold?
For some long time, there have been questions about the quality of mortgage loans held by Australian banks. Underwriting standards require them to mak...
Navigating The Uncertainty Principle!
Markets have been volatile, with Oil and LNG lower in price on the announcement of the temporary ceasefire, and then higher as the question of whether...
The Game Of Thrones Takes Another Turn!
We look at the impact of the temporary ceasefire in the Gulf War as part of our monthly economic update, recorded with Nuggets News. This is my edit o...
DFA Live Q&A: Investing During A “Game Of Thrones” Gulf War: With Damien Klassen
In this live show we examined the markets in the context of the current Gulf War, and the “Game of Thrones” energy battle now underway. I was joined b...
Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!
Despite the long weekend, Edwin and I are back for another deep dive into the world of property. This week we look at the latest numbers, which seem t...
Household Financial Stress BEFORE The Storm…
We have updated our surveys and modelling to the end of March 2026, effectively the last month before the incoming rate rises, fuel increases and infl...
Markets Ride The Volatility Rollercoaster, With No Visible Support!
This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the w...
The Omnishambles Incoming: With Tarric Brooker
In the next edition of our show, Journalist Tarric Brooker and I discuss the real implications of the Gulf War on Australia. Using his great slides, w...
Stagflation Incoming: Brace, Brace, Brace!
The outlook looks pretty gloomy, thanks to the War in the Gulf. We got a spate of leaders addressing their respective nations about the economic situa...
The Conspiracy Of The UniParty To Kill Cash: With Robbie Barwick
Yesterday we saw the UniParty in action, as the weak cash bill was passed in the Senate, with the support of Labor and Liberal Nationals, despite earl...
DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Surviving When Things Fall Apart: With Tony Locantro
In this live show we examined the consequences of the Gulf War on Investing, the economy and life in general, with Investment Manager Tony Locantro. T...
Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!
This week we dive into the latest economic and property data and ask whether the doom and gloom which is hanging over the market is justified. We cons...
Will Australian Property Take A Bath?
Frankly, trying to forecast where the Australian economy might go when the situation in Iran changes every hour is not easy. But it does seem likely t...
Markets Reach Correction Territory And Find No Place To Hide!
This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the w...
More Pain Incoming As Gulf War Hangs Around.
Fears of economic strain are growing across the globe as the United States-Israel war on Iran nears the one-month mark. The escalating conflict in the...
Its Mad Max Versus The Housing Market: With Leith van Onselen
Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, co-founder of Macrobusiness joins me for a deep dive into the latest situation across the Australian economy, as hi...
We Have An Inflation Problem; And More…
As expected according to the latest monthly inflation data from the ABS released today, Australian inflation remained elevated in February which under...
The Senate Fire-Fight In The War On Cash: With Robbie Barwick
There were shenanigans in the Senate relating to the future of cash, and it highlights the games people play to keep the banks sweet, despite the need...
DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Mad Max Versus The Australian Property Market: A Quickie…
In this live show we examined the consequences of the RBA rate hike, and the broader impact of the Gulf War on Australians, and their fixation with pr...
Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!
As the Gulf War morphs we examine the impact on property in Australia, with specific reference to Sydney with our property insider Edwin Almeida. Once...
Markets Swoon, Lost In A Fog Of War And Recession Fears.
War does not run to a script. Not least because all parties have a say about what happens next. Mohamed El-Erian said on X: “Consensus is shifting, an...
Are We Up The Creek Without A Paddle? With Tarric Brooker
Today we look at the lasting impact of the Gulf War with journalist Tarric Brooker, and discover that Australia is almost uniquely exposed thanks to p...
Australian Population Booms As Unemployment Rises: But…
Today we got the latest data from the ABS on employment and population. While Australian unemployment stayed relatively low in February as job gains c...
Australia Must Get Serious Before It Is Too Late! With Robbie Barwick
Against the backcloth of the Gulf War, Robbie Barwick, National Chairman;National Research Director and 2025 Senate Candidate for Victoria for the Aus...
Financial Markets: Is It Time To Panic Yet? With Damien Klassen
I caught up with Head of Investments at Walk The World Funds and Nucleus Wealth to discuss the latest on the financial markets, as the Gulf war contin...
DFA Live Q&A Replay: Playing The Property Game In A Changing World: With Chris Bates
In this edit of a live show we examined the big changes lurking over the property market, including the sudden lift in interest rates and decreased af...
Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!
In today’s show property insider Edwin Almeida and I discuss the “real estate virus” and how it mutates faster than regulators attempts to control it,...
Slowly, Then Quickly As “Fear Grips” The Property Market!
Suddenly the media reporting on auction clearance statistics for the weekend have changed. For example, the AFR trumpets “‘Fear and anxiety’ grips auc...
Markets, Households & Businesses All Held Over A Barrel!
This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the w...
The EV Versus Oil Toss-Up; In The Current Context: With Damian Klassen
With the current oil price spiking thanks to the current Middle East conflict, Head of Investments from Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds, Damie...
Property Investors And Property Renters BOTH Being Crushed!
Our latest surveys highlight that BOTH property renters AND property investors are facing significant challenges, given the low levels of supply, risi...
Hold On! Rates And Inflation Are Going Up! But Why?
Sorry to say, but households, already under the pump as I discussed in my live show yesterday are going to face more pain in the months ahead as inter...
DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Mapping Household Finances As Pressures Rise And Incomes Fall!
In this edit of a live show we examined the latest data from our surveys, and the distribution of financial stress across the country. With the prospe...
Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!
In tonight’s rant Edwin, our property insider and I discuss the latest from the middle east and specifically how it may impact Australia, and Australi...
Brace: Markets Caught In A Volatile Trap As War, Jobs And Credit Risks All Hit!
This is our weekly market update where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia covering commodities and crypto along the way...
Truth And Lies About The Property Market
The Australian Property appears to be at an inflection point, with prices in Melbourne and Sydney at an aggregate level stalling, and growth easing el...
Its The End Of The World As We Know It! With Tarric Brooker
Recent events surrounding Iran are the core of this weeks discussion with journalist Tarric Brooker. Using his great slides we dive into the potential...
What They Don’t Tell You About Household Spending!
Today we got the latest data from the ABS relating to Household Spending . Overall, the story continues, with households spending more on things they...