I am joined by Leith van Onselen Chief Economist and Co-founder of Macrobusiness, as we review the year across housing, and the economy, and ask what is next in the context of atrocious housing affordability, poor policy and the upcoming MYEFO. What needs to change? This is my edit of the live show. Details of … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Our Housing And Economic Disaster Will End In Tears! With Leith van Onselen"

A bit late, Edwin our property insider, and I discuss the latest property trends and stats for our weekly Rant. While things may be turning sour in some areas, the demand for property does remain robust, as listings ease and auctions fall. So what is happening? If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Edwin’s Monday Rant won’t happen tonight, as he is the middle of client settlements. Hopefully tomorrow. But it gives me the chance to reflect on the Bondi incident yesterday, and the noise of which masked a significant announcement by Treasurer Jim Chalmers who announced his so called cash mandate will start on the 1st January … Continue reading "In A Troubled World, The Long Cash Con Continues…"

How quickly sentiment can turn as Australian’s favourite sport, housing, turns sour into the end of the year. Instead of more rate cuts next year, the promise of which had pulled prospective purchasers forward to buy, is being replaced by significant gloom. The signs were always there of course, despite the spin from Government, as … Continue reading "Housing Markets Vomit Fear Into Year’s End!"

As Jonathan Shapiro wrote in the AFR this week, financial markets are becoming one big gamble, catalysed by leading global retail brokers leading to a rise of prediction markets and the inevitable fusion with financial markets that is turning just about anything and everything into speculation. This of course leads to the volatility we are … Continue reading "Beyond Speculation: Is A New Order Approaching?"

This is my edit of a live show recorded with Adam Stokes on his channel, where we dived into the U16 social media ban, and discussed its origins, implications and potential consequences for politics and society. Adams Show and chat: https://youtu.be/v2ikpZ_N6fk We got pretty philosophical, and ended up talking about Life, The Universe and Everything! … Continue reading "Life, The Universe And The Social Media Ban!"

Powell argued in his post-meeting press conference that the economy right now — with inflation still well above the Fed’s 2% target and the labor market showing signs of weakening — is one where disagreements are to be expected. “A very large number of participants agree that risks are to the upside for unemployment and … Continue reading "Schrodinger’s FED"

Yesterdays RBA Monetary Policy Board unanimous decision to hold rates at 3.6% and Michelle Bullocks calling the end to a truncated easing cycle meeting after delivering 75 basis points of cuts between February and August, at the press conference which followed, was significant in that rate cuts are off the table now, and it’s a … Continue reading "RBA Crushes Households As Bond Vigilantes Ride In!"

This is an edit of our latest live show where Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party joined me to explore the critical policy issues which Australia is facing, who is pulling the strings, and what we can do about it. Robbie Barwick, is the National Chairman and National Research Director and 2025 Senate Candidate for … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Why Essential Services Are Deliberately Being Destroyed: With Robbie Barwick"

As we run up to the end of the year, Edwin and I examine the underlying tides which are influencing the property markets across the country. We examine the tussle between the quest to build higher, and reality; the impact on the rental markets of policy, and the latest stance Australians are taking on migration. … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"