As Edwin remains indisposed, tonight I walk through some of the new data on property across the country, as the Government lifts the number of students for next years (yes, really), home prices we are told are rising fast, and credit growth is running faster than inflation or wages growth. As a result, affordability is … Continue reading "Half A Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Joe Wilkes and I dig deeper into the rabbit hole of corruption and digital control, and ask who is really in charge? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

This is our latest market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, and cover commodities and crypto along the way. Global markets were floored from recent highs on Friday by a powerful one-two punch from the latest U.S. employment data and U.S. tariffs slapped on dozens … Continue reading "Markets Caught Between Trade War Down Draft And AI Hype; Look Out Below!"

This is the latest in our occasional series, where thanks to Cookie Boy, we do a deep dive into recent property price reductions, and add in my latest survey and property price trend information to go granular into the area. Where have prices been rising, and by how much, and are vendors being greedy? Really … Continue reading "Operation Antispruik: Far North Queensland [July 2025]"

Yesterdays Fed decision to hold their cash rate, despite two dissenters on the FOMC, Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman (both Trump appointees), voting 9-2 to hold its benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 4.25%-4.5% was an interesting object lesson in the two Americas, one based on the current data showing balanced employment … Continue reading "Fed Stands Pat; Waiting For Data But Becoming Obsolete?"

Today we got the latest from the ABS on their inflation series, with Australia’s core inflation cooling in the three months through June as the closely-watched trimmed mean gauge of consumer prices, which shaves off volatile items, advanced 0.6% in the second quarter from three months earlier, weaker than the 0.7% forecast, data from the … Continue reading "The Meaninglessness Of Our Inflation Data!"

This is an edit of a live discussion with Crypto evangelist Adam Stokes as we explore its growth, and potential risks and opportunities. Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Although Edwin is still unwell, (get well soon, sir) in my rant tonight I walk through some of the recent items which came across my desk, thanks to Cookie, from productivity, government spending, property prices, and potential tax rises. We also look at a recent article which argues the next financial crisis will be crypto … Continue reading "Half A Monday Evening Property Rant!"

I caught up with friend of the channel Joe Wilkes. Whats going on with property in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, and what forces are in play? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

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. A seven-day global stock rally slowed down in Asia on Friday as uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rate cuts made investors more cautious though … Continue reading "The Mother Of All Bubbles Continues…"