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Australian employment surpassed expectations in June and the jobless rate held at a lower revised rate, underlining the labor market’s resilience to rapid interest-rate increases. The jobless rate remained at 3.5%, having hovered in a range of 3.4%-3.7% since June last year, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed Thursday. The economy added 32,600 roles from … Continue reading "The Number-Wangers Are At It Again! [Podcast]"

This is an edited version of my latest live stream where I was joined by Leith van Onselen, Chief Economist at Nucleus Wealth and Co-founder of Macrobusiness. We explored the current weird dynamics around housing, as well as the broader economic and political context, and answered viewers questions. http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay – The Housing Paradox With Leith van Onselen [Podcast]"

The Australian Government has released an exposure draft of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have-your-say/new-acma-powers-combat-misinformation-and-disinformation This is an attempt to curtail free speech and allow greater Government control over what we think and say – very 1984, as I discuss with Robbie Barwick from the Citizen’s Party. https://citizensparty.org.au/ We have … Continue reading "Its 21 Days To 1984! [Podcast]"

The latest from our property insider Edwin Almeida as we look at the latest ways to “employ” people, the hidden cash flows in property, and how to drill a hole in a cement wall, and much more. https://www.ribbonproperty.com.au/ http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

In evidence given in Parliament this week we had confirmation that at least NAB, one of Australia’s big four banks, is using partial interaction statistics to falsely justify their programme of Regional Branch closures. This is the data which is parroted by the Banking Association spokesperson to justify the unjustifiable. In the light of this, … Continue reading "Gotcha! More Big Bank BS…"

In another volatile week, the markets latest winning week closed with a mixed finish on Friday following stronger profit reports than expected from several big US companies and more benign inflation news from the US this week. Hopes for an easier Fed also helped stocks worldwide to strengthen, though markets abroad were also mixed on … Continue reading "Has The Inflation Hurricane Abated? [Podcast]"

Today The Bank Of Canada lifted rates by another 25 basis points, to try to tame inflation (while extending its expectation of above target rates of inflation) , the Bank of England spoke about households stress and financial stability, while in Australia all the focus was on the structure and frequency of board meetings. Talk … Continue reading "Central Banks In Wonderland! [Podcast]"

This is a replay of a live Q&A on the state of the crypto markets, with Adam Stokes https://www.youtube.com/@UC_LynnVoF0RJV6BjNJW26Ig The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $1.22 Trillion, a -0.15% change in the last 24 hours and 25.83% change one year ago. We look at the latest trends and fads, and set this in a … Continue reading "DFA Live: Update From, Crypto Land With Adam Stokes [Podcast]"

Once again, good news is bad news, as overall the US economy looks strong than expected, and the US economic surprise index kept by Citi, which tracks how much incoming data is exceeding or lagging expectations, jumped to its highest in more than two years. But this leads to the thought that rates will have … Continue reading "Good News Is Bad News Again, As Rates Push Higher… [Podcast]"

I go down the rabbit hole with George to discuss inflation, what really caused it and what needs to be done to fix it. We cover the role of central banks, global non-elected non-government entities, and cbdc. As always these chats will question some underlying assumptions and some will find that disturbing… Thanks to George … Continue reading "Another Visit Down The Rabbit Hole: On Inflation [Podcast]"