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Could it be that the momentum in the property market is taking an early bath, as we slide into summer? Well, certainly according to the AFR, the diminishing prospects of an interest rate cut any time soon have dampened buyers’ spirits and caused the auction clearance rate to slip below 70 per cent as the … Continue reading "Property Markets Slide Into Summer?"

This is my 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. Just like days one and two of the first ashes test in Perth, where wickets fell and innings collapsed fast, the financial markets this week experienced a … Continue reading "A Wild Ride To Nowhere As Markets Bite Back!"

Strip back the political spin, and its clear Australia faces a weak economy ahead, based on a rising structural deficit, and falling productivity. The Titanic and Icebergs springs to mind, as an unsinkable ship sank, and strong migration, Government support for households, and a growing public sector will not be enough to turn the ship … Continue reading "Australia’s Titanic Moment Approaches, As Spin Overrides Reality!"

This is an edit of a special live Q&A show, featuring Robbie Barwick, National Chairman, National Research Director and 2025 Senate Candidate for Victoria for the Australian Citizens Party. https://citizensparty.org.au/ Robbie recently returned from a study tour across China, and in this show you can question him about what he observed during the trip. This … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: A Bull In A China Shop: Ask Robbie Barwick Live!"

Australia’s annual wage growth remained elevated last quarter, underscoring a tight labor market and persistently weak productivity and suggesting inflationary pressures may take time to cool in a challenge for policy makers. For the Reserve Bank of Australia, it means an interest rate cut in the near term remains unlikely. In addition wages growth is … Continue reading "The Inconvenient Truth About The Wages Price Index “Good News”"

This is an edit of a live stream where we dived into the economic maelstrom which is Australia, with Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, co-founder of Macrobusiness, and at Nucleus Wealth. We seem to be hit by an series of bad policies, which are degrading the outcomes for many households, yet Canberra seems stuck in … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Time To Stop The Economic Shadow Boxing: With Leith van Onselen"

From underquoting to AML, and from asbestos contamination to energy policy, we cover it all on this weeks rant with our property insider Edwin Almeida. It seems the economics of real estate agents are changing, and creating a challenging environment, as we head into the summer slow down. Yet another reason why some are being … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Now as the AFR reported fines for underquoting in NSW will be increased by five times as the state government cracks down on real estate agents’ use of misleading price guides in a hot market where buyers are already scrambling to secure a home. Under tough new rules proposed for the state, agents will have … Continue reading "Gazumping and Underquoting City…"

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. We got another major dose of uncertainty this week, with doubts about FED rate cuts, Trumps tariff U turns reacting to US affordability issues, rising doubts about … Continue reading "The Bulls Are Getting Airsick, As Reality Bites!"

In this week’s Friday evening chat, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the contentious issues surrounding housing costs in Australia. The latest data tells a sorry story for ordinary Australians, while the political class seem to be driving in a different direction. Tarric’s slides were extra insightful today, and you can see them here: … Continue reading "Australia’s Housing Costs Go Ballistic: With Tarric Brooker"