Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

Another in our series of reality checks as we look at price drops in the NSW South Coast, thanks to Cookie for the research. Yes, folks, prices are falling in places here (despite the hype). And for more, join us next Tuesday for our live deep-dive show. https://youtube.com/live/-bnD0dwxatw If you are buying your home in … Continue reading "Operation Antispruik: NSW South Coast [July 2025]"

This is our regular 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. It’s a complex trading environment out there, with on one hand Trump’s higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicking in this week, while results … Continue reading "How High Can Markets Climb Without Altitude Sickness?"

A mega chat with Journalist Tarric Brooker, who brings along another great set of slides on the economy, and recent international trends. We go deep into the critical issues we face, and ask some important if uncomfortable questions. Who are the benefiting from the current economic and political settings? What is the data really telling … Continue reading "Bigger Government, Bigger Australia, But You Don’t Get A Say! With Tarric Brooker"

Last week’s the ABS released their CPI publication which showed price changes for all households living in capital cities. Now they have released a series of Living Cost Indexes shows how those price changes impact the living costs of different types of households know as Selected Living Cost Indexes (SLCIs). The Selected Living Costs are … Continue reading "Costs Of Living Are Up: But How Much?"

This is my edit of a regular monthly chat with Nuggets News about the latest economic and market data. Today we look at the latest on tariffs, AI and monetary policy, and look at the impact on markets and home prices. We also touch on the latest in Digital ID and CBDC. http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of … Continue reading "Economic Update: July/Aug 2025"

Yes, Edwin is back as we kick around the latest property data and the “you can’t make this s*it up” segment. Plus some case studies of what can go wrong, and why we need to get the right data to make property decisions. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Wednesday Evening Property Rant!"

This is an edit of a live discussion with Head of Investment Damien Klassen as we examine the latest from the markets, and consider how this plays out, and how investment strategies should respond. 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/ Find more … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Are Markets At A Wobbly Top, Or Is There More To Go? With Damien Klassen"

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!"