Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia, and end in New Zealand and Australia, covering crypto and commodities along the way. This is data heavy, so strap in. Global stocks registered a strong weekly gain on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields slipped as markets eyed … Continue reading "Markets Reach For The Stars Again, Even As The Ground Shifts Under Foot!"

Last week I published a show titled “The rental stress pips are squeaking” where I did a deep dive into rising rental stress across the country, to underscore the crisis we have in the rental sector. I called it the hidden crisis, because we get massive coverage of mortgage stress in the mainstream, media but … Continue reading "Homeless; Renters Punished And Perth Is Worse Than Sydney!"

As expected, Australia’s communications minister Michelle Rowland has now introduced a world-first law into Parliament today that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges. She said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram were among the platforms that would face fines of up to 50 … Continue reading "Age Control Sledgehammer To Crack Online Safety Nut?"

OK folks a rant warning. It seems you are better placed financially and socially, if you are old with property compared with being young with none or a massive mortgage! And its structural thanks to bad policy across the board. One reason why younger people are turning away from the major Uniparty. If you are … Continue reading "Is It Inter-Generational War Then?"

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Robbie Barwick from the Australian Citizens Party, as we pick apart the latest developments across economics and banking. We will explore the latest on cash availability, the postal bank, the misinformation bill as well as broader financial and economic reform. No doubt we will also … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Time For A New Political And Economic Agenda: With Robbie Barwick"

In this weeks show Edwin, our property insider and I look at the latest designs for higher density housing and highlight some important questions for prospective purchasers and governments. It won’t end well. And we look at the relative performance of markets, comparing Sydney and Melbourne. What is the media pushing, and what is the … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

This is an update on the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill currently in progress in the Australian parliament. It looks like the Senate will not pass the legislation which did however pass the lower house. So in this show we look at the latest evidence given in the hearings last week, and more recent statements from … Continue reading "Has The Bad MAD Misinformation Bill Hit The Buffers?"

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe, and Asia, and end in Australia covering crypto and commodities on the way. My earlier call of enhanced market volatility proved correct, as a gauge of global stocks took its biggest weekly drop in two months driven by market euphoria … Continue reading "Forget Seeking Certainty: Suddenly, The Fed’s Urge to Cut Rates Evaporates!"

Following my live show on Tuesday I had a number of requests for mapping of the Rental Stress story across the country. So in this show we look at the distribution of rental stress both in count and percentage terms, based on DFA modelling and surveys. Live show was here: https://youtu.be/c8rTWEEw2KU http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the … Continue reading "The Rental Stress Pips Are Squeaking!"

Can the Australian economy be weak, and strong at the same time? Or which is it? This is an important question because the answer will determine the future policy direction of interest rates, and the well-being of ordinary Australians. So I am going to do a deep dive on this in the light of the … Continue reading "The Australian Economy; Its Messy And Complicated!"