The Middle East conflict has entered its second month, but is a resolution any closer or are markets underestimating the risk of a prolonged war?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Senior Geo-Economics Analyst Dr Madison Cartwright about why a quick end to the conflict remains unlikely despite ongoing claims of progress. From the resilience of the Iranian regime to ...

Inflation has become one of the defining challenges for the Australian economy, but why did it take off and has Australia already hit its economic “speed limit”?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Head of Australian Economics Belinda Allen about how inflation re-accelerated and why the Reserve Bank of Australia had already begun tightening policy even before the lat...

The conflict in the Middle East is rattling global energy markets, but how big could the disruption really be?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Head of Commodities and Sustainable Economics Vivek Dhar about risks to global oil and gas supply as tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz.

Vivek explains how prolonged conflict could push oil and LNG prices...

Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines, but is it the next economic bubble or a breakthrough that could power global growth for decades?

In this episode of CommBank View: Economics & Markets, host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Chief Economist Luke Yeaman about the forces driving the AI boom. From huge investments in data centres to the US-China AI race,...

Global markets are moving quickly. Policy settings are shifting, and the economic outlook is becoming more complex.

Introducing “CommBank View: Economics and Markets”, a new podcast from the CommBank Global Economic and Markets Research team, hosted by Mandy Dury.

Each week, CommBank economists will provide in-depth analysis of the macroeconomic forces shaping A...