CommBank Global Economic & Markets Update podcast

Productivity growth has slowed across Australia and much of the developed world, but what will it take to turn the trend around?

CommBank Chief Economist Luke Yeaman sits down with Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood about the forces shaping productivity growth in Australia and globally. They discuss the causes of the productivity slowdown, the opportunities an...

With major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax set to dampen the appeal of residential property for investors, where will capital flow to instead?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Director, Commercial Property Kevin Stanley about why commercial property may become a more attractive option for some investors as a result of the recent tax reforms. They...

Australia's housing market has remained remarkably resilient, but is the slowdown only just beginning?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Senior Economist Trent Saunders about the latest trends in the housing market and why sentiment is starting to weaken. They discuss softer auction clearance rates, longer selling times and how higher interest rates and recent hous...

Have energy markets become too complacent about the risks of the Iran conflict?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank's Head of Commodities & Sustainability Research Vivek Dhar about why oil and fuel prices have eased despite ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. They discuss the role of global inventories, the risk of another energy price shock, and why the...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is disrupting global energy markets, but could agriculture be the next sector caught in the firing line?

Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Agricultural & Sustainability Economist Dennis Voznesenski about how the conflict in the Middle East is driving up fertiliser and fuel costs for farmers and exposing Australia’s reliance o...