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More data this week showing property prices continue to fall, driven my multiple drivers, from interest rates, poor wages growth, high inflation changes to Government tax law, and reduced mortgage lending. Every part of the country is impacted. The latest clearance rates confirms the falls too, as transaction volumes remain in glacial territory. One other …

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 had major developments this week which underscored the fragility of the global financial system, as US Government debt hit $40 trillion, Australian Government debt hit $AU1 …

A quick look at the latest social media posts, and media would give you the impression that unemployment in Australia just went through the roof, and so rates cuts from the RBA are off the table. A rise in the unemployment rate to its equal-highest level in almost five years last month suggests the economy …

In this show, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the latest on Australian housing, the pressures on the banking system resulting from declining lending growth, and rent rises, but set against the broader political and economic context, using his great slides. We also pick apart the bond market, given the OZ Government $1 Trillion …

The ABS released their Wage Price Index (WPI) for June 2026 today, and confirmed what my surveys already highlighted, in real terms, after inflation on average households are going backwards. But if you are working in the Government funded sector, you are doing better, and if you are living in South Australia, you are doing …