In this post we discuss debt in the current context, and consider where the very high levels of debt will take us. And as importantly, who wins and who loses. Transcript is available for download.

More data today, and more signs that rate hikes are coming as Australian unemployment unexpectedly fell in December as the economy added more jobs than anticipated, prompting traders to boost bets ...

Deposit Bail-In is something which we have been discussing in recent times, not least because of the overt example now active in New Zealand under the Open Banking Resolution, the mandate from the G20 ...

This is my edit of a monthly show I record with Nuggets News on the latest finance, markets and property news. Things are closing in on peak stupidity, and valuations remain stretched, and in ...

Ethical behaviour is a rather rare commodity in the property sales industry, especially where markets are being talked up to fever pitch, and first-time buyers are rushing in thanks to the Government ...

Markets are expecting the FED to cut rates again at its December meeting, after the US economy added 227,000 jobs last month, mostly in line with expectations, and the three-month average came in at ...

In this week’s Friday evening chat, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the contentious issues surrounding housing costs in Australia. The latest data tells a sorry story for ordinary ...

The latest monthly CPI data for November 2024 was released today, and while the headline rate rose, the important trimmed mean figure, which the RBA tracks, slipped in November despite being still ...

In the June RBA Bulletin, there was an article which describes how the RBA executes its market interventions to effect a cash rate change. It is important to understand these inner workings, despite ...

The Under 16 Ban on Account access to Social Media has been steamrollered through the lower house, and will be guillotined through the Senate without debate. Questions of substance are being thrown ...

With all the noise over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday we want people to think about whether there are REAL deals out there, or if its simply credit induced spin which could lead to tears later. So ...

Today we walk through our latest analysis of financial stress among households, using data up to the end of 2025. And its a sorry picture, despite all the spin out ...