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Australia’s economic growth came in a little bit better than expected and the GPD per capita recession has ended. But what will happen to our interest rate cuts? While I always tipped a sell-off linked to Trump’s tariff tirades was on the cards, I also predicted that the magnitude of the negativity for stocks could be
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Could the RBA send Sydney house prices down 16% in one year?
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (512+ words) Monday, 14 September 2026 Higher clearance rates might sound like good news for the property market, but with the RBA still on the front foot on rates and one economist tipping a 16% peak-to-trough slide for Sydney, the pain for sellers may be…...
He???s not the Messiah. He???s a very naughty boy. Rents backfire on Chalmers.
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (469+ words) Friday, 11 September 2026 Housing experts have crunched the numbers on Chalmers’ Budget changes, and the results make an uncomfortable case that our Treasurer’s good intentions are backfiring on renters. Here’s what the modelling actually found, and why even his political rivals…...
How former PM Paul Keating made Mark Bouris rich and why that story matters for your mortgage right now
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1113+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Mark Bouris and I compared notes yesterday on the housing slump, the odds of a fourth rate rise this year, and why the RBA’s data instinct might be worth trusting more than the consensus call. Here’s what we…...
Are we heading for a stock market correction?
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (566+ words) Wednesday, 9 September 2026 Everyone's looking for market answers in their crystal ball. We asked AMP's deputy chief economist to gaze into hers, and came up with two answers to the biggest question of all. Will we get a stock market correction…...
Chalmers says Intergenerational Report shows super puts Australia head of the pack in containing pension spending - Switzer
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (644+ words) Wednesday, 9 September 2026 Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday will release projections from the government’s Intergenerational Report to bolster Labor’s argument against One Nation’s proposal to allow homebuyers and renters access to some of their superannuation. Chalmers casts the next federal election…...
Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (888+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 There's no shortage of demand for new homes. So what took down Bathla? Across Australia, thousands of people are waiting to find out if their homes will be built, after several separate construction company collapses. By far the…...
Why the US-Venezuela oil deal probably won't help bring down fuel prices
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (841+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 US President Donald Trump recently announced an agreement with Venezuela that he called the “biggest oil deal in world history”. The Trump administration says the agreement will double US oil reserves and lower fuel prices for all Americans....
How other countries solved their tobacco problem (without cutting the excise)
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (871+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 The proposal sounds appealing but is deeply flawed. Australia’s high tobacco tax undeniably makes untaxed sales profitable. Yet this incentive is not by itself a cause. Whether a tax creates a thriving illicit market depends on the strength…...
Pauline Hanson's super plan isn't the villain Jim Chalmers says it is
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (619+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 Pauline Hanson has both major parties rattled, and for once it's not for the usual reasons. Her plan to let cash-strapped Australians dip into some of their own super has Labor and the Coalition running for cover, even…...
Trump, the Fed and a housing slump: why September has me on edge
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (846+ words) Monday, 7 September 2026 Donald Trump is leaning on the Fed, spring auctions are slumping, and history’s so-called September Effect looms over Wall Street. Here’s why this month could be a genuine pressure test for financial markets, and for the interest rate…...