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00:12:56

Did Hope Of A Rate Cut Stoke The Property Market?

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/02/02

The news outlets are full of more property news, with some spruiking that the hope of a rate cut in February has spurred people into action after the holidays, with a focus on Melbourne property prices rebounding. So, let’s look at the data and see what is happening. Actually, the January update on prices from … Continue reading "Did Hope Of A Rate Cut Stoke The Property Market?"

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00:25:52

Warning: Market Volatility Squared Ahead As Black...

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2025/02/01

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. As expected, this was a volatile week, as questions over AI tech, tariffs and inflation all converged to stoke significant volatility across the trading days. Monday saw … Continue reading "Warning: Market Volatility Squared Ahead As Black Swans Land!"

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00:09:37

Is The RBA Really All In For A Rate Cut In February?

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2025/01/31

Many are calling for a RBA cash rate cut in February, but as we look at the overall data indicators, its a line ball call, and stripping away the political pressure and overdone economic commentary, the case is not as strong as you might think. Indeed, the latest RBA Credit Aggregates were pretty strong, and … Continue reading "Is The RBA Really All In For A Rate Cut In February?"

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00:15:13

Central Bankers Start Fretting As Trump 2.0 Rolls On!

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2025/01/30

In an interesting alignment of timing, we had Central Bankers at the Fed, the bank of Canada and also the ECB who will turn up today talk about their latest monetary decisions. And whilst it is expected the ECB will cut again, and in Canada they cut rates and announced the end of QT, the … Continue reading "Central Bankers Start Fretting As Trump 2.0 Rolls On!"

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00:15:19

Does The CPI Numberwang Show That Politics Wins?

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2025/01/29

Australia has been a global outlier in the current easing cycle as most developed world central banks, including the Federal Reserve, have already cut substantially. The Fed is due to announce the outcome of its meeting later today and is expected to stand pat. The RBA, in tackling inflation through 2022-23, opted for a lower … Continue reading "Does The CPI Numberwang Show That Politics Wins?"

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01:40:39

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Let’s Play The Property Game By...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/01/28

This is an edit of a live discussion with founder of bRight Agent, Aaron Scott, and our Property Insider Edwin Almeida, as we examine the current property market, and how picking the right Real Estate Agent can make a BIG difference. Find & Compare Local Agents, and SAVE MONEY with bRight Agent! https://brightagent.com/ http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Let’s Play The Property Game By New Rules…"

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01:07:36

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

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2025/01/27

This week we examine the post holiday ramp up ahead of “Super Saturday” in a couple of weeks. The press coverage has been all about listings rising, but is that the whole picture. We also look at the risks of purchasing the wrong property and the problem of home insurance, with more properties likely to … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:12:22

Is Brisbane The Next City To See The Home Price Fall...

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2025/01/26

Something a bit weird is happening in property markets across Australia. Normally as we head into the peak autumn selling season momentum and prices tend to step up. But so far sellers are racing to beat the competition into a falling market already padded by properties that failed to sell in spring last year and … Continue reading "Is Brisbane The Next City To See The Home Price Fall Shoe Drop?"

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00:17:59

Markets Reach Higher On Trump Change But Expect The...

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2025/01/25

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia. This past week saw the presidential torch passed to Trump with a flurry of edicts following, as the tech bros and rich people look on. Markets continue to speculate on the real impact of … Continue reading "Markets Reach Higher On Trump Change But Expect The Unexpected"

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00:07:22

Even Rate Cuts Won’t Help Home Prices…

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2025/01/24

The debate about when and if the RBA cuts the cash rate continues to run, with many property spruikers claiming people should buy now before the cuts arrive, because home prices will start to run again, when cuts do arrive. Just don’t mention the extreme unaffordability. Earlier this month, Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) … Continue reading "Even Rate Cuts Won’t Help Home Prices…"

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00:06:52

Australia Is Plain Stupid As Gas Prices Roar!

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2025/01/24

Today I want to revisit one of Australia’s most stupid policies which are in turn driving manufacturing offshore, and hitting households and businesses with higher costs, and forcing the Government to spend tax-payer funds on energy subsidies for households to try and keep inflation down. We are in the unspeakable position where Australia, who owns … Continue reading "Australia Is Plain Stupid As Gas Prices Roar!"

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00:10:18

Kiwis Hold Their Breath On Property, And Rates.

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2025/01/23

We are crossing the ditch to New Zealand today to look at the latest home price data from the REINZ, and the latest inflation data from the RBNZ. The New Zealand property market experienced a relatively quiet month in December 2024. Actually, sales increased by 1.8% nationwide compared to December 2023, rising from 5,420 to … Continue reading "Kiwis Hold Their Breath On Property, And Rates."

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00:08:34

Housing Targets Missed By A Country Mile…

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2025/01/22

The ABS today released its building activity data for the September quarter 2024. This data provides estimates of the value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed and under construction across Australia and its states and territories. They report that Australia commenced construction on just 43,250 new homes in the first quarter of … Continue reading "Housing Targets Missed By A Country Mile…"

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01:43:20

DFA Live Q&A Replay: The Great Australian Nightmare…....

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2025/01/21

This is an edit of a live discussion as we deep dive into my latest mortgage, rental and investor stress modelling across Australian post codes. Property for many is turning into a nightmare! http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Find more … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: The Great Australian Nightmare…. A Post Code Deep

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01:06:54

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

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2025/01/20

As the new property year kicks off, Edwin our property insider and I look at the really slow ramp-up, as politics collides with reality, and the ground moves under our feet. We look at the idea of settling property in Bitcoin, the latest numbers, and a new tool to examine suburb level data, as well … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:14:04

Are We In The Midst Of A Cash Long Con?

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2025/01/19

Last Tuesday on my live show, I discussed the current Treasury paper on Mandating Cash Acceptance in Australia. But today I want to take this further and I will outline my concern that the Government many well be playing a long con with the community ahead of the upcoming election. The paper says Cash acceptance … Continue reading "Are We In The Midst Of A Cash Long Con?"

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00:24:19

Markets Box At Shadows, As Trump 2.0 Arrives…

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2025/01/18

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. This week we saw more volatility, but with the MSCI global index up 2.56%, and up for the year to date, and 18% for the past year. … Continue reading "Markets Box At Shadows, As Trump 2.0 Arrives…"

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00:14:48

Households Could Save A Billion, Or More…

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2025/01/17

Given the current focus on the rise in the use of cash, it is worth remembering that each year Australian households are collectively charged somewhere between 1 billion dollars and 4 billion dollars in payment surcharges, which is a fee paid by customers, in addition to the price of a good or service, allowing merchants … Continue reading "Households Could Save A Billion, Or More…"

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00:11:13

We Are Rolling In Jobs, Jobs, Jobs… But…!

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2025/01/16

Well, we got the December 2024 data on unemployment today, and overall Australia’s unemployment rate remained low in December as the economy extended a streak of hiring gains, underlining the labor market’s unusual resilience to elevated interest rates. Employment jumped by 56,300 — driven entirely by part-time roles — versus a forecast 15,000 gain. The … Continue reading "We Are Rolling In Jobs, Jobs, Jobs… But…!"

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00:10:13

The Gas Problem That Will Crush Australians!

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2025/01/15

Last week the ACCC released their Gas Inquiry 2017-2030 interim report, and it makes horrifying reading. It is such a monumental stuff-up over a couple of generations, it’s hard to believe the corporations did not deliberately set up to maximise profit at the expense of ordinary Australians, while successive Governments were complicit, either because they … Continue reading "The Gas Problem That Will Crush Australians!"

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