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00:22:26

Shop ‘Til You Drop; Or Not: This Christmas!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/12/26

Boxing day highlighted the weird financial pressures lurking across Australia at the moment, as shoppers flooded stores to make the most of Boxing Day bargains. More and more shoppers were holding out for a bargain during the festive season as cost-of-living pressures continued to weigh households down. Perhaps It’s really because of cost-of-living challenges that … Continue reading "Shop ‘Til You Drop; Or Not: This Christmas!"

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01:10:57

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Tony Locantro’s Christmas Box

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/12/24

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Tony Locantro, as we review 2024, and look ahead towards 2025. Tony offers several financial services, such as investment management, financial planning, stock selection and fundraising. Tony has helped countless investors and organisations with strategic investment strategies over the last two decades. His understanding of … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Tony Locantro’s Christmas Box"

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01:05:36

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

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2024/12/23

As we run down to Christmas, we look at the state of play of property with our insider Edwin Almeida, touch on the question population growth and the need for real building surveys, and also remind people to “Think Asbestos” through the DIY season as we commemorate Gill’s death on this day 3 years ago. … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:14:14

Destroying Tent Cities Does Not Solve The Housing...

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2024/12/22

Migration into Australia remains too high, and has directly and indirectly caused a massive rise in homelessness. Tent cities have sprung up, and some councils are now trying to clear them moving homeless people on. So today we look at what caused the problem, and what this means for the homeless. One academic describes the … Continue reading "Destroying Tent Cities Does Not Solve The Housing Problem!"

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00:19:14

Is It Hard Hat Time As The Santa Rally Turns...

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2024/12/21

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. Recently, we saw markets charging higher, as many markets touched all-time highs again on the expectation of more rate cuts, but that changed this week, following another … Continue reading "Is It Hard Hat Time As The Santa Rally Turns Decidedly Frosty?"

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01:05:48

A Bet On Australia Is Bet On Government: With Tarric...

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2024/12/20

I caught up with journalist Tarric Brooker for a look back over the year, and what might be up in 2025, including of course some great slides. We dwelt on housing and Government policy, the structure of the economy and what might be underlying the dire numbers reported recently. How much is spin and how … Continue reading "A Bet On Australia Is Bet On Government: With Tarric Brooker"

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00:27:54

Dollar Taking No Prisoners As Fed’s Hawkish Cut...

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2024/12/19

There was always going to be a question about the Fed’s December decision, would they react to the latest data, or position ahead of the Trump 2.0 policy set coming in 2025? Well, it looks like both were in the minds of the Monetary Policy committee, as Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate … Continue reading "Dollar Taking No Prisoners As Fed’s Hawkish Cut Spooked Markets!"

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00:14:38

Wanted Adults In The Budget Room, As Deficits Roar...

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2024/12/18

Total budget revenue is cumulatively higher by about $380 billion over five years compared with Treasury’s forecasts on the eve of the May 2022 election. Yet, at a time when revenue is booming and the economy is operating around full capacity, the deficit in underlying terms is forecast to be $26.9 billion (1 per cent … Continue reading "Wanted Adults In The Budget Room, As Deficits Roar And Games Are Played!"

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01:35:26

DFA Live HD Replay: The Great Housing Bust, And What...

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2024/12/17

This is an edit of a live discussion with Economist Leith van Onselen, Co-founder of MacroBusiness, and Chief Economist at Nucleus Wealth. We will pick apart the latest housing disasters, and why things have gone so pear shaped, but also what could be done (with political will) to sort this mess out! It is NOT … Continue reading "DFA Live HD Replay: The Great Housing Bust, And What Can Be Done About It: With Leith van Onselen"

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00:58:11

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

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2024/12/16

As we count down to the end of the year, Edwin and I discuss the idea that Government wants to keep property prices ever higher, look at a disaster of a building survey as a warning for those who trust vendor surveys, and spot areas where prices are well down from 2017 levels, despite all … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:18:03

Household Money Worries? – You Are Not Alone!

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2024/12/15

We deep dive on the thorny question of household finances and the proportion of disposable income going to pay the rent or mortgage, using data from our core market model. We find that conditions are quite severe in many parts of the country, but it is not uniformly spread. Which households are most under the … Continue reading "Household Money Worries? – You Are Not Alone!"

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00:24:58

Markets: Are You Confused Yet? You Should Be!

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2024/12/14

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. MSCI’s global equity gauge fell on Friday while bond yields climbed as investors waited for clues about the future path for interest rates and Europe’s STOXX 600 … Continue reading "Markets: Are You Confused Yet? You Should Be!"

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00:13:39

Property Winners And Losers…

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2024/12/13

Core Logic released their annual Best of the Best report, and they say that while at first glance, the Australian housing market was surprisingly resilient through 2024, it can be characterised as having stronger conditions ‘out of the gate’, which slowed over the course of the year under waning demand, rising levels of advertised supply … Continue reading "Property Winners And Losers…"

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00:11:28

Early Rate Cut Hopes Dashed By Strong Australian Jobs...

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2024/12/12

Australia’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in November as the nation’s golden streak of hiring gains extended, underscoring the resilience of the labor market to elevated interest rates and prompting traders to pare back bets of a February cut. As Alex Joiner from IFM noted “Solid employment Growth in November and a tick down in the … Continue reading "Early Rate Cut Hopes Dashed By Strong Australian Jobs Data!"

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00:15:26

Revealed: The Politics Of Housing And The...

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2024/12/11

You can smell an election coming soon as Australia’s housing minister has declared that the Anthony Albanese government doesn’t want house prices to fall – despite them being very unaffordable for the young. Clare O’Neil made the admission on Triple J’s youth-orientated Hack program recently, when she was hit with a barrage of questions about … Continue reading "Revealed: The Politics Of Housing And The Intergenerational War!"

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00:13:29

The RBA’s “Wild Ride”, While Rates Remain On Hold…

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2024/12/10

The Reserve Bank left its cash rate at 4.35% on Tuesday in a widely anticipated decision, marking more than a year at that level. The rate-setting board said “some of the upside risks to inflation appear to have eased” and scrapped a longstanding line that it wasn’t ruling anything in or out on policy.Australia’s central … Continue reading "The RBA’s “Wild Ride”, While Rates Remain On Hold…"

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01:16:05

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Your Property Questions...

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2024/12/10

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Veronica Morgan, as we dive into a bunch of questions from our Audience. Is the market really turning? How do you avoid buying a dog of a place? Are there still good deals to be done? Veronica Morgan is co-founder of Home Buyer Academy, co-host … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Your Property Questions Answered: With Veronica Morgan"

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00:57:31

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

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2024/12/09

It has been another eventful week, for property insider Edwin Almeida and I to get our teeth into. What is the true state of the property market? How stuffed in Australia and Australians? And does crypto offer an alternative? Find out in our latest edition. Today’s post is brought to you by Ribbon Property Consultants. … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:17:23

Santa Rally In Full Swing; For Now!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/12/07

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 173,000, confirming expectations that the labour market is cooling, at a moderate pace. The Australian sharemarket dropped on Friday in a … Continue reading "Santa Rally In Full Swing; For Now!"

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00:13:02

Australia Is… Stuffed…!

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2024/12/06

Once in a while I find an article which really hits home. One such is an article in the AFR by John Kehoe, titled “Australia’s Economic Problems Have Been Brewing For Years”. Indeed, bad policy from multiple Governments have gotten us to a bad place, and the current mob are making things worse. There are … Continue reading "Australia Is… Stuffed…!"

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