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00:17:35

Remember Folks, Buy Low, Sell High – Especially Now!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/27

This is our latest weekly market update, where we check in the markets across the USA, Europe Asia and Australia and also cover commodities and crypto. This past week once again was full of swings, up earlier, then down, and then an upswing on Friday, though still to end lower once again across the week. … Continue reading "Remember Folks, Buy Low, Sell High – Especially Now!"

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01:17:58

Welcome To The Alternative Olympics: With Tarric Brooker

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/26

Another outing with Journalist Tarric Brooker, as we pick over the latest data, with a focus on what is happening in the real economy. We also discuss the real race many are running in terms of no real income growth, and the political and economic implications of this ahead. You can find Tarric’s charts at … Continue reading "Welcome To The Alternative Olympics: With Tarric Brooker"

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00:16:00

Buckle Up; The Markets Just Got Interesting!

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2024/07/25

Markets Are Clearly Confused. The S&P 500 closed sharply lower on Wednesday, suffering its biggest one day lost since 2022 as tech stocks nosedived following underwhelming second-quarter earnings from heavyweights Alphabet and Tesla. After the recent political machinations in America, with Trump in the ascendency, followed by the switch from Biden to Harris, the Trump … Continue reading "Buckle Up; The Markets Just Got Interesting!"

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00:08:51

Cash Transaction Usage On The Rise (Despite The...

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2024/07/24

A new report from the Finance Industry Peak Body, UK Finance, which represents more than 300 firms in the UK, reveals that cash remained the second most popular payment method, after debit cards – with an estimated three million people still relying on it. Their research suggests 1.5 million mainly used cash in 2023, up … Continue reading "Cash Transaction Usage On The Rise (Despite The Banks’ Best Worse Efforts)!"

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01:23:59

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Is Super Really Super, And Other...

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2024/07/23

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Dr Cameron Murray, Independent Economist over at Fresh Economic Thinking. Fresh Economic Thinking is Australia’s newest think-tank, with independent and insightful takes on major economic debates. Cameron thinks economics could be much better than it is so he often writes very fine technical critiques of … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Is Super Really Super, And Other Economic Questions: With Cameron Murray"

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01:12:24

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/22

In our latest show we pull apart some of the recent property spruiking, look at the latest numbers and deep dive into the gap between the “speak” from policy makers and the “reality” of what they do. As a result we underscore the need to go local, and not be misled by high-level waffle! http://www.martinnorth.com/ … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:16:08

Cash: Wake Up, Its The Antidote To Digital Dystopia!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/21

Well, last week we got a glimpse of the vulnerability of global IT systems, including payment systems, the latest and perhaps most significant of a chapter of accidents, ranging from banks systems going down, through to disruption from floods and fire, when only physical payments in cash were accepted. US cyber-security firm CrowdStrike said it … Continue reading "Cash: Wake Up, Its The Antidote To Digital Dystopia!"

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00:23:23

Just The Start As Markets Are Rocked By Rotations,...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/20

In our latest weekly market update, we start in the US, move to Europe and Asia and end in Australia as well as covering commodities and crypto, as a way of digesting all that has happened this past few days. This past week, was again packed full of contradictory signals, with World stock indexes falling … Continue reading "Just The Start As Markets Are Rocked By Rotations, BSOD, Politics, And More…"

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00:21:52

How Do We Know That Mortgage Arrears Are Now Rising...

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2024/07/19

The latest RBA bulletin, just released, contained a couple of significant articles relating to mortgage arrears and serviceability. The first, “Recent Drivers of Housing Loan Arrears” shows that Housing loan arrears rates have increased from low levels since late 2022, with banks expecting them to rise a bit further from here. High LVR and DTI … Continue reading "How Do We Know That Mortgage Arrears Are Now Rising In Australia?"

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00:11:17

The Narrow Path Says Rate Hikes Are Coming In Australia!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/18

The ABS released the latest employment data today, and in response, investors have bumped up their bets on an August interest rate rise after the jobs market recorded another month of strong employment gains in June. As always there is a degree of numberwanging here, and the numbers are being flattered by the still strong … Continue reading "The Narrow Path Says Rate Hikes Are Coming In Australia!"

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00:09:37

Rotation To A “Tech-Wreck” Replay?

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2024/07/18

My Saturday show highlighted the start of the rotation from tech stocks to the broader market, as exemplified in the trends in the NASDAQ and the Small Caps 2000. This trend has continued, and on Wednesday it went into overdrive as the world’s largest technology companies got hammered as concern about tighter US restrictions on … Continue reading "Rotation To A “Tech-Wreck” Replay?"

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00:16:18

Corporates Gouge, While IMF Warns The Inflation...

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2024/07/17

Households will see Inflation around for much longer than expected and while the pressure on households continue to build, so does distrust across the economy in Australia, according to data from the IMF and a special Roy Morgan End of Financial Year webinar. Despite the better-than-expected US inflation figures, the International Monetary Fund in its … Continue reading "Corporates Gouge, While IMF Warns The Inflation Squeeze Will Be On For Longer Than Expected!"

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01:31:45

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Tony Locantro: The Everywhere...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/16

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Investment Manager Tony Locantro, from Perth. 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 market psychology has ensured valued … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Tony Locantro: The Everywhere And Everything

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01:24:21

It’s Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/15

A big show this week, as Edwin and I consider how international events impact local markets, distressed sales especially from investors rise, and more builders collapse as markets might be taking a breather. http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Today’s post is brought to you by Ribbon Property Consultants.

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00:07:35

The Chilly Economic Winds Hits Kiwi Property Market!

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2024/07/15

Latest data from REINZ shows further momentum falls across property sales and prices in New Zealand, as the higher rates continue to squeeze households and dampen the markets. Prices are now 16% below past peaks. https://www.reinz.co.nz/Web/Web/News/News-Articles/Market-updates/REINZ-June-2024-data-property-market-a-little-chilly-amid-economic-challenges.aspx http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

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00:14:29

The Shame Of Vacant Property In A Time Of Homelessness!

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2024/07/14

Back in 2021 the Census revealed a shocking “one million homes were unoccupied”. But now we have a new survey from economic research organisation Prosper Australia, looking at empty homes in Melbourne from 2019 to 2023. The report SPECULATIVE VACANCIES 11 makes the point that while around 30,000 people in Victoria have no home, it … Continue reading "The Shame Of Vacant Property In A Time Of Homelessness!"

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00:19:39

Markets Reach For The Stars, Even As A Nascent Turn...

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2024/07/13

This is our weekly market update, starting in the US, then Europe, Asia and Australia and covering commodities and crypto. This week, hopes of US interest rate cuts before the end of the year rose after data this week showed that inflation was cooling faster than expected, has muddied the waters, though all three US … Continue reading "Markets Reach For The Stars, Even As A Nascent Turn Is Under Way!"

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00:08:56

US Markets Swing Towards Rate Cuts As Inflation Eases…

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/12

Here we go again, as inflation, which had been falling last year, but rising in the first part of 2024, now appears to be easing again, so markets who at the start of the year saw 6 rate cuts, then trimmed them to none, and possibly a rise, are now again betting on multiple cuts … Continue reading "US Markets Swing Towards Rate Cuts As Inflation Eases…"

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00:40:16

Down The Rabbit Hole (Once Again): A World Corporate...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/11

Continuing my occasional series with George, where we go deep into tin-foil hat territory, we chat about democracy, and power, and how corporations interact with Governments and international non-governmental organisations, like the UN and WEF, and how this impinges on our lives. Who are politicians working for really? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World … Continue reading "Down The Rabbit Hole (Once Again): A World Corporate Monopoly!"

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00:15:36

Is The Australian “Fair Go” Broken?

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2024/07/11

When I landed in Australia in 1995, I was immediately struck by the concept of a “fair-go” being right at the heart of the Australian psyche. But more recently it appeared to me that this was becoming something of a myth, as inequality and poverty started to expand and impinge on people who previously were … Continue reading "Is The Australian “Fair Go” Broken?"

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