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00:29:55

It’s All A Bit Artificial Really!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/27

This is our weekly market update, starting in the US, crossing via Europe and Asia to Australia, and covering commodities and crypto along the way. In the holiday season, volumes are light and some markets closed for parts of the week, so there are few catalysts to fuel much market conviction as participants watched the … Continue reading "It’s All A Bit Artificial Really!"

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00:24:07

Tony Locantro’s Christmas Box!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/26

Seasonal greetings to all our followers and viewers. Today we catch up with Tony Locantro and get his perspective of the year which is passing and 2026 ahead. 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/

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00:19:41

Santa’s ESG Dilemma!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/25

In this seasonal show, Damien Klassen, Head of Investments at Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds; and Martin North from DFA dive into Santa’s ESG Dilemma and Why your “Green” fund might just be a lump of coal wrapped in expensive paper! Best wishes to all our followers and viewers! http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our … Continue reading "Santa’s ESG Dilemma!"

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01:27:55

DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Stablecoins: A Financial...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/23

This is an edit of a live show were I was joined by Adam Stokes to examine the emergence of Stablecoins following The Genius Act and the implications for the financial system, crypto and the future of money. Is this a revolution, or a coup? Who are the winners and losers? How will this play … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Stablecoins: A Financial Revolution Or Financial Coup? With Adam Stokes"

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01:19:13

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/22

This is our last formal Rant of the year, so Edwin and I go to town on some of the property predictions for 2026 and consider some of the sleeping issues which will bite ahead. Meantime, the listings are dropping, as expected, though the property media seem fixated on the “record prices” of some homes. … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:14:28

Good Versus Evil: In Memoriam

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/21

The 21st of December is the solstice. Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment, not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December UK time, where we have the shortest day of the year. It’s simultaneously the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Traditionally, this day celebrates the fact … Continue reading "Good Versus Evil: In Memoriam"

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00:28:56

Let’s Paper Over The Cracks For A Santa Rally…

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/20

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 past week, the last full week before the holidays continued its volatile way, with Central Banks in Japan and the UK cutting rates, the US triple … Continue reading "Let’s Paper Over The Cracks For A Santa Rally…"

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01:10:35

Australia’s Economy Hits The Wall: With Tarric Brooker

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2025/12/19

Journalist Tarric Brooker and I catch up for our last chat of the year, and with the help of his excellent slides, pull apart the latest trends in terms of housing, finance and the economy. 2025 has been quite a year, and we expect more turbulence ahead, with more spinning politicians, wet lettuce regulators and … Continue reading "Australia’s Economy Hits The Wall: With Tarric Brooker"

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00:10:57

Let’s Play Some Migration Numbers Numberwang!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/18

Today we got the ABS National, state and territory population data from June 2025. They reported that the Australia’s population grew by 1.5 per cent in the 12 months to June 2025, or 27.6 million people, 420,100 more than in June 2024. Natural increase, the number of births minus those who died, added 114,600 people … Continue reading "Let’s Play Some Migration Numbers Numberwang!"

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00:51:55

Eight Megatrends For The Years Ahead!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/18

Damien Klassen Head of Investments at Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds and Martin North from DFA discuss eight critical megatrends, which are set to impact markets and investments in the years ahead. Their collective impact will be significant, but may also pull in different directions. In our first show in 2026, we will … Continue reading "Eight Megatrends For The Years Ahead!"

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00:15:05

The Government’s “Find The Pea Budget Trick”…

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2025/12/17

As expected, Treasurer Jim Chalmers wants you to believe that the budget is getting better and Labor’s claimed spending restraint is helping the Reserve Bank of Australia contain inflation pressures. But this is all spin. Spin Jim Is At It Again! While the federal government’s mid-year budget update shows a modest improvement in the deficit … Continue reading "The Government’s “Find The Pea Budget Trick”…"

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01:43:47

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Our Housing And Economic...

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2025/12/16

I am joined by Leith van Onselen Chief Economist and Co-founder of Macrobusiness, as we review the year across housing, and the economy, and ask what is next in the context of atrocious housing affordability, poor policy and the upcoming MYEFO. What needs to change? This is my edit of the live show. Details of … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: Our Housing And Economic Disaster Will End In Tears! With Leith van Onselen"

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00:56:12

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/16

A bit late, Edwin our property insider, and I discuss the latest property trends and stats for our weekly Rant. While things may be turning sour in some areas, the demand for property does remain robust, as listings ease and auctions fall. So what is happening? If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:14:15

In A Troubled World, The Long Cash Con Continues…

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/15

Edwin’s Monday Rant won’t happen tonight, as he is the middle of client settlements. Hopefully tomorrow. But it gives me the chance to reflect on the Bondi incident yesterday, and the noise of which masked a significant announcement by Treasurer Jim Chalmers who announced his so called cash mandate will start on the 1st January … Continue reading "In A Troubled World, The Long Cash Con Continues…"

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00:17:36

Housing Markets Vomit Fear Into Year’s End!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/14

How quickly sentiment can turn as Australian’s favourite sport, housing, turns sour into the end of the year. Instead of more rate cuts next year, the promise of which had pulled prospective purchasers forward to buy, is being replaced by significant gloom. The signs were always there of course, despite the spin from Government, as … Continue reading "Housing Markets Vomit Fear Into Year’s End!"

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00:28:44

Beyond Speculation: Is A New Order Approaching?

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2025/12/13

As Jonathan Shapiro wrote in the AFR this week, financial markets are becoming one big gamble, catalysed by leading global retail brokers leading to a rise of prediction markets and the inevitable fusion with financial markets that is turning just about anything and everything into speculation. This of course leads to the volatility we are … Continue reading "Beyond Speculation: Is A New Order Approaching?"

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01:40:33

Life, The Universe And The Social Media Ban!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/12

This is my edit of a live show recorded with Adam Stokes on his channel, where we dived into the U16 social media ban, and discussed its origins, implications and potential consequences for politics and society. Adams Show and chat: https://youtu.be/v2ikpZ_N6fk We got pretty philosophical, and ended up talking about Life, The Universe and Everything! … Continue reading "Life, The Universe And The Social Media Ban!"

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00:19:45

Schrodinger’s FED

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/12/11

Powell argued in his post-meeting press conference that the economy right now — with inflation still well above the Fed’s 2% target and the labor market showing signs of weakening — is one where disagreements are to be expected. “A very large number of participants agree that risks are to the upside for unemployment and … Continue reading "Schrodinger’s FED"

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01:00:37

DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Its Edwin’s Property Rant LIVE!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/09/23

For a change, property insider Edwin Almeida and I went live for our regular property rant this week. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, is … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Its Edwin’s Property Rant LIVE!"

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00:31:07

DFA Classic: What’s Really Going On Under The Hood?...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/09/23

From the more than 5,000 shows in our archive there are a few which stand out as being important in shaping our understand of finance, property, society and politics. Today we reprise a show from 2020 recorded with my friend George, where we went down the rabbit hole to ask what is real, and how … Continue reading "DFA Classic: What’s Really Going On Under The Hood? Let’s Go Down The Rabbit Hole!"

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