If you look at the data on property, and specifically mortgage lending, there is something lurking in the woodshed. It is simply this. Mainstream bank lending has become the preserve of wealthier, ...

On Wednesday Commonwealth Bank shares hit a record $181.10, to become the first ASX-listed company to be valued at more than $300 billion. By comparison, the country’s second-largest company by value, ...

If you believe the hype, households across Australia are experiencing waves of relief, as rates are cut, incomes rise and inflation falls. But, judging by the results from my latest surveys, this is ...

In our regular show, Edwin and I unpack the latest property data and ask whether the booming headlines about more home price growth ahead tells the full story (clue: no). We also look at the latest ...

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 on the way. Another chaotic week, with the tariff issues ...

Australia’s economic woes can be sheeted to poor Government on housing, tax non-reform and many other factors, but the mother of all problems is the costs of energy. I find in amazing that despite ...

This is a first take on the latest results from our models, which shows a further rise in mortgage and rental stress (defined in cash flow terms) across Australia. We examine the high-level results by ...

An important discussion with Robbie Barwick from the Australian Citizens Party, about democracy, the role of the Reserve Bank, and use of cash, as some are now calling for a significant change in the ...

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour. Our property market is littered with failed legislation to guard against money laundering, despite ...

RBA Governor Lowe’s term is up for review later in the year. The current review of the Australian Central Bank will report around March, so what is the likely outcome. Bloomberg reports on economists’ ...

Deposit Bail-In is something which we have been discussing in recent times, not least because of the overt example now active in New Zealand under the Open Banking Resolution, the mandate from the G20 ...