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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…

The slang term “Jumping The Shark” according to the Urban Dictionary, is when something has reached its peak and begun a downhill slide to mediocrity or oblivion. It was especially applied to TV show…

There is massive wealth tied up in Australian property, but there some important questions which follow from this, especially given the expectation of inter-generational wealth transfer ahead, Govern…

This is an edit of a live discussion with Leith van Onselen, Chief Economist and Joint Founder of Macrobusiness. We dived into the latest trends across the Australian economy and delved into the expe…

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 f…

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 …

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 spi…

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 sw…

Here we go again, more uncertainly relating to Trumps Favorite policy tool, which has been thrown into turmoil after the US trade court issued a rare rebuke blocking many of the import taxes he has t…