Volatility in equity markets is ramping up after another round of Trump tariff nonsense against China while a miss or two amongst US tech stocks is not helping risk sentiment with S&P and Eurostoxx futures sharply down going into tonight’s session. The latest Chinese GDP figures helped stabilised mainland markets however moves are afoot in
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According to SQM Research, Sydney’s median asking price for houses crossed over $2 million for the first time last week, hitting $2,012,000 on 15 April. SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher confirmed on Twitter (X) that the median asking price incorporates Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast. SQM Research’s methodology paper notes
Australia has used preferential voting for over one hundred years, and in that time the party system has changed quite a bit. Since the 1950s, there has been an increasing trend of minor parties picking up votes, but until recently these votes were not enough to actually win many seats. So their main contribution, in the House of Representatives at least, was in having their votes flow as preferences to one of the major parties.
This report from Crikey, which has no idea about international relations, is so alarming that all Australians need to take pause. The story led in places such as The Australian Financial Review and the ABC overnight after Defence Minister Richard Marles came out and said he’d spoken to Indonesia’s defence minister, who rejected the reports. “I have spoken to my counterpart, Sjafrie
At the end of 2024, Australians required a record share of household income to make mortgage repayments on a median-priced home. Based on the latest opinion polls, Labor looks certain to win the upcoming election. When Labor is reelected, it is committed to leveraging Australian taxpayers into the housing bubble. Consider the following policy announcements
The Trump ascendancy has forced international economic issues and the future strategic outlook onto the Australian election agenda, even if they are at the margins.
This campaign — while dominated by domestic issues, notably the cost of living — is taking place against the background of an extraordinarily volatile external situation, with major implications for Australia’s future.
Roy Morgan unemployment is a better measure than the doctored ABS version. “Despite the record employment growth over the last three years, there are still a significant number of people who have joined the workforce without finding employment – a total of 435,000 since the last Federal Election. This influx of people into the workforce
CoreLogic data showed that the median household spent a record share of their incomes on rent at the end of 2024. PropTrack’s rental report also showed that the share of rental homes that were affordable to tenants hit a record low at the end of 2024. CoreLogic has released its quarterly rental report, which noted
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So far as I can tell, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the greatest thing going for the Trump administration by far. This guy is very impressive. We can only hope that he brings better implementation to the Trump tariff agenda than the crazy president, Lutnick, or Navarro does.
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The Market Ear on the bear. Shake out, or? A perfect storm may be brewing: the S&P’s death cross reappears just as investor confidence hits new lows and equity outflows surge. With tech allocations plunging and volatility well bid, the big question is — is this a shakeout or the start of a larger unwind?
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There is a global gas glut looming over the next five years as US and Qatari volumes surge into seaborne markets. However, those who propose importing this gas into Australia as the solution to our energy transition woes are barking up the wrong tree. Current future pricing for JKM gas in Asia for mid-winter 2028
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