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New Zealand’s ‘once in a generation’ house price crash

July 17, 2025 - 14:00 -- Admin

During the Covid-19 pandemic, New Zealand experienced one of the world’s largest house price booms, which pushed median home values to a record 11.2 times median household incomes, according to Demographia. Since then, New Zealand has experienced one of the world’s biggest housing crashes, which has significantly improved the nation’s housing affordability. On Tuesday, the

Iron ore pulls a Costanza

July 17, 2025 - 13:30 -- Admin

Markets are always right. Always right. CISA data is falling away. But don’t forget, no private sources have fully captured the official downturn in steel output, though CISA is now trying. Steel output cuts are underway. Why steel prices are going down and iron ore prices are going up, you will have to ask the

Albo isn’t Whitlam, he’s Chamberlain

July 17, 2025 - 13:00 -- Admin

Albo’s great grovel of China has reached the level of nauseating. From The Australian: After his big day in the Great Hall with Xi Jinping, Anthony Albanese spent most of Wednesday leading a Gough Whitlam tribute mission. The Chinese government was delighted to assist. A huge section of the Badaling section of the Great Wall – about 80km northwest

Backwards looking RBA trashes jobs market

July 17, 2025 - 12:23 -- Admin

This is what happens when you drive a car through the rear vision mirror. You overcook everything. In seasonally adjusted terms, in June 2025: unemployment rate increased to 4.3%. participation rate increased to 67.1%. employment increased to 14,619,300. employment to population ratio remained at 64.2%. underemployment rate increased to 6.0%. monthly hours worked decreased to

MB Fund Podcast: China’s Golden Depression Plods On

July 17, 2025 - 12:05 -- Admin

China says its economy is growing at 5.2%, but falling prices and sluggish demand tell a very different story. Some are now calling it a “golden depression”—recession hidden by stimulus. Join us this week as Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, and Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith, unpack what’s really happening in China and what

Never bet against America

July 17, 2025 - 12:00 -- Admin

For ye will lose. The Market Ear. NVDA monster While people are debating whether to be long the European bull story, GS points out: “NVDA is now closing in on 90% of the entire SX5E in terms of mkt cap (4.1tr vs 4.8tr)”. Bloomberg/GS Still far from real exuberance Net exposure is in the 68th

NDIS job boom delivers productivity bust

July 17, 2025 - 11:30 -- Admin

A recent report from CBA economist Harry Ottley illustrated the unprecedented rise in non-market sector jobs over the past decade. This sector includes the health care and social assistance, education and training, and public administration and safety industries. It includes both public and private service providers that rely on government funding. The non-market sector has

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