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Macro Morning

June 25, 2025 - 09:00 -- Admin

Risk markets continue to discount all negative news, like the non-existent ceasefire between Iran and Israel, and latched on to Federal Reserve Chair Powells dovish testimony in front of Congress overnight. Wall Street rallied over 1% higher while the USD was sold off again as Euro led the way while the Australian dollar found some

Brisbane house prices are rigged to blow

June 25, 2025 - 08:00 -- Admin

Brisbane’s median home price has surged by 85% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. According to PropTrack, Brisbane’s median dwelling value was $889,000 in May 2025, the second-highest in the nation, behind Sydney. Brisbane dwelling values were already set to rise further owing to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monetary

Albo’s public housing train wreck

June 25, 2025 - 00:05 -- Admin

During the Albanese government’s first term, one of the main policy focuses was on public housing. Throughout much of the second half of the government’s first term, various public housing-related policies were major bones of contention, most notably the Housing Australia Future Fund or HAFF. The HAFF provided the Albanese government with a striking headline

Macro Afternoon

June 24, 2025 - 16:30 -- Admin

Risk markets are buying the rumour, selling the fact with stocks and undollars soaring higher while oil and the USD is slammed lower on the possibility of a “ceasefire” in the Middle East. Lost among this turmoil are the big deals happening in Europe between the EU, Canada and Greenland as the pivot away from

Labor cannot be trusted on gas

June 24, 2025 - 14:00 -- Admin

Major LNG exporters Qatar and the United Arab Emirates rely on passage through the Strait of Hormuz to supply Asian markets. However, Iran has threatened to block the strait, prompting concerns about a possible spike in LNG prices, along with supply worries. However, Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has sought to assure domestic gas users

It’s time to end the nanny state

June 24, 2025 - 13:30 -- Admin

The federal government has been advised by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to scrap YouTube’s exemption from laws banning people under the age of 16 from using social media, which are scheduled to take effect in December. Former communications minister Michele Rowland had cited YouTube’s educational content as one of the justifications for exempting it

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