Risk markets in Asia were mixed to start with on the Trump regime EU tariff bomb from the weekend gap but then the inevitable 180 spin got stocks at least somewhat back on track while currency markets continue to selloff the USD, believing the facts behind the demented spin. The Australian dollar is now at
Mega City One, otherwise know as Hellbourne, is Australia number one example of what a bad economy model does to living standards. Since when did Aussie cities deal with this? The Victorian Labor government will introduce an interim ban on machete sales across the state following a violent brawl involving 10 people at Melbourne’s Northland
Australia’s superannuation system is too costly and inequitable. The Australian Treasury estimated total superannuation tax expenditures at around $60 billion in 2024–25, with contribution concessions being the most expensive at $37 billion, growing to $36,750 billion by 2027–28. Most of these concessions go to high-income earners, as illustrated below. In 2021-22, 91% of the benefit
Property market softened in April: The latest batch of property market data show some weakening in both price and activity. The official NBS 70-city average new home prices declined by about 2% mom annualized in April, with prices in lower-tier cities falling more. The Centaline existing home price indices for top-tier cities posted renewed declines
At the end of 2024, Australia’s mortgage affordability was the worst on record, with households required to sacrifice a record share of their incomes to repay the median-sized new mortgage. There was also a record gap between the median home price and borrowers’ capacity to pay, assuming traditional affordability metrics. So far this year, the
Steel in pancaked an iron ore hoping. Channel checks are showing that damage is creeping up the supply chain but it’s not disastrous. Goldman. Feedback from producers as of mid-May suggests end-user orderbooks were flat MoM, softer than past seasonality. Infrastructure recovery paused, reflected in lack of funding for new project starts and weak cement
Last year, prominent immigration propagandist and managing director of the Australian Housing and Research Institute, Michael Fotheringham, blamed the nation’s housing shortage on ‘greedy’ households consuming too many homes. “We are consuming more houses for the number of people we have. That is a bigger driver for shortfall in housing than migration”. “The number of
Deutsche on stablecoin regulation in the US. 1. Stablecoin legislation cements USD supremacy The GENIUS Act mandates that all stablecoins be backed 1:1 by high-quality, lowrisk liquid assets – specifically, US Treasury bills with maturities under 93 days, insured bank deposits, or physical US coins and currency (including Federal Reserve notes). Issuers must disclose their
Mark Scott is one of Australis’s greediest rent-seekers. Every year, Scott plunders $1.2m from Sydney University as its vice-chancellor. It’s no wonder he remembers Harvard so well, hobnobbing with the Great Gatsby. Three decades ago, I embarked on an exciting adventure to Harvard to complete a graduate degree, accompanied by my wife and two young
South Australia is touted as the mainland’s leader in renewable energy. According to AEMO, South Australia generates over 70% of its electricity from renewable sources, with significant contributions from wind and solar power. As shown above, wind farms are the largest source of electricity in South Australia, generating 6,651 GWh in the 2022-23 reporting period.