Following its earlier draft, APRA today released a final prudential practice guide for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) on sound risk management practices for residential mortgage lending ...

Deposit Bail-In is something which we have been discussing in recent times, not least because of the overt example now active in New Zealand under the Open Banking Resolution, the mandate from the G20 ...

In this show I look at the latest home price trends, and other data which is showing the pressure of houses and businesses. Prices may be on the turn, but affordability is still a critical issue.

There were shenanigans in the Senate relating to the future of cash, and it highlights the games people play to keep the banks sweet, despite the need to access cash, especially in the regions, and ...

Markets have been volatile, with Oil and LNG lower in price on the announcement of the temporary ceasefire, and then higher as the question of whether it will hold, in the light of the situation in ...

We just released a deep dive into Australian Households and their financial distress over on our channel “In The Interests Of The People”. Here is an audio version.

This is my monthly summary of recent global and local economic events, based on an edited conversation I record with Nuggets News. This time we look at the Trump effect, higher for longer interest ...

This week Edwin, our property insider and I dive into the latest from the government on advertising relating to the fuel situation, and for foreign first time buyers (sic). We also pull apart the ...

The New Zealand unemployment rate continues to climb, reaching 5.1% in the December 2024 quarter, according to the latest Stats NZ figures – the highest level it’s been since 2020. It’s up from 4.8% ...

With the current oil price spiking thanks to the current Middle East conflict, Head of Investments from Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds, Damien Klassen and I discuss the relative economics of ...

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Research Director for the Australian Citizens Party Robbie Barwick, as we examine the current state of the so called “Rules Based Order”, in the ...

This is my edit our our monthly economic and housing update recorded with Nuggets News. In this edition we examine the State of the Union, AI, Market Dynamics, the Australian Economy, housing, and ...