At the end of 2024, CoreLogic (now Cotality) reported that Australians were paying a record share of their income to rent the ...

The perfect bubble is here, says the Market Ear. With systematics now fully engaged, it is hard to argue with. 100% too perfect Ring the bell. This is as good as it gets. Years ago we had the ...

Goldman wraps the EOFY bump in retail sales. Nominal retail sales rose 1.2%mom in June, above expectations (GSe:+0.9%mom, BBG: 0.5%mom). The quarterly data were also firmer than expectations, with ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released dwelling approvals data for June, which posted another solid rise. There were 15,984 dwellings approved in trend terms in June, the highest volume ...

The ferrous complex likes to stick to seasonal patterns, but the sgtins are not good when steel gives way. Nor when PMIs give way. China official NBS manufacturing PMI: 49.3 in July, vs. 49.7 in June.

King dollar is back. AUD is beheaded by the king. Lead boots give up. Oil and gold mark time. Metlas mania implodes. Big mininig, big bear intact. EM flames out. Junk OK. Yields firm. Stocks stall.

Data from the Australian Energy Market Operator shows that wholesale electricity prices on the East Coast were 23% higher year-on-year in the June quarter. The wholesale price averaged $140 per ...

With an easy path to citizenship, there are growing concerns New Zealand is being used as a backdoor gateway to gain entry to Australia.

Since 2023, the Canadian federal government has slashed migration, now it faces a revolt from provincial leaders to ramp it ...

The Q1 national accounts release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that real per capita GDP decreased by ...

You know it’s bad when major miners play second fiddle to the gas cartel. Via The AFR: Rio Tinto’s Jakob Stausholm delivered ...

The 2023-24 Victorian Budget stated that it expects the federal government to provide an additional “matching contribution” ...