Author: Martin North

Martin North is the Principal of Digital Finance Analytics

FINAL REMINDER DFA Live Q&A Tonight 8pm Sydney – Latest Household Stress And Scenarios

Join us for a live Q&A as I discuss the latest from our household surveys in the light of the recent lock downs. Which areas are most impacted?

You can ask a question live.

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Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

My latest Monday chat with Edwin Almeida, our property insider. We explore the latest property trends, plus the Wee Chat chatter and broader market dynamics.

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Crypto: Feet Of Clay?

The ABC recently reported that Nugget’s News CEO Alex Saunders is accused of not being able to repay money. The crypto influencer has allegedly told friends he is on repayment plans. Several tech companies have distanced themselves from Mr Saunders.

We discuss this in the light of the recent ASIC comments and the rise of CBDC. And importantly described our relationship such that it was with Mr Saunders, given we have over the years recorded a number of broad economic discussions for our two separate channels.

To be clear, we have NO commercial relationship with him, or his projects nor endorse his activities, wherever the truth may lay. And we have no inside information at all.

And of course we will not be making any further shows with him until the issues are fully resolved.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-28/the-biz-alex-saunders-nuggetsnews-crypto/100327444

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-29/asic-chair-joseph-longo-interview-cryptocurrencies-scams/100332560

A path to Britcoin: a UK digital currency isn’t just about the money, it’s a public service

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The High Wire Act Continues: Market Update 31st Jul 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

CONTENTS

0:00 Start
0:16 Introduction
0:55 Amazon Drop
2:09 US Consumer Spending
3:07 US GDP
3:31 Jobless Claims Up
4:13 FED Comments – Transitory? “ways to go…”
6:03 US Markets
07:25 Robinhood Markets Dismal IPO
14:40 Peaking Markets?
15:47 Oil
16:00 Iron Ore Drops
16:20 Gold
17:24 Bitcoin Back (for now)
17:52 Europe
20:07 Asia
22:10 Container Index
22:59 Australian Markets
27:00 Summary and Close

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Fed Up With The FED?

We look at the latest from the FOMC and press conference.

The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and expects it will be appropriate to maintain this target range until labor market conditions have reached levels consistent with the Committee’s assessments of maximum employment and inflation has risen to 2 percent and is on track to moderately exceed 2 percent for some time.

Last December, the Committee indicated that it would continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage‑backed securities by at least $40 billion per month until substantial further progress has been made toward its maximum employment and price stability goals.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20210728a.htm

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The COVID Game Is Far From Over!

According to the IMF the recovery is not assured until the pandemic is beaten back globally. And the COVID game is far from over.

In its latest Global Outlook, The International Monetary Fund maintained its outlook for the biggest rebound in global economic growth in four decades while changing underlying regional forecasts, with unequal access to vaccines further widening the recovery gap between advanced and developing economies.

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Price Booms And Then What? Property Signs 28th July 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s show we look at the latest CPI data for the June 21 quarter, reflect on NSW’s booming stamp duty take, visit Westpac’s thoughts on future property price movements, and also look at soaring construction costs, and a recent report which says that Australia’s heavy reliance on export of fossil fuels made the nation’s economy extremely vulnerable to changes in other markets’ emissions policies under the current settings.

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