The Cracks In The Machine…

The RBA released their Financial Stability Report today and provided a worrying insight into household finances. Rate rises and large mortgages are having an impact, plus pressure on builders is rising. We look at some of their analysis. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Hanging Off Every Signal…

Latest from the markets continue to show weakness, and the latest came from the IMF which will down forecast growth – and recession is a rising risk. We are ships in choppy waters… We are in a world of more fragility.

And more from Fed member saying rates must continue to rise.

Markets still need to digest this downside news.

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Wither Rates Now? With Steve Mickenbecker

I discuss the latest rate moves with Steve from Canstar.

Steve Mickenbecker is in Canstar’s Group Executive Team, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the Australian financial services industry. As a financial commentator for Canstar, Steve enjoys sharing his expertise across topics such as home loans, superannuation, insurance, mortgages, banking, credit cards, investment, budgeting, money management and more.

https://www.canstar.com.au/team-members/steve-mickenbecker/

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You Must Not Miss This!

What you hear in the media is not the full picture. Big announcements will be made at The World Economic Renegade Summit 9th October across real estate , share market, Bitcoin and gold.

You’ll discover the real numbers behind the real estate market, and leading experts Harry Dent and Robert Kiyosaki will share their latest predictions.

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Final Chance To Protect Branch Banking

In just a few hours the petition to get Parliament to consider the deep issues around the removal of branch banks – and cash access will expire.

Thanks to our followers who have made the effort to sign it. We saw a big spike in recent days.

If you have not yet make your voice heard, you still have a few hours.

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN4244

Access to cash, and branch banking should be a civil right, safeguarded by Parliament. Its essential for a vibrant society and for business growth in Australia.

The Market Grabs At Straws…

The Markets are starting to believe Central Banks are going to blink – as we saw yesterday when the RBA lift the cash rate by a less than expected 0.25% – though as I said one smaller rate rise does not a pivot make.

The S&P 500 index posted its biggest single-day rally in two years on Tuesday after softer U.S. economic data and Australia’s smaller-than-expected interest rate hike stirred hope for less aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve.

The RBA is the first major central bank to recognize that now is the time to slow down after aggressively raising rates this year, said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. “There’s hope that the Federal Reserve at some point in the fourth quarter will say the same thing. Not stop raising interest rates, but just slow the pace,” he said. “That’s what the market’s kind of rallying on below the surface.”

Still, Fed Governor Philip Jefferson said inflation is the most serious problem facing the U.S. central bank and it “may take some time” to address. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said the central bank needs to deliver more rate hikes.

Overnight, the US Labor Department in its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS showed vacancies remained above 10 million for the 14th straight month. Layoffs also stayed low, signs of a still-tight labor market, which likely keep the Federal Reserve on its aggressive monetary policy tightening path.

“Even as higher interest rates and inflation, and weaker business and consumer confidence are beginning to tamp down labor market activity, the labor market still remains healthy,” said Sophia Koropeckyj, a senior economist at Moody’s Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania. “We expect that the Fed is not yet ready to pause.”

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0och! New Zealand Cash Rate Up 0.5% To 3.5%

The Reserve Bank of NZ lifted the cash rate another 0.5% to tackle inflation – and is taking a different tack to the RBA, where home prices are falling faster. Expect high rates and more falls ahead, in both countries.

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FINAL REMINDER: DFA Live 8pm Sydney Tonight: Q&A On Household Stress And Scenarios

Join me for a live discussion about the current state of the property market, and household financial stress in the light of the RBA’s 25 basis point hike. We will have our post code engine on line.

You can ask a question live.

Links to upcoming events:

Petition Branch Closures: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN4244 (ends 6th October)

Meet the Managers Forum Wednesday 19/10/22 6:30-8pm:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-managers-tickets-410294761677?aff=wtw to register.

World Renegade Summit: https://gokogroup.com/mne 9th October 2022

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More Government Dirty Tricks In Support Of The Big Banks!

In the ultimate dodgy trick, the final report in to the Taskforce into Regional Banking was snuck out at 4.52pm on Friday evening by the Albanese Government despite the report being a Coalition document overseen by two shadow ministers (Michael Sukkar and Perin Davey) whose current portfolios have nothing to do with treasury, finance, business or regional Australia.

As predicted by The Regional when this taskforce was set up, the final report contains nothing that will save a single bank, with the executive summary’s admission that it received more than 400 submissions “on ways of maintaining and improving banking services” illustrating that the entire exercise was, as the Financial Sector Union described it in 2021, just a “cruel stunt”.

https://www.theregional.com.au/post/regional-banking-taskforce-s-botch-job-is-no-laughing-matter

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN4244

Regional Australia is down to just 1011 major banks – a figure the taskforce was in possession of, or close to it, but chose not to reveal in preference to a much broader and rosier number provided by APRA, possibly due to an undeclared conflict of interest by Senator Davey.

A new inquiry would hopefully give regional Australians a fair go at saving their last banks and even, hopefully, getting some new ones.

The petition – EN4244 – closes on Wednesday night (October 6, 12.59am) (Sydney).

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