australian economy

Australia’s economic recovery continues to underpin a significant improvement in the Commonwealth budget. Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the number...

We believe those who view the exceptional profit upgrades from domestic consumer-related stocks over the last few months as being extremely short-term should consider...

In the depths of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Billionaire Warren Buffet published an article in the New York Times titled “Buy American, I Am”. The article was a...

Yesterday's drastic action by the Reserve Bank of Australia suggests it is embarking on a last-ditch effort to demonstrate its inflation targeting commitment, even at...

I wanted to talk about the Australian budget. I’m not seeing what the admirers are seeing. At first, I was worried that I’d missed something. But yesterday’s dovish...

Our attention turns locally this week, as the country begins take stock of the coronavirus impacts and look to the future for drivers of Australia’s favourite asset...

Join us as we discuss the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus, and whether Australia's global leading household debt levels may fuel a protracted downturn in our...

As governments and central banks transition from crisis management to maintaining easy conditions and significant financial support for industries, investors can be...

Join us as we discuss CBA’s real-time tracking of the Australian economy, the difficult path ahead, the role of government in stimulating growth, and Gareth’s views on...

Last week RBA Governor Phil Lowe seemingly dealt a savage blow to proponents of the new economic policy frontier that is Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Governor Lowe...

Today we look at a rough roadmap of what would need to happen on the road to suspending capitalism and markets being artificially held up indefinitely. Whilst we've...

In a world of uncertainty several of our investors have asked for our broader thoughts. Though we suspect that no sooner that we make public our views the world will...

Australia has been viewed as an outperformer in the global battle against Covid-19, and with justification. Australia’s death toll of 106 and currently just 10 people...

As Australia sets to emerge from this once-in-a-century pandemic, some of us do wonder was it all worth it? If COVID-19 was not as bad as the forecasters led us to...

The strong rebound in Australian property values has come to a shuddering halt with the Coronavirus lockdown. Auction clearance rates and buyer sentiment have...

As I speak with our investors and partners, banks, building owners, financiers, and fund managers to get insights into a COVID-affected market, some key points stand...

Recent economic surveys paint a grim picture of business conditions, job ads and home lending. The question is: can the economy bounce back from the pummeling it took...

Stock markets have disconnected from fundamentals (and reality). The economic fundamentals are almost as bad as they have ever been. Stock market valuations are as...

Risk assets, in particular the equity market, even after last night, are still pricing in a decidedly V-shaped recovery from the COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent...

Livewire readers have so far nailed their bullish call on the market. Since we published those survey results, the ASX 200 train is full steam ahead (up +21.50% to be...