Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog
We discuss the latest finance and digital business news, with a distinctively Australian flavour
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- Edwin Almeida3 eps
- Tarric Brooker3 eps
- Damien Klassen2 eps
Also: Chris Bates, Adam Stokes, Leith van Onselen, Edwin, Damian Klassen
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| 9/26/26 | Markets Struggle To Separate Signal From Noise As Bond Yields Rise Some More… | This is our weekly market update where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the way. It’s been a volatile week for stocks, with market participants digesting a rally in the artificial intelligence trade, conflicting geopolitical signals, a rise in Federal Reserve rate … Continue reading "Markets Struggle To Separate Signal From Noise As Bond Yields Rise Some More…" | 25m 23s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | AI: Has Australia Lost The Plot? Have Your Say! | In a recent outing our prime minister said that humans must remain in control of AI. I agree, and at some point I will dive further into the concept of controlling AI, and whether there is a chance it will take over and wipe us out, or is that simply positioning for more Government support, … Continue reading "AI: Has Australia Lost The Plot? Have Your Say!" | 16m 36s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | An RBA Rate Hike Is Baked In, Despite A Slight Rise In The Unemployment Rate! | Australia is stuck with rising unemployment, sticky inflation and poor productivity. After several years of prioritising its full-employment mandate, it appears that the Reserve Bank of Australia is now choosing to focus on returning inflation to target even if it comes at the cost of an economic downturn or even a recession. Economists will argue … Continue reading "An RBA Rate Hike Is Baked In, Despite A Slight Rise In The Unemployment Rate!" | 19m 26s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Higher Debt Costs Here To Stay! | So will there be a get out of jail card? Well, according to Commonwealth Bank and artificial intelligence giant Anthropic are both tipping AI will deliver a productivity bonanza for Australia, aligning with Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Intergenerational Report, which some have criticised as too optimistic in its long-term outlook. The Treasury tipped AI to help … Continue reading "Higher Debt Costs Here To Stay!" | 28m 35s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Oh Australia! With Robbie Barwick | In this live show we examine the latest on policies in Australia which seems hell-bent on making our lives worse, rather than taking the country forward, especially now. I will be discussing this with Robbie Barwick, National Chairman from the Citizens Party, as we pull apart AUKUS, Financing for the Future, Intergenerational Fairness and the … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Oh Australia! With Robbie Barwick" | 1h 38m 05s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | It’s Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!✨ | property marketprice projections+3 | — | One Nation | — | property pricesmigration+3 | — | 1h 12m 06s | |
| 9/20/26 | What Precisely Is Volatility?: With Damien Klassen | Volatility is banded about without much thought about what it really means, and what it really measures. Volatility indices are linked to options pricing, and prices of assets do not necessarily correlate with total returns. So in this show Damien Klassen, Head of Investments at Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds and I go … Continue reading "What Precisely Is Volatility?: With Damien Klassen" | 22m 04s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 | Australian Property’s Three Body Problem | I am sick and tired of so-called experts jumping to simplistic so-called solutions to solve the Australian Property Problem. The truth is, often they have a specific agenda, for example a Bank CEO who talks the market up, trying to increase loan growth, or politicians who try to justify their policies by claiming it’s about … Continue reading "Australian Property’s Three Body Problem" | 12m 57s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 | The Latest On Mortgage Stress, Rental Stress And Financial Stress | We walk through the results from our latest surveys, tracking household financial pressure across mortgage, rental, investor and overall stress. Where are the hot spots? This is a segment from our recent live show. https://youtu.be/Fjp44eRLuF0 http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ … Continue reading "The Latest On Mortgage Stress, Rental Stress And Financial Stress" | 16m 15s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 | A Deep Dive Into Our Property Scenarios… | In this segment we walk though the latest home price scenarios for houses and units across the states, and across key household segments, based on where things may go over the next three years. These are not predictions but sensitivities. This is an extract from our recent live show. WA data will follow…. | 9m 42s | ||||||
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| 9/20/26 | Property’s Spring Season Is A Damp Squib… | The Australian Property markets are teetering on the edge thanks to the expectation of more rate rises in the weeks ahead, including potentially one at the end of September, and another on Melbourne Cup Day in November, while auction listings are up a little, but clearance rates fell this week compared to last, according to … Continue reading "Property’s Spring Season Is A Damp Squib…" | 6m 55s | ||||||
| 9/13/26 | Aussies Capitulate To Lower Home Prices As Reality Hits! | Despite the prospect of more RBA rate hikes as soon as September, the Australian property markets are moving into the spring selling season as new stock comes on market, and vendors drop their price expectations. The market, currently in a downturn following three interest rate rises, while changes to negative gearing, CGT and SMSF purchasing … Continue reading "Aussies Capitulate To Lower Home Prices As Reality Hits!" | 11m 49s | ||||||
| 9/12/26 | Looking Into The Jaws Of A Recession Or Worse? | This is our weekly market update where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia, and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the way. Remembering that September and October typically are the worse months for equity markets, it was no surprise to see significant market volatility across the week, given the … Continue reading "Looking Into The Jaws Of A Recession Or Worse?" | 26m 06s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | The Inflation Rocket Just Got Ignited: Even More Rate Hikes Incoming! | Sad to say, but the likelihood of significantly higher inflation, and higher interest rates globally, and locally are being cemented as we speak. And are we seeing the growing pains to a new financial system? On top of the continued attacks on vessels around the Strait of Hormuz, which has constructed oil supplies and lifted … Continue reading "The Inflation Rocket Just Got Ignited: Even More Rate Hikes Incoming!" | 16m 19s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | What Happens Next With Australian Property? | Today we step through our latest scenarios and stress analysis, and consider the future trajectory of home prices, and rents in the light of the latest news and data. Whilst some are suggesting a rebound in (some) prices later next year, the likelihood of more RBA rate hikes in the spring suggests a different path. … Continue reading "What Happens Next With Australian Property?" | 19m 04s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | Another Crunch Incoming As More Rate Rises Are On The Cards… | We had fresh inflation warning from both Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Sarah Hunter and RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser in the past couple of days, ahead of the Monetary Policy Meeting at the end of the month. And frankly it sent signals to the markets that they are likely to raise in interest … Continue reading "Another Crunch Incoming As More Rate Rises Are On The Cards…" | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: What Falling Prices Means For Mortgages: With Chris Bates | In edit of my live show CEO of Alcove Mortgage Brokers Chris Bates and I discuss the current property market trends, with a focus on recent changes to the mortgage market. With lower applications at the moments, are rate discounts a thing, or are the upcoming likely RBA rate hikes forcing rates higher? How should … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: What Falling Prices Means For Mortgages: With Chris Bates" | 1h 24m 09s | ||||||
| 9/5/26 | Mirror Mirror: Markets Wrestle With A Matter Of Perspective! | This is our weekly market update where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the way. In the week that the UN voted for the Correct the Map” resolution, which replaces the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size … Continue reading "Mirror Mirror: Markets Wrestle With A Matter Of Perspective!" | 28m 20s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 | The Future Is Genuinely In Our Own Hands: With Lynette Zang | Markets are going crazy, gold is being repatriated as bond yields rise. Inflation remains high partially stoked by AI investment, while ordinary people seem to be left behind, so what to do? Well, I caught up with sound money advocate Lynette Zang, who is the Founder and CEO of Zang Enterprises. We spoke about the … Continue reading "The Future Is Genuinely In Our Own Hands: With Lynette Zang" | 41m 05s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | Please Stop Toying With Us: With Tarric Brooker | Another chat with journalist Tarric Brooker as we go though the latest slides and data. How come politicians are using soft toys to explain the property market? Why are we seeing so much spin? What is the real data telling us? Check out Tarric’s charts here: https://x.com/AvidCommentator/status/2095404318128247133 http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service … Continue reading "Please Stop Toying With Us: With Tarric Brooker" | 1h 21m 15s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | Let’s Give The Australian GDP A Spin! | Various bank economists had predicted that the economy would slide back into a per capita recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real GDP per capita terms, ahead of Wednesday’s Q2 2026 national accounts release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). But in an upward surprise, the good news was that … Continue reading "Let’s Give The Australian GDP A Spin!" | 21m 24s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | Truth Versus Lies: The Future Of Our Communities – With Robbie Barwick | An update today on our campaign to save regional communities across the country, with Robbie Barwick, National Chairman; National Research Director; 2025 Senate Candidate for Victoria from the Australian Citizens Party. https://citizensparty.org.au/ You will not believe the latest porkies being told… unbelievable… http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to … Continue reading "Truth Versus Lies: The Future Of Our Communities – With Robbie Barwick" | 29m 22s | ||||||
| 8/30/26 | The Property Dominos Are Continuing To Fall; Hard! | Over the past week we have seen more indicators that the housing market is battling with a storm of issues, from rising interest rates, yes the RBA will have to hike further, higher inflation, which is causing the RBA to move, and higher bond yields signifying higher borrowing costs for households, businesses and the government. … Continue reading "The Property Dominos Are Continuing To Fall; Hard!" | 23m 57s | ||||||
| 8/27/26 | Are Households Really Splashing The Cash? | Data today reinforces our view of more cash rate hikes are in the wind in Australia, as household spending data suggests households are just fine. Today we look at the data, highlight some issues with the interpretation, and consider that case for more hikes, adding to the pressure on some households. My base case is … Continue reading "Are Households Really Splashing The Cash?" | 12m 08s | ||||||
| 8/26/26 | More Rate Hikes Are Likely As The CPI Lands Hot… | Today we got the Consumer Price Index (CPI) date from the ABS and they reported that in July 2026, it headline measure rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, which was hotter than many economists had expected. Trimmed mean annual inflation which … Continue reading "More Rate Hikes Are Likely As The CPI Lands Hot…" | 11m 58s | ||||||
| 7/19/26 | real estatehome prices+3 | — | — | property | gazunderinghome prices+3 | — | 13m 10s | ||
| 7/18/26 | market updateAI+5 | — | chip stocksAI+6 | — | market updateAI+7 | — | 22m 05s | ||
| 7/17/26 | housing marketproductivity+3 | — | Westpac-Melbourne | Australia | housing downturnAustralia+3 | — | 11m 30s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Private Creditlending risks+3 | Damian Klassen | Nucleus Wealth | — | Private Creditlending+3 | — | 17m 03s | ||
| 7/15/26 | New Zealand property markethousing market+3 | — | REINZ | New Zealand | New Zealandproperty market+3 | — | 9m 10s | ||
| 7/14/26 | market dynamicsAI+4 | Damien Klassen | Nucleus WealthWalk The World Funds+1 | — | investingAI+5 | — | 1h 24m 47s | ||
| 7/12/26 | property markethousing affordability+3 | — | Australian property market | Australia | propertybuyers+6 | — | 17m 28s | ||
| 7/11/26 | market updateAI+5 | — | oilTreasury yields+2 | USEurope+2 | market updateAI+5 | — | 21m 53s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Australian economyhousing data+3 | Tarric Brooker | Australian EconomyAvidCommentator | — | Australian economyhousing trends+3 | — | 1h 22m 20s | ||
| 6/11/26 | inflationeconomic trends+3 | — | — | Australia | inflationconsumer surveys+3 | — | 13m 43s | ||
| 6/10/26 | first home buyersbudget changes+3 | Chris Bates | — | — | first home buyersbudget changes+3 | — | 8m 54s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Australian property marketbudget changes+3 | Chris Bates | Mortgage Brokers Alcove | AustraliaSydney+2 | Australian propertymortgage+3 | — | 1h 12m 21s | ||
| 6/7/26 | property marketinterest rates+4 | — | Labor | — | property weaknesscapital gains tax+4 | — | 12m 54s | ||
| 6/6/26 | market updateUS economy+4 | — | NASDAQ Composite | USEurope+2 | market updateNASDAQ+4 | — | 20m 33s | ||
| 6/5/26 | home pricesproperty market+3 | — | — | — | home price fallsproperty doom+3 | — | 10m 44s | ||
| 6/4/26 | housing markethome prices+3 | — | — | Australia | home pricesAustralia+3 | — | 15m 52s | ||
| 6/4/26 | housing marketAustralia+3 | — | GovernmentRBA | Australia | housing marketAustralia+4 | — | 8m 41s | ||
| 5/8/26 | household surveysfinancial pressures+3 | — | RBA | — | RBAmortgage stress+3 | — | 25m 46s | ||
| 5/7/26 | gas supplyLNG exports+3 | — | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | AustraliaEast Coast+1 | Australiagas supply+4 | — | 9m 37s | ||
| 5/6/26 | RBA rate hikeinflation+3 | — | RBA | — | RBAcash rate+3 | — | 18m 41s | ||
| 5/5/26 | AI investmentmarket analysis+3 | Damien Klassen | RBA | — | AI boommarkets+3 | — | 1h 33m 34s | ||
| 5/4/26 | property marketbuilding approvals+3 | Edwin | MSM | — | property pricesbuilding approvals+3 | — | 1h 23m 01s | ||
| 5/2/26 | market updateAI hype+3 | — | AIUS+3 | — | market updateAI+3 | — | 15m 54s | ||
| 5/1/26 | Gulf Waroil+3 | Tarric Brooker | — | Gulf WarIran | Gulf WarTarric Brooker+4 | — | 1h 20m 23s | ||
| 4/30/26 | Central BanksMonetary Policy+3 | — | Federal ReserveBank of England+1 | Canada | Central BanksMonetary Policy+5 | — | 9m 33s | ||
| 4/29/26 | inflationCPI+4 | — | RBA | Middle East | CPI inflationRBA+4 | — | 9m 28s | ||
| 4/28/26 | property marketgovernment policy+3 | Leith van Onselen | Macrobusiness | — | property stormgovernment policy+3 | — | 1h 37m 49s | ||
| 4/26/26 | property marketreal estate+3 | — | Real Estate Agents | Australia | property marketAustralia+3 | — | 14m 04s | ||
| 4/25/26 | market updateUS equities+4 | — | commoditiescrypto | USEurope+2 | market updateUS equities+3 | — | 20m 48s | ||
| 4/24/26 | cash useAustralia+3 | — | RBA | — | cashAustralia+3 | — | 9m 06s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Middle East WarU.S. stock market+2 | — | — | U.S.the Middle East | stock futurescorporate results+2 | — | 9m 13s | ||
| 4/22/26 | planningproperty+2 | — | — | AustralSydney+4 | AustralSydney+3 | — | 29m 00s | ||
| 4/19/26 | property pricesreal estate+2 | — | AFR | SydneyMelbourne+1 | AFRCotality+2 | — | 10m 28s | ||
| 4/18/26 | market updateMiddle East+2 | — | HezbollahThe Hormuz Mirage Fools The Markets | USEurope+6 | Hormuzmarkets+4 | — | 19m 22s | ||
| 4/17/26 | Australian property marketGovernment intervention+2 | Tarric Brooker | Is Housing Toast? | — | housing marketproperty+2 | — | 1h 18m 19s | ||
| 4/16/26 | employmentconsumer sentiment+3 | — | Rear View MirrorABS+1 | — | Gulf Warfuel prices+3 | — | 9m 40s | ||
| 4/15/26 | economic crisisGulf War+4 | — | An Economic Crisis Incoming | the Straits of HormozChina+1 | economistsuncertainty+2 | — | 15m 32s | ||
| 4/14/26 | Gulf WarCrypto+2 | Adam Stokes | cryptocurrencyDFA Live Q&A HD Replay+2 | Straits | money of warmoney of peace+2 | — | 1h 26m 23s | ||
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