Property & Finance #31 - Featuring David Bassanese, Chief Economist at Betashares

About this episode

Theo Chambers interviews David Bassanese to discuss key economic shifts and predictions for Australia and the world from 2024 to 2026.

In this episode, Theo Chambers is joined by Betashares Chief Economist David Bassanese to unpack the key economic shifts shaping Australia and the world in 2024–2026. They revisit their predictions from late 2023, discuss the latest inflation data, and explore how potential US and RBA rate cuts could impact markets and property sentiment. The conversation also covers China’s slowdown, equity market highs, investor optimism, and where opportunities may lie in ETFs and fixed income. Tune in for clear, data-driven insights to help you navigate the next phase of the economic cycle. The information shared on this podcast is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your particular financial needs, circumstances and objectives. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, it is not guaranteed. You should obtain professional advice before acting on this information. Additionally, this podcast may include certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. You should…

People in this episode

Host: Theo Chambers

Guest: David Bassanese

Topics covered

• economic shifts
• inflation data
• US and RBA rate cuts
• China's slowdown
• equity market
• investor optimism
• ETFs and fixed income

Keywords

• economic predictions
• inflation
• rate cuts
• property sentiment
• market opportunities
• ETFs
• fixed income

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Betashares

Places: Australia, US, China

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