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Young Aussies have been robbed of wages

April 2, 2025 - 12:00 -- Admin

Progressive think tank Per Capita has released a report criticising the low wage growth experienced by young Australians, which has prevented them from purchasing a home. Per capita claims young Australians have suffered from a “lost decade during which real wages barely grew”.  At the same time, home ownership rates for younger Australians collapsed. “In

Gas goons on the run

April 2, 2025 - 11:30 -- Admin

The gas goons are on the run. Reuters. At a conference in Sydney, Australian executives of Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab , ExxonMobil and Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab pushed back on the coalition’s proposal, arguing more government intervention would hamper the development of gas supply. These people are like a broken record. They will do as they are

Iron ore jaws widen again

April 2, 2025 - 10:30 -- Admin

The jaws are back as steel falls while iron ore rises. MySteel sparked the rally. “A further increase in the hot metal output at Chinese steelmakers lent some support to the prices of imported iron ore last week,” said Chinese consultancy Mysteel. Hot metal production in March continued to increase by 10,200 tons to 2.3728

Australian Made campaign is futile without affordable energy

April 2, 2025 - 09:30 -- Admin

The Australian Made Campaign has welcomed additional funding of $20 million in last week’s federal budget. Amongst other things, this funding will allow the organisation to launch a new campaign to encourage more Australians to buy locally made products, and assist more local manufacturers and producers to obtain Australian Made certification. “This level of support

Macro Morning

April 2, 2025 - 09:00 -- Admin

Volatility was relatively low on risk markets overnight as traders await the real April Fool’s Day as the Trump Regime’s “Worldwide Shoot Ourselves in the Feet” tariff deadline draws near. Wall Street filled some short positions and rebounded alongside European stocks but it was relatively modest while the USD held against Euro, Yen and Pound

Politicians light match under Aussie house prices

April 2, 2025 - 00:05 -- Admin

Regardless of which party wins the upcoming federal election, a match will be lit under Australian house prices. Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced in February that Australia’s financial regulators will be required to loosen home lending rules for millions of Australians with student loans. The changes will mean that a borrower’s student debts will be

Macro Afternoon

April 1, 2025 - 16:30 -- Admin

Asian stock markets are doing somewhat better in response to the late rebound on Wall Street overnight but a big air of caution remains as the new month gets underway and the world awaits the onslaught of the new tariffs from the Trump regime tomorrow on April 2nd. The USD is pushing back against most

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