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The Australian Financial Review reports the latest news from business, finance, investment and politics, updated in real time. It has a reputation for independent, award-winning journalism and is essential reading for the business and investor community.
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Pretty profit, ugly doll hands this fundie a monster 650pc gain
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (72+ words) AFR If you told a room full of cautious fund managers in early 2024 that the trade of the year would involve an ugly-cute, teeth-baring monster doll from Beijing, they’d have politely shown you the door. Sentiment towards China then wasn’t…...
The great irrational mispricing is real in commodities
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (98+ words) The great irrational mispricing is real in commodity markets AFR Time and again we see investors abandon assets at the wrong point in the cycle. Like now, where an under allocation to gold and hard assets is illogical. One of…...
AFR Chanticleer podcast: Macquarie’s new CEO, when good news is bad news and China’s AI shock
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (119+ words) The chooks discuss the growing sense of panic inside Australia’s property industry, and look ahead to the next big test for markets. This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine the growing sense of panic inside…...
Housing won’t go back to ‘normal’ in a world on fire. Maybe that’s OK
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (123+ words) This global bond meltdown and oil surge will deepen our housing shock AFR Bond markets keep screaming that higher borrowing costs are coming. That’s bad news for hopes of a quick turnaround in Australia’s property correction. Anyone in financial markets…...
Fivefold jump in negative equity for 5pc deposit first home buyers
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (109+ words) afr.com The number of first home owners in negative equity after buying their property under the government’s expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme has jumped fivefold within a month, as the intensifying property downturn hits highly leveraged borrowers who bought…...
Oil, bond yields and iPhone prices keep rising, despite Scott Bessent’s efforts. When do things break?
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (91+ words) AFR Underwhelmed by the size of Scott Bessent’s bold move, traders appear to have tried to teach him a lesson: sorry pal, the market is still in charge here, not you. Surely, Scott Bessent knew he was tempting fate. On…...
Housing shortage will cause prices to start rising again: Westpac boss
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (86+ words) AFR Westpac chief Anthony Miller says Australia’s housing shortage will cause property prices to start rising again next year, and called on the Albanese government to consider subsidising construction costs rather than focusing on demand stimulus such as first home…...
First-home buyers retreat as tax changes bite
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (101+ words) AFR The Albanese government’s changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing are a key driver of steep declines in mortgage applications among first home buyers, though there are signs a recovery may be beginning as prospective homeowners prepare to…...
Forget falling house prices: The real threat is a big jump in rents
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (74+ words) AFR The big risk over the next couple of years is a downturn in housing construction that crimps the supply of new homes and causes a squeeze on renters. But homeowners should worry less about what is likely to be…...
Economists warn of back-to-back rate rises after RBA warning
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (96+ words) AFR More economists now expect the Reserve Bank board to lift the cash rate when it meets later this month – and potentially again in November – after deputy governor Andrew Hauser said he thought inflation and growth were still too high....