The Uncomfortable Truth About Cash Use In Australia!

The Uncomfortable Truth About Cash Use In Australia!

Author: Martin North April 24, 2026 Duration: 9:06
This week we got an interesting report from the RBA , contained in their April 2026 Bulletin titled Cash Use in Australia: What the 2025 Consumer Payments Survey Tells Us. Citing recent comments from Governor Michelle Bullock, they say the RBA is committed to supporting the Australian Government’s policy objective to ensure cash remains a … Continue reading "The Uncomfortable Truth About Cash Use In Australia!"

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Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:39
This week Edwin, our property insider and I dive into the latest from the government on advertising relating to the fuel situation, and for foreign first time buyers (sic). We also pull apart the latest stats on listings…
Tick-Tock: Home Prices Under Pressure As Markets Fade. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:46
Last week we got articles suggesting that buyers worry about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and sellers rushing to offload their homes have cooled the property market. The latest data from the weekend certainly…
How Many Porky Loans Do The Banks Really Hold? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:46
For some long time, there have been questions about the quality of mortgage loans held by Australian banks. Underwriting standards require them to make appropriate inquiry before lending, but in a competitive space, some…
Navigating The Uncertainty Principle! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:57
Markets have been volatile, with Oil and LNG lower in price on the announcement of the temporary ceasefire, and then higher as the question of whether it will hold, in the light of the situation in Lebanon emerges. As we…
The Game Of Thrones Takes Another Turn! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:57
We look at the impact of the temporary ceasefire in the Gulf War as part of our monthly economic update, recorded with Nuggets News. This is my edit of the discussion, with added slides. Who will be the winners? http://w…
Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:22
Despite the long weekend, Edwin and I are back for another deep dive into the world of property. This week we look at the latest numbers, which seem to fly in the face of some MSM reporting. We examine the impact of the…
Household Financial Stress BEFORE The Storm… [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:38
We have updated our surveys and modelling to the end of March 2026, effectively the last month before the incoming rate rises, fuel increases and inflation hit households. So in this show we examine the data, which will…
Markets Ride The Volatility Rollercoaster, With No Visible Support! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:30
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. This past week, foreshortened by the Easter holidays, but haunted…