Insights, 17 Apr 2026

Melbourne Replacing Sydney

Chart of the Month - April 2026

Sydney remains Australia's most economically important city, contributing significantly more to national GDP, however Melbourne's population is catching up. Ever since Melbourne was founded by Batman, Melbourne has been Sydney’s nemesis. T ...

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News, 09 Mar 2026

RBA Raises, SaaS Slips, Iran Incursion

Economic Update - February 2026

AI bubble concerns morphed into the 'SaaSpocalypse' as AI agents threaten to eat all software and replace all jobs. Perhaps the governor of the RBA may feel a little nervous as the RBA wrestles with still-rising inflation. Elsewhere, Takaichi re ...

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Insights, 12 Jan 2026

2025 Wrapped - Markets, Trump 2.0 and AI

Economic update - 2025 Review

For AI true believers, 2025 should have been the year that ushered in artificial general intelligence. For Trump true believers, 2025 was the year that Trump saved America, again. Everyone else was just happy that the AI boom did not crash and that ...

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News, 07 Oct 2025

Escalating along despite the bumps and bubbles

Economic Update - October 2025

Like President Donald Trump’s escalator stopping at the UN, the US Federal Government’s shutdown is producing some outrage, but is largely a non-event. What is important is that the US economy is holding up despite employment and inflation m ...

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Insights, 23 Apr 2025

A China and US Trade Beef: An Australian Perspective

Spotlight on Australia - April 2025

Gauging the fallout from Trump’s tariffs will take months if not years but for US beef exporters, the impact has been immediate. China is delaying the renewal of export licenses for US abattoirs. Australian beef exporters have experienced similar ...

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News, 28 Feb 2025

The Online Sales Bonanza

Chart of the month - February 2025

Over the last 16 months and particularly in the last 6 months, online sales have outpaced total retail sales (see chart below). The RBA expected consumer spending to start increasing from the December quarter, it looks like much of the increase is going ...

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Insights, 24 Jan 2025

Australia’s Post-Pandemic Job Vacancy High

Spotlight on Australia - January 2025

Vacancies have more than doubled for some Australian industries since just before the pandemic. Companies just can’t get enough workers! This is despite rising interest rates and a slowing economy. The situation is similar in the US, however, ther ...

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