The Migration Question Amplified; But Not Tackled… By Anyone!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

May 17 2024 | 00:17:42

00:00 / 00:17:42

Show Notes

Last week Michele Bullock the RBA Governor was asked a good question about how high migration might impact inflation. But her answer was well, weird, as she tried to trade off pressure on the housing market from higher demand driven rent rises against supplying more workers to meet business demand (and implicitly increasing economic activity). Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday explained that Tuesdays Budget forecast of headline CPI inflation falling to 2.75% by the end of Financial Year 2024-25 (not I January as I noted some reporting claimed), was predicated on at least in […]

Other Episodes

Episode 0

October 16, 2020 • 00:29:41

Negative Rates Here We Come! [Podcast]

The RBA's latest speech marks a distinct change in tone, and signals lower rates for longer. This is bad news for savers in particular...

Episode 0

March 06, 2021 • 00:20:39

Volatility Rules! - The DFA Daily 6th March 2021 [Podcast]

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Episode 0

September 27, 2021 • 00:19:01

The QE Factor [Podcast]

The QE Factor: Why Investors face recurring market volatility and uncertainty ahead. In today’s show we consider the implication of the mega-QE programmes, currently...