Weekend Reading, media appearances and videos

International Reads:

• Trump to propose making car loan interest fully tax-deductible – Fortune
• U.S. Inflation Reaches Lowest Point Since February 2021 – Huffington post
• Trump Delivers Historically Illiterate Lecture on Tariffs – NY Mag
• McDonald’s is joining the FTC in going after an alleged meat monopoly – QZ
• DOJ indicates it’s considering Google [GOOG] breakup following monopoly ruling – CNBC
• Down 80%: Fidelity says X-twitter has plummeted in value since Elon Musk’s takeover – USA Today
• McDonald’s largest french fry maker lays off hundreds as Americans turn away from fries – Yahoo
• The biggest difference between Trump’s and Harris’ economic pitches – MSNBC
• Groceries are more affordable now than in Aug 2019 according to MarketWatch – MarketWatch
• Kamala Harris win may boost US effort to rein in ‘junk fees’ levied on consumers – Reuters
• Inflation cools to lowest level since February 2021 – NBC News
• US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike – AP News
• Here’s the next data point to watch as Wall Street eyes a ‘no landing’ scenario for US – Business Insider

Local Reads:

• NACC finds no corruption in Paladin investigation – The Mandarin
• Weed killer outlawed with immediate effect over health fears – InDaily
• Privatisation: is the jury really still out after 30 years? – Michael West
• Australian universities tumble in world rankings as some record worst result ever – The Guardian
• Revealed: University of Sydney spent millions more on consultants than repaying wages of casual staff – The Guardian
• Australian rock lobster fishers soon will be able to export their prized catches to China again, after four years out in the cold. – ABC
• Medicinal cannabis doctors investigated by authorities after suicide and hospitalisation of patients – ABC
• Fixed and variable home loans fall ahead of expected cash rate cut by RBA – The Guardian
• Labor announces surprise parliamentary inquiry into nuclear power, raising hopes of an ‘adult conversation’ – ABC
• New car buyers driven to white or grey, with bright colours rarer than ever, data shows – ABC
• Australia’s coalmines and gasfields may be emitting twice as much methane as declared, report warns – The Guardian
• A record 81,196 NZ citizens left this country long term in year to August – Interest.co.nz
• National median rent unchanged at $600 a week since February – Interest.co.nz
• Treasury reports largest annual deficit since 2020 – Interest.co.nz
• Westpac first out the gate to lower mortgage test rates following OCR cut – Interest.co.nz

MB Videos and Media Appearances:

The housing crash nobody’s talking about

Albo’s “Yes Minister” housing policy exposed

Australia’s economy and housing market is a giant ‘Ponzi scheme’

Albanese government wants to socialise Australia’s housing bubble

Trickster Albo targets the wrong ‘shrinkflation’

Australia’s housing policy is designed to fail