Weekend reading and MB media appearances

International Reading:

• China authorises asset seizures after US blocks Iranian oil, ramps up efforts to secure supply chains – Money Control
• GOP advances another ICE ‘blank check’ as millions lose food stamps – Raw Story
• Trump tried to fire Jerome Powell, but the Fed Chair is now navigating a Shadow Chair route to protect the independence of the economy. – Silver Wars
• For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs – Reuters
• Are you worse off financially today? More Americans say yes. Here’s why – USA Today
• 50 BILLION was already spent on Trump and Isreal’s war on Iran not counting shock oil prices and impending inflation – The Hill
• Jamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’ – Fortune
• Gas prices may soon average $4.50 per gallon, one analyst predicts – USA Today
• The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop – Futurism
• ‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship – The Guardian
• The national debt fix would cost $827 billion—roughly what America spends on its entire military, economists warn – Fortune
• Third Of Americans Are Having An Existential Crisis Right Now – Study Finds
• Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus makes first public comments since being named to the post – Yahoo
• Americans feel worse off financially than at any point in 25 years, Gallup finds – Axios
• Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’ – The Guardian
• Baby boomers have now “gobbled up” nearly one-third of America’s wealth share, and they’re leaving Gen Z and millennials behind – Fortune

Local Reading:

• Alice Springs gripped by violence after arrest of Kumanjayi Little Baby’s alleged killer – ABC
• Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs – The Guardian
• ‘None of it strikes me as nefarious’: Judge queries ACCC case against Woolies – ABC
• China poised to resume jet fuel and diesel exports after Penny Wong meeting – ABC
• The biggest Australian Companies Paying the Least Amount of Tax – SBS
• Annual rental affordability snapshot shows just one listing is affordable for JobSeeker recipients – ABC
• Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign – The Guardian
• Insurers among group proposing cheaper premiums for disaster-resistant homes – ABC
• PM to announce $45 million to fast-track housing, energy projects – ABC
• Cotality sees a sluggish housing market for the rest of 2026 – Interest.co.nz
• ANZ warns of ‘wall of worry’ as business confidence falls, inflation expectations rise – Interest.co.nz
• High number of low equity mortgages approved for first home buyers in March – Interest.co.nz

MB Media Appearances:

DLS in News.com.au: Donald Trump’s desperate move to avoid losing the Iran war | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

Interview with Luke Grant at Radio 2GB/4BC:

Interview with Phil O’Neil at Radio 2GB/4BC:

Interview on ABC Radio Brisbane:

Interview with Radio 4BC:

This week’s podcast with Martin North at Digital Finance Analytics:

Last week’s podcast with Catherine Cashmore from Land Cycle Investor: