Weekend reading & MB media appearances

International Reading:

• Burned out and going nowhere: the American worker is too mentally drained to even look for a new job – Fortune
• Banks swipe 42,000 homes from struggling Americans in just one month as housing crisis deepens – Daily Mail
• U.S. Foreclosure Filings Spike 18%: Delaware, South Carolina, and Florida Top the List – Realtor
• Top economist says $39 trillion national debt leaves government worse prepared for recession than ever – Fortune
• ‘Everyone is unhappy’: Meta employees describe a grim environment as the company reportedly prepares to axe roughly 8,000 workers – AOL
• Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale – Wired
• Republicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50 – News Week
• Donald Trump allies spent $29M to destroy his most hated enemy – and it’s backfiring – Rabapost
• War, inflation and Trump’s tariffs have shaken the US. Why does the stock market keep going up? – The Guardian
• Most Americans expect their savings to run out by 79 — years before they die — and many boomers are unprepared – Yahoo
• Trump ethics filing reveals thousands of trades tied to U.S. stocks – NBC News
• Air India losses widen to over US$2 billion amid geopolitical disruptions – Channel News Asia
• Nuclear Power Plants Far More Popular Than AI Data Centers For Local Areas – Forbes
• Tech companies tap debt markets to fund AI and cloud expansion – CTV News

Local Reading:

• Appeals court upholds discrimination ruling after transgender woman excluded from Giggle for Girls app – ABC news
• Burke announces neo-Nazis now listed as a prohibited hate group – ABC
• Coalition will repeal Labor’s property tax changes and spend $22b on income tax cuts – ABC
• ABC boss Hugh Marks flags TV program cuts as broadcaster pivots to new platforms – ABC
• Delta Goodrem makes Eurovision 2026 Grand Finals after performing pop ballad Eclipse – ABC
• Government Shocks The Nation By Using 94 Seat Majority To Actually Have A Crack – Betoota Advocate
• Federal Court rejects northern cattle industry’s appeal over impact of live export ban – ABC
• Angus Taylor denies immigrants will ‘be forced’ to give up anything after budget in reply speech – ABC
• Australian government rejects clean-up deadline for Antarctica’s Wilkes Station – ABC
• Energy Australia’s bid to build 1.4-gigawatt gas-fired power plant at Marulan – ABC
• Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry – The Guardian
• Coalition to bar non-citizens from welfare, NDIS under fresh migration policy – ABC
• Number of new factories and industrial buildings being built at record low – Interest.co.nz
• Monthly petrol prices up 13% and diesel prices up 37% – Statistics NZ – Interest.co.nz
• Where are interest rates heading? – Interest.co.nz
• Is the rise of the Australian right relevant to NZ? – Interest.co.nz

MB Media Appearances:

LVO with Clive Palmer on the Karl Stevanovic Show:

Last week’s Macro and the Mortgage Podcast with Catherine Cashmore:

Post-Budget podcast with Damien Klassen at Nucleus Wealth:

Treasury of Common Sense with Luke Grant at Radio 2GB:

Interview with Mike Jeffreys at Radio 2GB/4BC:

Interview with Chris Kenny from Sky News:

Interview with ABC Radio Brisbane:

Interview with Jason Matthews on Radio 4BC Brisbane:

Interview with Sean Murray at ABC Upper Hunter: