Australia’s auction market has taken another turn for the worse, with the national preliminary auction clearance rate falling again to only 52.4%, down from 56.5% the previous weekend (revised lower to 48.9% on final numbers): At the same time last year, 70.0% of auctions reported a successful result.

For me, the most interesting investment question involving SpaceX isn’t whether it is worth the enormous valuation.

As the falls in Australian housing prices continue to grow in size and scope, many Australians are increasingly wondering how far prices could fall before they eventually bounce back.

This week’s stronger-than-expected CPI inflation print from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has economists tipping near-term interest rate hikes.

It’s farewell to a radiant world, reports Bloomie.

The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) has released a scathing report on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project’s funding, cost and schedule.

Data centre capex is driving the private business investment outlook mad.

The Market Ear examines the history of midterms.

War headlines today.

The stars are aligning for immigration cuts.

The Australian housing market is facing a severe combination of factors that will very likely lead to the largest price correction in living memory.

Following Wednesday’s stronger-than-expected trimmed-mean inflation by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which led several major banks to forecast imminent interest rate hikes, the ABS on Thursday reported strong household spending in July.

The latest version of AEMO’s flagship report, the 2026 ISP released in June, noted the following about offshore wind [my emphasis]: “Supported by government policies, 9 GW of offshore wind is projected to be online by 2040.

In this week’s podcast, we ask whether Scott Bessent is losing control of the U.S.

A peace deal has broken out in Australia’s conflict over power for data centres. The Albanese government has reached a settlement with Queensland and the Northern Territory on regulations governing the rapidly growing data centre industry, allowing both jurisdictions to use gas (and coal, though that won’t happen behind the metre).

TME asks the question.

Below is a chart based on Education.gov.au data that shows the share of student enrolments by course: As you can see, the most popular course choice for international students is commerce, which accounted for 34.3% of enrolments in 2024, compared with 14.2% of domestic enrolments.

The bank is Goldman Sachs, and it is hard to argue against. The bank notes that the headline monthly CPI rose 1.0% month over month, with year-over-year growth dropping 30 basis points to 3.5% yoy, above both our and market estimates (GSe: +3.1% yoy; BBG: +3.3% yoy).

News on the war is benign.

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has confirmed that the 26km Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East between Cheltenham and Box Hill will proceed with construction by 2035.

As polling in the realm of Australian federal politics increasingly shows the distribution of the primary vote as a three-horse race, many have been left wondering how One Nation has come from relative obscurity to at times lead the pack in terms of primary vote.

People often wonder just how long a “temporary” immigrant can legally stay in Australia.