Macro Economy: Economic Growth

The boys were in Sydney for Finfest over the weekend, so Ren from Equity Mates joins them to talk about the train wreck in the UK financial system (note this was recorded before Kwarteng was fired), what the latest earning results are telling us about the economy, the outlook for Aussie property, and why a pub in Dublin is turning off the heating. All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist.

All is not well in the Chinese economy. To set the scene and provide the context for Xi’s unprecedented tilt at a third term, Darcy and Sascha explore the state of the Chinese economy.

Stephen Koukoulas is one of Australia’s leading economists, previously working as Chief Advisor for Financial Markets at Australia’s Treasury, Chief Economist at Citibank and as a Senior Economic Advisor to Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

GDP data last week came in stronger than expected, with heat everywhere except the one place it matters most. Elon Musk wants everyone in the office, except the 10% of people he plans to sack, while lithium prices tanked on some FUD out of Goldman Sachs and Malaysia has banned chicken exports. All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist.

What was your lockdown like? For many of us it wasn't a great experience, but thankfully (for most) it's in life's rear-view mirror. But for the residents in Shanghai, it’s not. What's more, this is a hard-lockdown that many people never experienced. The government has instructed residents not to leave their house - for anything. Unable to throw out their rubbish, walk their dogs, or even go to buy food. If there's an infection on a nearby floor of their apartment blocks - you might be taken to a quarantine facility. Even getting food is a logistical nightmare - delivery services might not be able to get to where you live - because they've been banned, or the drivers themselves are just too anxious.

All the economic data are still strong, but how long can it last? Will Labour's plan for a minimum wage increase spark a wage-price spiral, and can the crypto rout bleed into the broader financial sector? All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist.

The yield curve inverted this week. Is that bad news or really bad news? The Solomon Islands has inked a security pact with China that has a lot of people in Canberra worried, and mega-globalist Blackrock reckons that globalisation is dead. What do they know that we don't? All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist.

Thomas' home town has been smashed by floods, GDP was out but no one seemed to care, and what is stagflation and the business cycle anyway. All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist.

How do we make sense of a media landscapes that profits on confusion? Live from Renewfest in Mullumbimby, Thomas hosts a panel discussion with Australia's most successful documentary producer Damon Gameau, philosopher and radical parenting advocate Robin Grille, and research scientists and international campaigner Craig Mason. Special thanks to Renewfest.org.au

How do we make sense of a media landscapes that profits on confusion? Live from Renewfest in Mullumbimby, Thomas hosts a panel discussion with Australia's most successful documentary producer Damon Gameau, philosopher and radical parenting advocate Robin Grille, and research scientists and international campaigner Craig Mason. Special thanks to Renewfest.org.au

Live from Renewfest in Mullumbimby, Thomas hosts a panel discussion on the future of economics, with Impact Investor Danny Almagor, Local Futures and Economics of Happiness founder Helena Norberg-Hodge, and social change activist Erfan Daliri. Special thanks to Renewfest.org.au

Live from Renewfest in Mullumbimby, Thomas hosts a panel discussion on the future of economics, with Impact Investor Danny Almagor, Local Futures and Economics of Happiness founder Helena Norberg-Hodge, and social change activist Erfan Daliri.

As it was the school holidays, the guys recorded a special episode where they dive into Thomas' career as a ghost-writer to see if there's one power-up technique all his clients would recommend.

Bryce and Alec continue their conversation with our wide community of investors, and today they talk to Jessica Irvine, Senior Economics writer for the Sydney Morning Herald. In this conversation, they talk about what barriers Jessica saw that made her hesitant, how she overcame these challenges, and the resources that were really helpful when she was researching those first steps