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The aim of this weekly podcast is to make economics easy, uncomplicated and accessible. With the world at a political, technological and financial tipping point, economics has never been so important to all of us and yet, it’s made inaccessible and complicated by so many. I’ve always thought what is complicated is rarely important and what is important is rarely complicated. That will be our motto. Every week we are going to tease out some big economic or political issue facing us, not just ...
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Australian Property Journal - ‘Talking Property‘
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Australia & Asia‘s No.1 independent property website bringing the latest in property news, information and banter featuring leading industry professionals from around the world. *Our podcasts are produced by ‘Right Mood Productions‘ leaders in professional podcasts and high-end videos
Digital assets are crashing across the board, something that we’ve warned about across various episodes. Today’s chat is about what is happening & why its happening - is this going to be like the .com crash or like the sub-prime crisis (much worse). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.…
Swanneying around Gothenburg this week, the thought stuck me how do these people do it? Why do the Scandinavians do this so well economically, from income, to health, to women feeling safe walking alone at night, Scandinavian countries lead the way, why? Starting from a car wash analogy, we interrogate wage equality, why higher wages at the lower-e…
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APJ’s “Talking Property” with Michael Nitschke
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This latest episode of Australian Property Journal’s Talking Property is brought to you by MaxCap Group. IN this latest episode of Australian Property Journal's Talking Property, APJ’s Nelson Yap talks to Michael Nitschke, State Director QLD at MaxCap Group, about rising interest rates and the impact on the Queensland lending and development market…
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The coming interest rate crusade against inflation?
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Imagine mortgage rates at 8%, inconceivable possibly but when you think about it not completely out of the question. Historically we've been here before. We examine the last time the interest/inflation cycle turned, what happened, who paid most and what were the long-term consequences? Buckle up for the ride. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o…
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The Death of Distance - direct from Inis Meain
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This one’s a special one: we’re coming to you from Inis Meain, the middle island of the three Aran islands to discuss how Covid and connectivity has enhanced our ability to thrive in remote locations, how going upmarket is the way forward and how this small Irish-speaking community is preserving its (and our) roots while at the same time, adjusting…
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What can the Reformation tell us about Twitter, Martin Luther, Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin?
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What is power? How is it acquired and who owns it? We look at the economics of power, the power of networks and the "strength of weak ties" and the constant historic tension between vertical power, the type deployed by Putin, and horizontal power the type sought by Musk. Plus we explore what they can both learn from the master "influencer" of the e…
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The Biggest Question in Economics - How exactly does and economy grow or contract?
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Economies weren’t always focused on growth, as weird as that might sound now, growth, is a relatively new concept. Today we’re joined by one of the greats: Mark Blyth, who talks to us about past & future growth rates… and how the planet plays into it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.…
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The centre just held in France, but with houses prices out of control, will it here?
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Today’s episode covers a wide range of economic headlines, from the Inis Meain 10k, the critical roll of credit unions, Macron's win, to Irish housing and what the dysfunctional markets for cars in Cuba can tell us about the equally dysfunctional Irish housing market. Hope you enjoy it...if that's the word! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt…
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The third world debt crisis is going to affect you
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One continent has been missing from the headlines lately - Africa: they’re going through a severe debt crisis and with the current state of globalization, what happens there is going to ripple here. Join us as we break it down with David McNair See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.…
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231 - Germany's dreadful choice & Elon Musk's “Chaos monkey” moment
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Today’s episode is split in two - we start by looking at what German cowardice & its refusal to sanction Russian gas means for both the war and the western alliance. Then we talk Twitter with Mark Little who helps us breakdown the issues thrown up by Musk's bid to take over Twitter and what it tells us about the economics of the internet. See acast…
Democracy is often accepted as a given - but it is anything but. Today we tackle the myths about democracy and immigrants to hopefully lay the blueprints for a more resilient society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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229 - Pipes, Pumps and Putin. The Energy Crisis is here.
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Europe usually has a 14 day supply of diesel, which is currently down to 4 days. In the coming days Russia might cut off Europe or Europe might decide to stop buying from Russia - what happens then? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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228 - The uncomfortable reality of our energy future
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Today we’re joined by Doomberg to talk about the way out of our energy crisis - because energy is quite literally life. The way out of this mess might necessitate us coming to grips with the fact that we’re going to have some imperfect allies to survive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.…
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APJ’s “Talking Property” with David Oudshoorn
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IN this latest episode of Australian Property Journal's Talking Property, APJ’s Nelson Yap talks to David Oudshoorn, State Director NSW at MaxCap Group, on the NSW lending and development markets and the outlook. Bank vs non-bank lending, the non-bank sector is maturing, how has that changed financing senior debt, mezzanine and equity, and shaped t…
This week is all about energy - Putin’s betting Europe won't stand firm, if diesel begins to run out. The next few weeks will be crucial. We've have not seen an energy crisis like this since 1973. With inflation set to rise further and output slumping due to our ill-conceived dependence on Russian energy, it's crunch time for Europe! See acast.com/…
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226 - REITs and the possible end of Russia
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We start with a breakdown of what exactly is a REIT before the conversation turns to Russia - and more specifically the multi-faceted population of Russia. Are we nearing the point where the population reminds Moscow that it doesn’t speak for the whole country? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.…
Economics has always been about energy. When the price of energy rises, everything follows. We go to the Gulf to understand the politics of energy and Putin's calculation that an energy war will cause a Western recession, just like 1973, may well come off. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.…
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224 - The Resurgence of the Liberal order
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Putin has weaponized global capital and because of that action I believe that we will see investment flow towards liberal democracies, which is a massive economic opportunity for the countries that will present themselves as a safe place to use business - but we have to get inflation under control! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info…
China looks to have made its choice for now, and it is with Russia. This might be the most consequential decision for the world economy since the fall of the Berlin wall. Globalization is in the balance and a bipolar world of us and them, now looks likely. Why would China risk everything to bail out Putin? Thats the question. See acast.com/privacy …
