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This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald dissect what might prove to be the biggest news week of the year. They get into troubled Australian companies Canva and David Jones, they ask what’s broken with interest rates after yet another rate rise, and try to work out what Donald Trump’s shellacking means for us here in Australia.

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Further reading:

Markets are a sea of red – and one frightening pocket of green
The Democratic Party’s huge midterms win has sparked a brutal sell-off by investors. It’s not easy to see what stops the pain.
Bullock’s wrong. DJs and Canva show this may feel worse than recession
RBA governor Michele Bullock isn’t sugar-coating what’s coming. But artificial intelligence disruption may add a new element of pain to a traditional slowdown.
One scary number in NAB’s result says pain is coming
NAB, two weeks after unveiling massive job cuts, has made it clear its braced for economic pain. Welcome to the banking sector’s first real credit cycle in more than a decade.

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This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald reveal why you’ve never seen anything remotely like the $3 trillion float of Anthropic, they explain what more bad news on inflation means for your mortgage, and answer a question that puts the spotlight on Musk's succession plan.

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Further reading:

Leah Weckert’s big gamble just wiped 10pc off Coles’ value
The scale of the risk that chief executive Leah Weckert is taking was immediately reflected in the share price reaction to her plan for the supermarket giant.
Bullock’s sideways glance tells us more rate pain is coming
Woolworths’ mince sales tell us households are bleeding. The RBA has little choice but to inflict more pain next week with a rate rise - will that really be it?
If Anthropic’s IPO goes wrong, the AI bubble will pop
The firm’s float will determine where the artificial intelligence trade goes next. But CEO Dario Amodei’s pitch – “my company could kill you, please buy my shares” – matters beyond markets.

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This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald jump into a couple of corporate story crackers on NextDC and NAB, preview the piece of data that will make or break Melbourne Cup Day, and take a question on whether the Chooks need to step up their AI game.

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Further reading:

$3b gone in 40 minutes: Inside the NextDC bloodbath

NextDC’s savage share price sell-off is more evidence that the country’s much-hyped AI infrastructure sector is bleeding. Two more big tests loom in the coming months.

What Musk’s mega Tesla-SpaceX merger is really about

Any tie-up between the billionaire’s two companies would be a huge moment for markets. But the reason is power, not money.

The two forces behind NAB’s job cuts should scare every Australian

The bank’s dual-pronged hammer blow to jobs should resonate across Australia’s office towers, particularly with the nation’s white-collar workers.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Firmus fallout has spread around the globe and given the AI trade the wobbles, they ask why Australia is telling itself a big lie about the energy transition, and examine whether the property market can find a bottom. 

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Further reading:

Housing just can’t find a bottom. And one market is crashing
Property veteran Louis Christopher is looking for two signs that the property market is bottoming. Neither is emerging, and on the Gold Coast, things are really getting ugly.
The pain that killed Firmus’ float is spreading. Here’s a new victim
AirTrunk’s decision to delay its Singaporean property IPO is another sign that the rising cost of capital is starting to foster doubts in the global artificial intelligence trade.
Australia is in an energy cold war, like it or not
Forget the climate wars. Energy security has become national security, and Australia’s policy paralysis is leaving us behind.

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This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and companies editor Anne Hyland examine how the $44 billion float of Firmus went bad, they look at how the removal of those debit and credit surcharges turned into a farce and they put on their berets for a look at France’s bond market bonfire.

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Further reading:
Firmus farce is a tale of hubris and arrogance
Team Firmus seemed sure its true believers would make its IPO a walk in the park. Turns out it was the sceptics who really mattered.
France just set the bond market on fire again
Fears that the country’s debt crisis could spread across global markets are getting more real. And there are no easy solutions.
AI sudden debt wobbles arrive at wrong time for Firmus
As the data centre operator scrambles to shut the books on its IPO, investors have again been reminded of the sheer scale of debt that is fuelling the AI boom.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the RBA’s latest rate hike is even scarier that it looks, they ask whether Australia’s private credit sector is in such a mess, and reveal why the debate around Australia’s $50 billion float prospect Firmus is only getting hotter.. 

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Further reading:
Two pension giants just put Australia on notice. That’s scary
Our buy-and-hold-forever dreams are shattered – and it’s time to wake up to what’s really going on.
The gulf between Firmus believers and naysayers keeps getting bigger
The neocloud is rapidly heading towards the Australian sharemarket, and outsiders want to know which insiders are locked in – and which are free to sell.
The market’s betting AI will outrun bond yields, Fed rate hikes
We’re in a dangerous twilight zone where the cost of money doesn’t matter.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at why the next 40 years could be tougher for investors, businesses and policymakers, they take you inside this week’s special chook lunch to learn the secrets of an AI pioneer and they extract the big lessons from Australia’s great AI hack.

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Further reading:
Australia’s OpenAI hack just exposed a threat to the AI bubble
We all think the AI bubble will be popped by debt, overcapacity or a lack of demand. The Aussie hack is a reminder the AI giants have another problem.
Want to really fix Australia? Here are five big ideas
Escaping Australia’s growth trap starts with a simple idea that we just can’t seem to nail.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald try and sort out whether AI is actually going to kill us all, they take you in what might be the biggest ASX float in Australian history, and try to figure out what a $1-a-day dose of Ozempic might mean for the economy. 

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Further reading:
One way or another, AI’s gods have hit trouble. Firmus isn’t immune
Concerns about AI are as surreal as the numbers on the neocloud’s float. And those are the two threats to the story: either it doesn’t work, or it works too damn well.
Bigger than BHP: Firmus will be Australia’s most capital-hungry beast
The party’s only just getting started for the capital arrangers, who have a new favourite client.
Migration mess comes back to the economy, stupid
The government’s migration changes reflect the business-like approach that the corporate sector has been calling for. But don’t expect the heat in this debate to fade.
Inside the eye-watering numbers Firmus is finally revealing to fundies
The neocloud hopeful is talking a huge game, but it takes a dive into the prospectus to get the full picture of its long-term ambitions and profit projections.
How $1-a-day Ozempic could unleash a $12b boom
The combination of GLP-1 drugs in pill form and expanded access via the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme could turbocharge adoption in Australia.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine the growing sense of panic inside Australia’s property industry, explain why your next iPhone is going to cost a lot more and they look ahead to the next big test for markets. 

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Further reading:
Fore! Why the death of LIV Golf is a warning sign f or markets
Saudi Arabia has emerged as key funder of the AI boom, the US government and even global M&A deals. But the Iran war is forcing it to make tough choices.
Why investors are letting JB Hi-Fi’s golden goose burn
JB Hi-Fi is proving itself to be the pin-up of the “softening Australia” sell-off. It’s a lesson all blue-chips should heed.
Bond vigilantes will rage at Trump’s bribe. Cracks in ASX could widen
After markets taught US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a lesson about who really controls bond yields, Donald Trump unveiled the sort of electoral bribe that vigilantes will hate.
Housing won’t go back to ‘normal’ in a world on fire. Maybe that’s OK
Bond markets keep screaming that higher borrowing costs are coming. That’s bad news for hopes of a quick turnaround in Australia’s property correction.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unveil the surprising purchase propping up Australia’s economic growth, they unpack a truly eventful week in financial markets and ask what is sending one of the world’s best known car makers broke.

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Further reading:
Bathla and bonds just a preview of what’s coming for timid Australia
Rising yields, plunging house prices and the prospect of a deep economic slowdown: in the past week, the challenges for the country have become very clear.
Housing’s Mr 18.6pc is pure fiction but is still scaring markets
The phantom number refuses to go away and is haunting Australia’s economy, investors, boardrooms and government.
Private credit is the reason we don’t have a Bathla rescue deal yet
Private credit firms tell us it’s how they deal with moments of distress that sorts the wheat from the chaff. The situation at Bathla will put that to the test.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald  look at why the collapse of a home builder might create a very big drama for the top end of town, they nominate their best and worst results from four weeks of earnings season and take a fierce question from the West about GST proceeds. 

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 Further reading:

The $19trn reason this housing slump will run longer than you think
Households’ strong balance sheets are supporting strong spending growth. That’s bad news for the central bank, which is not coming to save the property market.

Liberman’s CVS Lane suspends fund redemption after Bathla collapse
CVS Lane, the private credit firm run by the wealthy Liberman family, has suspended redemptions across two of its funds, citing the collapse of Bathla, the failed Sydney developer to which it had lent significant sums.

What we learnt: Ozempic in a pill could change Australia (no, really)
Chemist Warehouse rides the Ozempic wave, Wesfarmers leans into a cost of living crisis and Qantas flies through the Iran war.

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the mysterious world of bond markets, and explain what’s got the world’s most important investors rather grumpy. They ask why many of the country's biggest companies don’t seem that keen on investing in Australia and whether there’s something a bit sick about your health insurance. 

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Further reading:

Scott Bessent just panicked. Your savings may be at risk

The White House’s stunning intervention in bond markets on Wednesday night will have big ramifications for investors around the world, including in Australia.

Economists say wage growth is fine. CEOs see a margin squeeze

Economists may be celebrating wage growth as “in line with expectations”, but corporate Australia is quietly pressing the panic button.

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from reporting season’s first big week. 

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Further reading:

KPMG is radioactive. But probe also exposes clubby corporate Australia

Matt Comyn just turned the housing crash story on its head

Think house price falls are bad? The next shock could be far worse

Cleanaway board throws out the $9.4b baby with the bin water

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high – and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America’s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun.

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Further reading:

Why boards are playing it safe and buying high instead of investing

Glencore bets that Australia’s woke anti-coal era is over, for now

House prices will decide where the ASX goes next

This hasn’t happened in markets in 28 years. It could mark a new era

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This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA’s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald say farewell to one of the leading lights of corporate Australia, ask why good news on jobs may ultimately be bad news for the economy, and explain why China just sent a shot across the bows of America’s tech giants. 

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How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams. 

Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

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This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia’s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask – what’s a CEO really worth?

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This week Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Australian Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner discuss Telstra's real problem at the end of a bad week, go over the big AI decision Australia needs to make and unpack the Prime Minister's podcast fail.

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how your super fund fared through the drama of the 2026 financial year, they explain why the end of what’s been dubbed 'Australia’s housing ponzi scheme' matters to more than just house prices, and get excited about the celebrity wedding of the year. 

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This week, James and Anthony discuss what all the bad economic news means for the second half of the year, ask whether KPMG can stem the bleeding by changing its board and delve into Nine’s ousting of the Today show host.

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This week, James and Anthony examine the government’s budget backdown, explain why Australia and the US’ Central Banks are talking about more rate rises and take a question on whether AI could change the way your super fund has to invest. 

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine judgment day for Elon Musk as his AI hot air balloon, SpaceX, takes flight on the sharemarket. They also kick around the business of the World Cup and look at the household name eyeing off a big deal in Britain. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go deep into the world of AI and debate whether there’s enough trust to make the AI flywheel really spin. They look at how accounting firm KPMG has recently blown up a lot of trust, they take a question on the budget's impact on small business and commit to, one day, make the podcast on Mars.

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether the next big mining boom might pass Australia by, they examine what the global wine glut means for Dan Murphys and look at whether there’s any good news on inflation. Oh, and James sits in a giant truck.

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether Elon Musk can pull off the biggest sharemarket float in the history of the planet with his SpaceX venture, they examine how the budget aftershocks are hitting the housing market, and they answer your questions on the government’s controversial budget tax changes. 

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This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald are all about the federal budget – the big messages, the big numbers, the big risks and the hidden stories.

In this bumper episode, they'll discuss whether this budget really was aspirational or just a cheap attempt to win votes. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpack another rate rise including what Michele Bullock said about the next six months, theye take you inside the room at the biggest meeting of Australian companies and investors, and they preview the federal budget out next week

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the AI train is now an unstoppable force, they take a look at what’s wrong with the poor old ASX and preview the RBA governor Michele Bullock’s big interest rates call. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really going to take to end the war in Iran.

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald and The Australian Financial Review's editor-in-chief, James Chessell, discuss the Iran ceasefire, reveal the AFR’s wish list for this year’s budget – now only one month away – and take a question on AI job cuts. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald delve into the energy crisis price shocks rippling around the word, they spot a few more cockroaches in private credit’s kitchen and they take a question on oil companies and their super profits. 

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This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Iran oil shock will actually hit the economy, they examine the RBAs big call on interest rates this week and reveal why the generation scrambling from the rate hike isn't necessarily the one you think.

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This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game.

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Further reading:
4 factors that make you most susceptible to the white-collar ‘wipeout’
An education used to be seen as insulation from workforce disruption, now it might be the thing that proves your undoing.

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This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald recap the biggest week of the year to date. They discuss the war in the Middle East, the war on jobs thanks to AI and the new opposition leader Angus Taylor's war on debt and deficit.

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Live from the Financial Review's 2026 Business Summit, James & Anthony wax lyrical with the AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, Mike Dorrell. 

Recorded over breakfast, Wednesday, March 4th. 

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This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at AI’s melting moment on Wall Street, they give you their best and worst of corporate Australia’s profit season and they look ahead to the AFR’s premier event, the Business Summit. 

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This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether we’ve hit 'peak Australia', they share their most interesting observations from earnings season and take a burning question on the housing market. 

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This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the new war that’s broken out in the banking sector, ask why three CEOs left blue chip companies in three days, and tackle the tricky problem of taming inflation without hiking interest rates. 

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This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the two big moves in markets this week: interest rates and tech stocks. They take a question on who should oversee government spending and get excited for the busiest time of the corporate year, reporting season. 

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James and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th. 

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This week we James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald wrap up the year with their annual Chook awards, look forward to a huge year on markets with one of Australia’s top fund managers, and take a quick peek at how the nation’s financial engine is ticking over. 

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This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson look at why the RBA is stuck between a rock and a hard place, examine the takeover battle that could change how you watch Netflix, and take the pulse of Australia’s top business leaders through the Chanticleer CEO poll.

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This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and ask the big question: is Australia a giant Ponzi scheme?

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This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the AFR’s big nights of the year. 

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This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson examine Nvidia’s monster profit result and what it says about the AI bubble, they travel to Singapore to explain how the nation’s top CEOs are selling Australia, and they take a question on big profits and your super returns. 

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This week James Thomson chats to Anthony Macdonald as he reports live from the Sydney Opera House for the biggest markets conference of the year. They share the stock tips from the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference, round out bank profit season and take a great question on investors in the housing market. 

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This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald examine the big four’s big problem, explain why the RBA is stuck and ask what the stunning win of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Mayoral race tells investors and CEOs.

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This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald explain how the battle lines are being drawn up in the new superannuation wars, they try to make sense of the brutal slap down investors handed out to two of our biggest companies, and, he’s back – yep, Richard White is in trouble again at WiseTech.

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This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at Anthony Albanese's big visit to Trump land, take you inside the AFR’s energy conference, and look ahead to a big moment for global markets.

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This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at how the extraordinary boom in boomer wealth is changing the economy, they discuss the next Australian AI heavyweight, and they answer your question about private credit cockroaches.

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This week James Thomson & AFR Editor-in-Chief, James Chessell, ask what Deloitte’s AI disaster says about the sharemarket bubble everyone’s watching, try to explain what the surging gold price says about global politics, and look ahead to ANZ Bank's date with destiny.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald is joined by Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner to consider whether 5% deposit home loans are good for first home buyers, they prepare to say goodbye to another Australian media legend and take a question on Australia’s big corporate tax-dodgers.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss why one of the biggest players in private credit found itself in the corporate cop’s sights, we explain why one listener’s order from department store giant Myer came in six different parcels and jump on Nvidia’s AI money-go-round.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at how the RBA could be coming for our Qantas points, we ask why one of Australia’s biggest listed retailers sacked its CEO and take a question on the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and what it means for the Magnificent 7.

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How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony unpack why the big banks are suddenly slashing jobs, examine the Murdoch family’s succession peace deal and ask why some of our biggest companies are getting speeding tickets from the corporate cop.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine the next property crisis heading our way, discuss Australia’s real China challenge, and answer your question on who actually lends money to Australian governments. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask why the business community hates the great state of Victoria, hand out their awards for the best and worst of profit season and take you inside ANZ’s great email job cut scandal. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what - if anything - was achieved at the Treasurer’s big economic reform roundtable in Canberra this week, bring you the most disappointing result of results season, and look ahead to the biggest few days for markets. 

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This week, James & Anthony bring you the highlights from a whopper few days of company results, discuss why Michele Bullock seemed a bit crabby on RBA rates day, and debate whether CEOs should get paid double time for working on Christmas day. 

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This week James & Anthony explain why the new work from home debate hides a bigger battle between bosses and workers, they ask why the government is using your money to buy into a struggling lithium miner and go inside the market's fat-fingered moment.

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This week James & Anthony reveal why Australia's AI phony war is officially over, look at the productivity roadmap big business is starting to get behind, and explain why illegal tobacco has become such a drag for some of our biggest retailers.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the mini-meltdown at Macquarie, the millionaires factory, examine the pitched battles over who’s going to manage your money, and ask why Chinese cars are taking over the Australian market.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Cosima ask what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got from his big China trip, examine Matt Comyn’s blueprint to fix Australia and look at why the boss of National Australia Bank is under such heavy scrutiny.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony & Joyce look at what happens when you shake up the RBA, sink their teeth into Joyce’s favourite ASX-listed company Macquarie, and catch up on the latest from Donald Trump – and there is a bit

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine what your super fund did for you last year, deliver a corporate mess with the lot at Domino’s Pizza, and welcome another rising star to the ASX. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony relive what was an extraordinary day for Australia’s sharemarket on Tuesday, sort through the 2025 financial year’s winners and losers and take an old chestnut of a question about the Australian housing market. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony try to make sense of the conflict between Israel and Iran, explain why the biggest cash takeover in Australian history is a massive test for Jim Chalmers and ask - do our big CEOs ever miss out on a bonus? 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss the fresh record high for the ASX by answering your 10 burning questions about markets, look at how Australia’s IVF sector was plunged into crisis and extract the lesson from markets from the LA Riots

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony try to explain what’s coming for Australia from the AI revolution, reveal the biggest winners from the float of Virgin Australia, and you’ll never guess…Trump and Musk’s bromance is over.

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This week, James and Anthony reveal what the new strategy of one Australia’s biggest companies tells us about the coming AI boom, take you inside the biggest corporate collapse since the pandemic and explain the new theory moving the market - the TACO theory.

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This week, James and Anthony discuss Andrew Forrest's concerns about Australia's iron ore industry, ask what comes next after the RBA’s latest interest rate cut, and take you inside the spicy battle over one of the country's busiest airports.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at Donald Trump’s great tariff u-turn, meet the newest member of private equity’s hall of shame, and examine trouble at Macquarie, better known as the Millionaires Factory.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask whether the big banks are too safe for their own good, and the good of the country. They reveal what the big dogs  are really talking about inside the year's biggest investment conference and look at the business sector's reaction to the election.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony preview Saturday’s election - and it’s likely aftermath - through the eyes of investors, examine the $27b deal that tells you plenty about the state of the world, and explain how cheap cardboard toys gave Woolies hope in the supermarket wars.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Jonathan Shapiro ask why gold has become the world’s hottest investment, try to solve the mystery that’s had the entire ASX talking, and with voting open in the federal election, give their verdict on the Treasurer’s debate. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what comes next in the great Trump saga, pick out the five corporate trends shaping business in 2025 and discuss why Labor and Liberal’s housing policies landed like a brick.

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This week on Chanticleer, AFR's editor-in-chief James Chessell joins Anthony Macdonald in the chook yard to relive one of the most action-packed weeks seen in financial markets courtesy of Donald Trump and his tariffs back-down, discuss whether Peter Dutton has a chance to make a comeback in Australia’s election polls and look ahead to another big week for corporate Australia.

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This week on Chanticleer, James and Anthony examine the repercussions of Donald Trump’s tariff war, ask why Healthscope, (Australia's second largest private hospital operator) is in intensive care, and analyse the first draft of Virgin Australia’s plan to fly back onto the sharemarket. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony take an early look at the issues that should shape the election that was finally called on Friday, break down the federal budget and ask why the Reject Shop got a French champagne takeover bid.

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This week on Chanticleer, James and Anthony discuss how the banks can help the housing crisis, look at whether the big supermarket inquiry will really change anything, and investigate what's behind the recent market bounce.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony break down an incredible week for markets, explain how the super sector became the poster child for bad corporate governance and take you inside the Formula One money machine.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony explain what Donald Trump’s historic moves mean for your super savings, take you inside the AFR’s business summit and discuss what a three-year low in oil prices means for you at the petrol pump.

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This week on Chanticleer, James and Anthony examine the extraordinary drama that’s torn apart the WiseTech board, ask what’s behind the massive moves on the share market and take a question about house prices. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what the wipeout of the Whyalla steel plant says about the economy and politics, ask whether the banks’ golden run is coming to an end, and unpack a radical idea to shake up the mortgage market.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony extract four big themes from a massive week of profit results, present the for and against cases for a rate cut, and ask whether your taxpayer dollars should be used to bail out a broke airline.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony figure out what 'Cyclone Trump' means for markets, Australia and the Chanticleer team’s blood pressure, reveal what top business leaders are talking about ahead of the federal election and look ahead to the official opening of the ASX’s new millionaire’s factory. 

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While Chanticleer is still on break, we'd like to introduce you to our sister podcast, 15 Minutes with the Bossfeaturing our most recent guest on the Chook podcast, Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn. In the latest episode, Matt discusses taking on the hard challenges, his approach to health and fitness and why he sends less than 5 emails a day.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony bring 2024 home to roost with their highly anticipated Annual Chook Awards, get some stock picks and views on the market from a fund manager who helps oversee nearly $8 billion in Australian shares and ask why America’s version of the RBA has spooked markets. 

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This week Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn speaks exclusively to the Chanticleer podcast about the bank’s runaway share price, where the economy is headed in the new year and why politics needs to change. In a wide ranging discussion, he also talks about where interest rates are headed, takes us behind the scenes of Commbank's $3 withdrawal fiasco and reveals which Chook he likes more. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and AFR Editor-in-Chief, James Chessell take you inside the excitement, the drama and, yes - the glamour of the Financial Review’s Business Person of the Year awards. They also examine the business angst over an economy that’s in reverse and examine the Commonwealth Bank’s uncharacteristic political blunder. 

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In this week's episode, James and Anthony explain how Black Friday deals really work, reveal what the business sector is thinking ahead of next year's federal election and look at the best investment ideas from the world's biggest investment banks. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the furore over the Future Fund, examine the backlash over Rio Tinto’s attempt to enshrine workplace equality, and ask whether sharemarkets are dangerously bullish. 

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This week James and Anthony take you live onto the floor of Australia's biggest shindig for stock pickers, they ask whether the superannuation sector has a system problem, and look at whether Elon Musk can really make productivity great again. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony try to figure out what Donald Trump’s extraordinary victory means for markets, the Australian economy and politics, examine the latest mess as Mineral Resources and answer the big questions on banks reporting season. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony reveal why there’s fresh bad news for the supermarkets, ask what’s bothering our biggest super funds and welcome the most talked about man in Australia, their old friend Joe Aston to talk Qantas and politics. 

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