CBA head of Australian economics, Gareth Aird, has explained why he believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut the official cash rate at its May monetary meeting.

Data released this month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that the total value of Australia’s dwelling stock hit a record high of $11,032.2 billion at the end of 2024, with the average dwelling valued at $976,800.

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen looked at earnings forecasts and which sectors are starting to see the effects of the chaos around policy making and tariffs.

As we know, Australian industry has been dying for decades. So much so that we are leading the OCED into industrial oblivion.

I have repeatedly labelled the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) a terrible deal for Australia that massively favours the US and disadvantages Australia.

The Market Ear with an amusing set-up for equities. The humans have turned bearish. The robots want to buy!

Markets took a tumble this month. During downturns there are plenty of mistakes that investors make and things that they should be doing.

In this week's podcast, Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer Damien Klassen checked in on the market after recent large falls and discussed what to watch for going forward.

Markets were slightly weak in February, but then turned nastily down in March. We sold down stocks at the start of March - more detail below.

Elon Musk's association with the Trump Administration has contributed to the tanking of Tesla sales across the globe.