Australia’s economy is showing signs of slowing.
Now comes the corporate lie detector: reporting season.
Watch revenue, margins, guidance and what CEOs are actually seeing from customers.
That’s where the slowdown story gets tested.
#ASX#Investing#Australia
Gold stocks quietly up ~39% in a month while the broader ASX goes sideways.
Funny how the loudest trades aren’t always the strongest ones.
Reporting season gets the headlines. Gold is getting the flows.
#ASX#Gold#Investing
Reporting season is a good reminder:
Same economy.
Same interest rates.
Same ASX.
One stock +18%. Another -21%.
Macro sets the weather. Company results decide who remembered the umbrella.
#ASX#Investing
Australia right now:
Unemployment ↑ to 4.5%
Oil ↑ toward US$93
Bond yields ↑
Inflation still sticky
RBA cash rate 4.35%
The economy is cooling qbut some of the things that make inflation worse aren’t.
That’s a difficult mix for the RBA.
#RBA#ASX#AUD#auspol
Australia’s unemployment rate just rose to 4.5%.
The labour market isn’t breaking, but the direction is getting harder to ignore.
Question for the RBA: is this exactly what it wanted… or the beginning of something it didn’t?
#RBA#AUD#ASX
Australia officially crossed $1 trillion in Commonwealth debt today. (ABC News)
$1,000,000,000,000.
The number is symbolic. The interest bill isn’t.
That’s the part worth watching as borrowing costs stay elevated.
#auspol#Australia#Economy
Australian housing discourse:
House prices rise: “Housing crisis.”
House prices fall: “Housing crisis.”
Rents rise: “Housing crisis.”
Government changes the tax rules: somehow an even bigger housing crisis.
At least we’re consistent. 😂
#auspol#Housing#Australia
Trading is basically:
+2%: I’m a genius.
-2%: Long-term investor now.
+5%: Should’ve bought more.
-5%: Fundamentals still look strong.
The market doesn’t just test your analysis. It audits your personality. 😂
#Trading#ASX#Investing
$NAB’s 25–30% rent scenario raises a bigger question.
If tax changes aimed at housing affordability shrink rental supply, how much more can renters actually absorb?
If rents accelerate, housing could become an election-defining issue.
#auspol#Australia#Housing
AUD/USD is knocking on the door again.
The Aussie is trading around 0.71, near two-month highs.
A clean break and hold above this resistance zone would be SIGNIFICANT. Until then, it’s still a breakout attempt, not a breakout.
One to watch. 👀
#AUDUSD#Forex
@ausstockchick 5% deposit at record prices was always a very thin shock absorber
Helping people into home ownership is great. But when a small price correction can wipe out the initial equity buffer, the timing starts to matter a lot.
Today’s ASX tape is telling a story.
$NAB -4.6%
$JBH -13%
$WES -4.5%
$BHP +1.4%
Banks + consumers getting hit while resources hold up.
This is what a two-speed economy looks like on a screen.
Watch where capital hides when growth slows.
#ASX
Australian 10Y yield: ~5%.
Why it matters:
If investors can earn ~5% in government bonds, equities have to offer significantly more upside to justify the extra risk.
The higher the risk-free return, the harder expensive stock valuations become to justify.
#ASX#Bonds
Australian housing just produced a pretty interesting divergence:
Investor lending ↓8.6% in Q2.
Loans for established homes ↓14.8%.
Loans for new builds ↑4.4%.
Capital isn’t simply leaving property. It may be changing where it goes.
That distinction matters.
Australian property momentum has rolled sharply negative.
Demand weakens first. Prices follow.
Not a crash signal yet but the direction is getting harder to ignore.
#Property#Australia#Housing
One of the biggest trading mistakes:
Seeing a stock down 50% and assuming it’s cheap.
A 50% fall needs a 100% rally just to get back to breakeven.
Price down ≠ value up.
What’s one #ASX stock you think the market has genuinely mispriced?
@matt_barrie The bailout is the symptom.
The bigger question is why strategically important Australian industries increasingly struggle to compete without government support?
@OptionsBuffett Everyone wants the 2008 opportunity until the portfolio is down 40%, CNBC has a permanent BREAKING NEWS banner and your bank starts looking suspicious 😂
Generational opportunities rarely feel like opportunities in real time.
#RBA cash rate: 4.35%
Australian 10Y yield: ~4.96%
That gap is worth watching.
The RBA may be on pause but the bond market isn’t signalling a return to cheap money anytime soon.
Higher-for-longer could have bigger implications for property and equities than many expect.
#ASX