The Bloomberg Australia Podcast

Australian property is some of the least affordable in the world, putting the dream of home ownership out of reach of many residents. In this week’s episode, host Rebecca Jones and Bloomberg government reporter Ben Westcott take a look at the country’s housing crisis, and how politicians plan to fix it, ahead of the looming Federal election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Few of the world’s financial markets were left unscathed by the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff war this week, with Australia’s being among the hardest hit. Host Chris Bourke and Bloomberg cross-asset reporter Richard Henderson take a look at what this new bout of volatility means for stocks, crypto and one of our most hotly-anticipated rate decisions in years. See omnystudio....

It was supposed to be a long summer break for Aussie executives. Instead, for the C-suite of one of Australia’s biggest wealth and superannuation providers, Insignia Financial, the holiday period was interrupted by a flurry of takeover offers from overseas players Bain Capital and CC Capital Partners. Host Rebecca Jones and Bloomberg finance reporter Harry Brumpton take a look at this biddin...

Australia has an election due by May, stubbornly high interest rates, and twin cost-of-living, and housing affordability crises. Away from home, a second Trump administration begins and China’s economy is struggling. Rebecca Jones asks economist James McIntyre from Bloomberg Economics, what this all means for Australia in the year ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our biggest banks appear to be shunning it, many of our shops have stopped using it, but can we survive without cash? In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg News finance editor Adam Haigh if Australia could ever become a cashless nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie stocks have rallied this year, buoyed by unwavering gains in banks and a global AI-fueled tech surge. In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg News stocks reporter Georgina McKay who the biggest winners and losers were on the ASX in 2024, and what lies ahead in 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ANZ has a new CEO, making it the third of Australia's Big Four banks to appoint a new leader this year. But who exactly is Nuno Matos? In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg News finance editor Adam Haigh what we need to know about the former HSBC executive and what this new chapter means for the country’s fourth biggest bank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

High interest rates, a shortage of homes and a booming population have triggered a housing crisis around Australia. But in Sydney, one of the world’s most expensive markets, the price of buying a house is finally starting to fall. In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg News reporter Swati Pandey if there’s evidence of a  longer downturn in Australia’s hottest housing markets. And jus...

CSL is an Australian biotech company with a market cap of more than A$130 billion dollars, making it the country’s third biggest listed company, behind BHP and Commonwealth Bank. In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg News reporter Amy Bainbridge and senior editor Jason Gale how CSL became a market favorite and about the headwinds it’s facing in the post-pandemic era. See omnystudio....

In this week’s podcast, Chris Bourke and Bloomberg News reporter Ben Westcott discuss the government's plan to ban kids under the age of 16 from some social media. Does it stand a chance of being effective, or is Australia just setting itself up for a massive scrap with the tech giants, and potentially the US government, especially under a re-elected Donald Trump and his new right-hand man Elon Mu...

What investments are going to be the winners and losers from Donald Trump’s second term? Markets have already gone into overdrive following the US election result, and that’s with weeks to go before the President-elect even returns to the White House. In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg cross-asset reporter Richard Henderson about the implications for stocks, bonds, crypto and - y...

Donald Trump is back. With him comes renewed vows to take on China and reclaim America's position atop the global world order. And he's vowing to pick up where he left off on his trade war with China. In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg senior editor Malcolm Scott about the big implications that has for Australia and its ties with its largest trading partner. See omnystudio.com/li...

As shareholders await the outcomes of probes at WiseTech and Mineral Resources in the wake of damaging allegations about their founder CEOs, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg reporter Angus Whitley: how much do these types of scandals actually matter to investors in the long run? In this week’s podcast, we also ask what controversies like these mean for a country fast losing its reputation as a tightly...

Australia is still waiting for that rate cut and everything still seems to cost too much. But it’s not all bad. This week, Melbourne Bureau Chief Chris Bourke chats to Bloomberg reporter Amy Bainbridge about why Australians have at least one item in the pro column, when most things are in the con - superannuation. And why understanding where this massive bucket of cash is being invested today, may...

The US election is just weeks away and among the many issues dividing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is the thorny topic of cryptocurrency regulation. This week, Rebecca Jones talks to Sunil Jagtiani, who covers all things crypto for Bloomberg, about the candidates’ policies on digital assets and why crypto-mad Australians should be watching the race especially closely. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Shares of Australia’s biggest mining companies have been bouncing back in the past couple of weeks off the back of fresh stimulus in China, but the big players are already looking beyond our biggest export, iron ore. Rebecca Jones talks to Bloomberg’s mining reporter Paul Hunt, who explains what BHP and Rio Tinto are doing to get the commodities they want - and need - for the years ahead. See omny...

Older Australians looking to downsize from large properties with high-maintenance gardens are finding their options are fewer than expected. Rebecca Jones talks to Bloomberg economy reporter Swati Pandey, who draws on her own recent experience in Sydney’s property market to reveal a surprising side effect of Australia’s housing crisis.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why can Australian investors expect a boost from the Fed's rate cut? Rebecca Jones asks Richard Henderson. That's this week on the Bloomberg Australia podcast, where we lift the lid on the stories shaping the country's place in global business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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