New data from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) shows a big jump in external administrations in March, with 7,742 firms going under in the nine months to 31 March 2024: The following chart from Justin Fabo at Antipodean Macro shows that insolvencies surged in March to their highest number in decades: Construction continues The post Construction sector drives jump in insolvencies appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

Brendan Coates from the Grattan Institute was at it again this week, calling on Australia’s major cities to copy Auckland and open up to high-density development: “The core problem when it comes to housing in Melbourne, is that in a lot of the most attractive areas – where people most want to live, with the The post Why won’t housing supply YIMBYs ever mention Vancouver? appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The freshly re-elected Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinner has taken aim at the record net permanent and long-term arrivals figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday. This data showed that Australia recorded the strongest monthly (105,500), quarterly (172,400), and annual (498,300) net permanent and long-term arrivals on record. Adrian Schrinner The post Brisbane Lord Mayor slams Albo’s immigration ponzi appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The Market Ear on the new trend. That’s new April MTD – down moves bigger than up moves. Haven’t seen this since October 2023. Nomura NASDAQ – say hello to the 100 day NASDAQ is closing in on the 100 day moving average. 17500 is a massive short term support to watch. Note that the The post Stocks only go down! appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The USD rebounded on more hawkish Fedspeak overnight, with Wall Street still unable to put runs on the board as inflation concerns linger. European stocks moved higher on more dovish speak from the ECB which will give Asian stock markets mixed signals on the open this morning. The Australian dollar retraced back to the 64 The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The Albanese Government has declared a population war on Australians. It intends to substitute the existing population with cheap foreign labour from the Third World as swiftly as possible. The strategy’s beauty is twofold. It lowers the standards and costs of all public services, and the population accepts it because it is being debased so The post Albo’s population war destroys health system appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The geniuses at the RBA have turned their eye to Chinese steel, and, as usual, the outcome is a disaster: Weakness in the Chinese urban residential construction sector has persisted since 2021, and has significantly reduced the sector’s demand for steel. However, overall demand for steel has remained resilient due to recent growth in infrastructure The post RBA’s iron ore meltdown appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The National Bank of Canada has derided the government’s mythical plan to build 3.87 million new homes by 2031. This target would require an average annual run rate of 550,000 housing starts per year, about double the record high of 270,000 units in 2021. National Bank of Canada notes, “we’re also going to need people The post Why Australia will never build enough homes appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

Asian stock markets are trying to rebound from a bad trading week so far following the escalation in conflict across the Middle East, with yet more hawkish Fedspeak overnight not helping risk sentiment . The USD remains strong against most of the undollars but had a small retracement while bond markets calmed down as well. The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more

The Useful Idiot is up to its old tricks again today: They’re close to the city, public transport, schools and parks – and Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs should be shouldering the burden when it comes to new housing, according to a new report. The report, by housing advocacy group Yimby Melbourne and published on Thursday, recommends The post More YIMBY useful idiots appeared first on MacroBusiness ..read more