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The real Telstra story, Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars?

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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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How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:22 +0000

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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Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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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CGT backflip flops, KPMG cops a roasting & RBA’s rate rise warning

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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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SpaceX has lift-off, the business of the world cup & the big bank big short

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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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Australias AI crossroads, KPMG caught red handed & SpaceX’s moonshot IPO

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:02:00 +0000

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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Mining’s next boom, the wine sectors big hangover & rich list winners

Fri, 29 May 2026 06:50:00 +0000

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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Elon Musk's SpaceX float is $3 trillion of hype, house prices correction coming & your budget questions answered

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:08:07 +0000

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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Big taxing budget has no growth story, Coles pants pulled ‘Down Down’ & CSL shocker

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:02:53 +0000

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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RBA's ugly message for households, inside Australia's biggest investment event & Macquarie's pay lessons

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:03:03 +0000

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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Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem

Fri, 01 May 2026 06:59:15 +0000

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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Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:02:10 +0000

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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Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:56:58 +0000

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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Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:24:44 +0000

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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Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:06:59 +0000

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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Iran sets off price shock, private credit pain spreads & WFH battle reignites

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:55:00 +0000

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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Oil shock hits Australia, RBA's tough love & boomers lead home loan deals

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:03:22 +0000

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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Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:55:48 +0000

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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Iran's interest rate threat, AI's job tsunami & Kyle and Jackie O's $200m split

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:01:24 +0000

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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Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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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AI’s first Aussie job cuts, best and worst of profit season & a chook grills the RBA boss

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:08:03 +0000

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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Have we hit peak Australia, housing tax breaks under fire & AI heads in the sand

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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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New battle for bank supremacy, why blue chip CEOs are exiting and wild ASX moves

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:50:00 +0000

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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Rate hike exposes mediocre economy, tech’s double meltdown & Musk’s big moment

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:04:18 +0000

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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Chanticleer back Feb 6 - ahead of that, James & Anthony catch up

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:20:00 +0000

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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End of year special: Chook Awards and stocks to watch in 2026

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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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RBA plays Christmas grinch, Australia's top CEOs fire up & how Netflix might change

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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Is Australia a Ponzi scheme, OpenAI's grand arrival & the AFR business people of the year

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:08:07 +0000

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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Why rate hikes may be next, risky home loans in crosshairs & mini deal boom

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:03:27 +0000

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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Speed dating with ASX giants, Nvidia bubble trouble & DroneShield falls to earth

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:05:05 +0000

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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Stock tips from the Opera House, Why CBA plunged & investment property bubble?

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:01:59 +0000

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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Musk mega pay rise, Aussie brothers are AI billionaires & why the RBA's stuck

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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The new battle for your super, James Hardie fury & bad news on rate cuts

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:05:18 +0000

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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Albo’s White House win, Santos’ public bust-up & the problem with our rooftop solar spree

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:56:02 +0000

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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Wealth boom upends the economy, Australia’s AI up-and-comer & private credit cockroaches

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:04:40 +0000

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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Deloitte’s AI disaster, gold gets political & GYG’s burrito blues

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:02:43 +0000

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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Tax dodgers, feeling BHP’s pain & the problem with 5% home deposits

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Myer's parcel mystery solved, ASIC vs La Trobe Financial & AI's money-go-round

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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The threat to Qantas Points, epic saga gets CEO sacked & death of a mega deal

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Trailer: ‘How I Made It’ Returns September 22

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

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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Why banks are slashing jobs, Murdoch’s season finale & Virgin CEO’s monster pay

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Property shortages will get worse, Why Dan Andrews' China trip blew up & Macquarie's mortgage machine

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:59:09 +0000

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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Chook awards for best and worst profits, ANZ's job cut fail & business piles on Victoria

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Chalmers' roundtable: hit or miss? ASX giant $25b bad week & property price pressure cooker

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Rate cut comes with bad news, CBA’s magic mortgages & insider trading rocks markets

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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WFH gets political, ASX operator’s revealing mix-up & govt bets big with your cash

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:05:22 +0000

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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AI jobs pain now real, tax fix for productivity gap & tobacco wars come to ASX

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:05:00 +0000

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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Macquarie’s big money mess, Chinese cars coming & Albo’s US beef deal

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Rating Albo's China trip, why NAB's under pressure & is AI a bubble?

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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RBA rates shock, inside the millionaires factory & is Trump bad or good?

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Big super's charmed run, hacking Qantas & Domino's goes cold

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Virgin’s big takeoff, EOFY lessons, & will house prices ever fall?

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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World holds breath on Iran, $30b deal is test for govt & CEO pay secrets

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Your big ASX questions answered, IVF scandal & Iran attacked

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Australia not ready for AI boom, winners from Virgin float & Trump v Musk

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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TACO theory rules markets, AI unleashes Telstra and inside Healthscope's collapse

Fri, 30 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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What’s next for rates, Andrew Forrest’s China warning & battle for Melbourne airport

Fri, 23 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Trump’s tariff U-turn, private equity’s hall of shame & Macquarie’s hubris

Fri, 16 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Who’s hot on the ASX, the cost of safe banks & Labor’s big opportunity

Fri, 09 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Next PM’s to-do list, Woolies’ win child’s play & big moves in the world of big booze

Fri, 02 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Why investors have gold fever, the CBA mystery gripping the ASX & how a Trump insult shook markets

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Taking stock of Trump, why house prices could rise & the 5 big trends to watch

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Trump blinks before bonds bust, Dutton’s door opens & ASX slammed

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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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Trump tariffs tanks markets, ANZ in the naughty corner and taxing the family home

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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The big election battlegrounds, budget vote buying & do we need a DOGE?

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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Housing crisis facing your grandkids, supermarkets power set to grow & don’t believe market bounce

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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Recession fears smash markets, the business behind Formula One & Tesla's Musk problem

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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Trump and your super, how to compare your pay to others & inside the Business Summit

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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Why share prices have gone nuts, inside WiseTech’s implosion and house price outlook

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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Domain takeover, Whyalla wipeout & could 30-year fixed mortgages fix housing?

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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The great rate debate, profit season surprises & throwing Rex a bone

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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The price of Trump chaos, ASX's new millionaires factory & business sector’s election fear

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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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15 Minutes with the Boss featuring Matt Comyn

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

While Chanticleer is still on break, we'd like to introduce you to our sister podcast, 15 Minutes with the Boss featuring 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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Chook awards for 2024 & stock picks for 2025

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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SPECIAL EPISODE: CommBank's Matt Comyn on banking, politics and the economy

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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Meet our business people of the year, GDP grumpiness & CBA’s rare slip

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 06:02:00 +0000

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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How Black Friday really works, investing ideas from world's biggest banks & CEO's election fears

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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Future Fund fiasco, Rio’s battle of the sexes & Deloitte’s fat finger

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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Sohn's shock stock tips, Trump's Musk efficiency gamble & Cbus-ted super headache

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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Trump rocks markets, Chris Ellison's long goodbye & the problem with bank shares

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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Joe Aston on the Qantas saga, super's sleeper issues & supermarket's profit squeeze

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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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WiseTech and MinRes founders under fire, Wall Street royalty & new office tower battle

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony dive into the drama surrounding two billionaire founders - Richard White and Chris Ellison, check in on the energy transition and take a question on whether all M&A is really worth all the fuss.

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Albanese’s beach house bungle, Nine’s toxic culture revealed & should tap-and-go be free?

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what the Prime Minister’s cliff-top house purchase really says about the housing market, ask whether banning those pesky card surcharges will mean lower prices and take a question on first home buyers and housing affordability.

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Rockpool's rocky future, EVs hit a speed hump & China's missing stimulus

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine whether the electric vehicle market has hit a roadblock, attempt to solve the mystery of the missing Chinese stimulus, and try to figure out if Santa will be visiting investors this year

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AFR boss on next Virgin v Qantas fight, RBA's hush-hush problem & market's war footing

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James Thomson & AFR editor-in-chief, James Chessell ask whether the RBA should be meeting with banks and investors behind closed doors, examine Virgin Australia's big deal with Qatar Airways and examine what the Middle East conflict means for markets.

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Coles, Woolies’ ‘down down’ disaster, negative gearing explodes & our corporate power players

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony look at how the supermarket giants were accused of dodgy discounting, examine the 10 most powerful people in corporate Australia, and ask who will win the brawl over negative gearing.

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Why the RBA can't deliver rate cuts quickly, bank stocks keep surging & RIP Tupperware

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask how quickly the RBA can follow the Federal Reserve and cut rates, examine what it might take to bring bank share prices back to earth, and look at the slow, painful death of Tupperware.

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Housing eats the economy, decoding the Trump v Harris debate & lithium rollercoaster

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine why housing is eating the economy, try to decipher what the presidential debate means for investors and reveal why it’s not all doom and gloom for the office property market.

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AirTrunk’s $24 bill payday, inflation brawl & can a clean Star casino make money?

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the 'deal of the year' - the sale of data centre giant AirTrunk, ask whether casino operator Star is about to run out of luck, and try to figure out who’s right: Michele Bullock or Jim Chalmers?

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Chook profit awards, AusSuper’s $1b shocker & CommBank’s plea to politicians

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony wrap up reporting season with their very own Chook awards for the best and worst results, look at how our very own AustralianSuper dusted $1.1 billion, and examine a great rivalry of Australian business, Coles versus Woolies.

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APRA takes on ANZ, the mega deal everyone will be talking about & profit season gems

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony extract five rolled gold nuggets from earnings season, preview the $20 billion mega-deal that everyone’s going to be talking about and take a question on where inflation goes next.

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CBA shows how boomers zoomed ahead, gems from profit season and Big Mac blues

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony talk through CBA’s record dividend, the data that shows Boomers are living it up while their kids and grandkids tighten belts, and why Jim Chalmers and the blue chip miners should be worried about a crisis in Chinese steel.

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Market mayhem, RBA’s big problem and AFR farewells legendary editor Michael Stutchbury

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

On a very special episode of Chanticleer, James and Anthony trawl through the greatest hits of the Financial Review’s outgoing editor-in-chief, Michael Stutchbury’s incredible 13 year career and they take a look at the sell-off that had global markets in turmoil.

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Rate hike relief, Rex suffers small airline curse & good news for car buyers

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony unpick a massive week on global markets, including Australia’s inflation surprise, examine the trouble with bubbles in China, and ask why regional airline Rex fell from the sky.

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AI hype machine malfunctions, Macquarie cautious & ANZ under fire

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask why everyone’s suddenly sceptical on AI, attempt to fix Australia’s capital markets and look ahead to the biggest economic data release of the year.

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CFMEU scandal spreads, no party for ASX at 8000 & Twiggy’s green hydrogen blow

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the widening scandal around the CFMEU, ask whether Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen dream is over and examine where the ASX goes next, after breaking through 8000 points for the first time.

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Who’s making money, ANZ’s trading scandal & what makes an elite CEO

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on The Chanticleer podcast, Anthony is joined by AFR stalwart, former banking and markets beat reporter, AFR’s Companies editor, Vesna Poljak.

Anthony and Vesna go off the beaten track to look at the CEOs that make their companies tick, conduct a corporate Australia health check, look at who is making money, and take a question on what all these elections mean for sharemarkets.

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EOFY super fund winners & losers, and bold predictions for the new year

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on The Chanticleer podcast - it’s end of financial year week. Anthony & special guest, former senior Chanticleer columnist, Tony Boyd look at the performance of the country’s biggest super funds - including the most talked about fund on these airwaves. They look forward, backwards and under the bed for a few stock picks, and reveal their predictions in our annual financial year in review.

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Joe Aston joins the chook pen, Qantas nosedives & RBA’s inflation quagmire

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony & Joe look at Qantas’ latest fall from grace, go shopping with Solomon Lew at Myer and take a question on the spectacular flaming out at out-of-gas rocket stock Cettire.

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GyG's spicy float, how to avoid investor FOMO & nuclear, again?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week on The Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony chew on the juiciest float they've seen in a long time - Guzman y Gomez, try to work out whether Peter Dutton is really serious about nuclear power and take a question on investor FOMO.

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