Monthly Archives: June 2022

ABC Australia: Tsunami of housing debt

Home loans around a million $ and more are painfully commonplace today—# financialrisk. Almost 40 per cent of Australians with mortgages who have locked in ultra-low fixed interest rates will roll off them as soon as next year. If more … Continue reading

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Auto bust amid record repos year to date

When money is ultra-cheap, many people do dumb things with it. During the pandemic, interest rates dropped to record lows and demand for vehicles (and auto loan securities) lept while repossession actions halted. Some 86% of new purchases and 56% … Continue reading

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Profit margin contraction next shoe to drop

Worthwhile macro listen. Stocks have fallen for a number of reasons this year. But there’s another shoe that’s about to drop that should send equity prices even lower: margin compression. Despite companies’ profits getting squeezed by higher input costs due … Continue reading

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