Alan Kohler

Melbourne

Editor-in-Chief at InvestSMART

Founder at Eureka Report

Finance Presenter at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Columnist at The New Daily

Founder of Eureka Report, finance guy on the ABC news and columnist for The New Daily

Articles

With Israel and Iran trading missiles, the global economy looks precarious once again

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Alan Kohler

Three questions remain after Israel's attack on Iran during the past few days. First, with two parts: will Iran now accelerate its nuclear weapons program in response, and can Israel stop that from happening? Second, will Iran block the Straits of Hormuz, through which passes a quarter of the world's seaborne oil and a third of the gas? And third, will Israel take out Iran's oil production facilities on Kharg Island?
Talking Finance: An AI Deep Dive

2 weeks ago | intelligentinvestor.com.au | Alan Kohler

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America's economic and political chaos has implications for Australia

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Alan Kohler

The gripping stoush between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was emblematic of America's slide into a kind of corrupt flakiness. Yesterday's decision to call in the National Guard to put down immigration protests in Los Angeles was equally gripping, but much more serious. Californian governor Gavin Newsom called it "purposefully inflammatory", which looks spot on. Remember Trump's use of emergency declarations to impose tariffs.
Living with AI

3 weeks ago | intelligentinvestor.com.au | Alan Kohler

IMPORTANT: This information is general financial product advice only and has not taken into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider whether this advice is right for you. You should consider the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Financial Services Guide (FSG), Target Market Determination (TMD) or seek professional advice before making any investment decision.
Donald Trump is so convinced of his mandate that he is battling the courts

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Alan Kohler

The only problem with the financial markets' merciless new acronym for the US president — TACO, for Trump Always Chickens Out — is the word "always". As usual, market players think that if something is happening now it will happen always; they do it with over-heated company valuations and the temporary comfort with too much debt.
The 'TACO Trade'

4 weeks ago | intelligentinvestor.com.au | Alan Kohler

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Affordability up, but access to housing market to worsen as interest rates fall

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Alan Kohler

One of the four reasons house prices started rising at twice the rate of incomes and GDP around the turn of the century was that the Reserve Bank cut interest rates six times in 2001 without a recession. Now it's happening again: five cuts this time (probably) and no recession; in fact, unemployment is 4.1 per cent, not the 6.5 per cent it was in 2001.
The Mandalorian of Currency

1 month ago | intelligentinvestor.com.au | Alan Kohler

IMPORTANT: This information is general financial product advice only and has not taken into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider whether this advice is right for you. You should consider the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Financial Services Guide (FSG), Target Market Determination (TMD) or seek professional advice before making any investment decision.
Sussan Ley's choice: an electable climate policy or abandoning the Nationals

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Alan Kohler

The Liberal Party's fate was sealed on July 17, 2014, when it repealed the Gillard government's Clean Energy Act and then danced on its grave with a group hug on the floor of parliament, so iconically captured by photographer Alex Ellinghausen.
The End of the Trump Troubles?

1 month ago | intelligentinvestor.com.au | Alan Kohler

IMPORTANT: This information is general financial product advice only and has not taken into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider whether this advice is right for you. You should consider the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Financial Services Guide (FSG), Target Market Determination (TMD) or seek professional advice before making any investment decision.