Jennifer Duke

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Jennifer Duke

This unusual federal election campaign — later than expected and repeatedly interrupted by seismic events offshore — has finally moved on to more familiar ground. The major parties are now locked in a race to convince voters they are better placed to deal with bread and butter issues like housing affordability by giving first-home buyers a leg up.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Jennifer Duke

Following a volatile week for the markets and the economy, investors are bracing for what comes next from the Trump administration. But there's critical data domestically ahead of the long weekend that may will play into any calculations from the Reserve Bank of Australia. Here’s what you need to know about the key economic data releases this week.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Jennifer Duke

A former senior Australian economic official is urging Australia to avoid 'tit for tat' negotiations with the Trump administration on trade. Former Productivity Commission chair Michael Brennan has cautioned the federal government against “tit-for-tat” transactional negotiations with the Trump administration to avoid tariffs.

2 weeks ago | capitalbrief.com | Jennifer Duke

The context: Economists have been revising their rate cut expectations in recent days on the back of trade turbulence in the US, with many now expecting more cuts sooner. The markets have been eyeing an outsized 50 basis point cut in May and some have been calling for an out-of-cycle meeting to cut rates ahead of the next scheduled board meeting. Bullock's speech, focused largely on women's economic empowerment, was prefaced with a few paragraphs about the state of the economy.

2 weeks ago | capitalbrief.com | Jack Derwin |Jennifer Duke

The last two weeks have left even the market’s most seasoned veterans gasping for air. “I've been working in markets for 35 years,” Timothy Hext, Pendal’s head of government bonds, told Capital Brief. “I've never seen a market where one person and their pronouncements is pretty much driving everything.