The last thread was getting pretty long and hard to read, so I thought I would start a new one. I’ve been so inspired by the meme’s produced by the @auseconomicunit EZFKA account that I’m going to do a homage to them. I’ll start with one of my recent favorites: It is simple but effective, … Read more
Part 1 Muscling in on stagmal’s turf here…. There is a lot of ground to cover, so I will break this piece in a couple of parts. My information comes from a variety of sources, both Western MSM, Russian MSM (if available in English), independent blogs, and a variety of Telegram channels. For Russian side … Read more
Most commentary I’ve been following says that an American recession is on the cards, but they argue about its depth. Nouriel Roubini (https://nourielroubini.com/a-stagflationary-debt-crisis-looms/) says that the world is in deep shit….but he always says that. I think it’s too early to call inflation baked in. We’re only just exiting the post-covid boom…and China is just … Read more
The ban comes into effect immediately, with Chinese buyers set to return to Australia next week.
It’s the end of 2022! Another year at this place. Man this year has seen a lot happen, or not happen. This thread will be a runover of every major notable thing that has occured over the last year which has gripped the interest of this blog. I’ll provide some brief commentary and perspectives on … Read more
The two teenage boys, already out on bail for a previous offence that day, were pardoned by Queensland Police and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk after it was confirmed that they were performing a Welcome to Country inside the house.
https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/why-nobody-expected-the-sharpest-property-price-falls-in-decades-20221226-p5c8u3.html The bears are taking their victory lap and basking in the sun. They reckon their predictions have finally come true and that the great property crash is unfolding before us, but is it? Some bold calls that 50% crash is already well and truly under way and that prices have already dropped 30% in … Read more
Wishing everyone happy holidays and lots of BBQ chats about propadee with beautiful people! Wishing youse and yours heaps of good presents, too! Do what you must to keep the revs up on the mighty economic engine of the EZFKA – consumer spending on imports.
The move comes after Australia’s housing market continues to go south and saving landlords becomes ‘priority one’ yet again.
It is with great pleasure that I announce the formal arrest of Sam Bank-Friendman pending his extradition to the United States, who have formally applied for it today in the Bahamas. It also effectively closes the circle in terms of the SBF case study, and speculation around the toxic role he has played in crypto. … Read more
Stagmal’s and Coming’s chatbot written stories were pretty funny, but given all it has learned maybe the chatbot can make decent predictions. https://chat.openai.com/chat Here’s some I tried:Me to chatbot: With a population breeding below replacement, the government decided to increase immigration to keep the economy moving and house prices rising. What happened next? As the … Read more
