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The Dismal Science

Mar 31, 2023

The markets are expecting the RBA to pause the rate hikes next week with the global financial turmoil and inflation seemingly having peaked. Is Philip Lowe finally going to ease up on the beleaguered Australian mortgage holder? Plus, Deutsche Bank credit default swap shenanigans and we ask if the AI...


Mar 24, 2023

In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, and they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and yet their second largest bank has still collapsed. What went wrong? It's a story of fraud, spying, kickbacks, Bulgarian drug-dealers and all-round Suisse poor risk management. Plus, the Fed keeps hiking through the turmoil,...


Mar 14, 2023

We answer five big questions in the aftermath of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse:

  • What happened at Silicon Valley Bank?
  • Did the authorities get the response right?
  • What even is a bank for?
  • Is the Fed to blame?
  • Could this happen in Australia?


Mar 12, 2023

We talk to directors about their outlook for the economy and the challenges they're facing, we catch up on this week's RBA and Fed news, and we ask if Australia is investing enough in AI.


Mar 5, 2023

Once again, we're live from the Australian Governance Summit. We talk RBA, of course, whether the world is stabilising again after years of crisis and the risks of artifical general intelligence.