Unconventional Economist

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also Chief Economist and co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.

Germany’s self-inflicted energy disaster

Germany once operated over 22 GW of nuclear capacity, producing around 160 TWh annually at low cost and without emissions.

The shocking decline in Australian rental affordability

Life has gotten significantly more difficult for Australian tenants over the past five years.

All indicators point to rising immigration

Australia’s productivity collapses to zero

The collapse in Australia’s labour productivity is well documented.

Sydney’s housing market stalls as affordability bites

Cotality’s preliminary auction results show that buyer demand continues to wilt in Sydney, where the preliminary clearance rate has fallen to a 12-month low of just 58.1%.

The economic week ahead

By Lucinda Jerogin, Associate Economist at CBA The RBA left the cash rate on hold in a unanimous decision that was widely expected.

Weekend Reading and MB Media Appearances

International Reading: Trump Hit With His Worst-Ever Approval Rating on the Economy – Daily Beast Trump Moves to End a Major Student Loan Forgiveness Program – Time U.S.

Housing affordability: from bad to worse

Late last month, Cotality and Proptrack published two critical housing affordability reports.

Silver Explodes, AI Wobbles

From the Market Ear: Big in small Russell extending the break out move.

Why universities’ overseas campus ambitions are destined to fail

Australia’s elite universities are accelerating their global expansion plans in response to the federal government’s decision to cap foreign student numbers.

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