Chanticleer
Chanticleer
Australian Financial Review
Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.
Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback
This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high – and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America’s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun. This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email [email protected]. Further reading: Why boards are playing it safe and buying high instead of investing Glencore bets that Australia’s woke anti-coal era is over, for now House prices will decide where the ASX goes next This hasn’t happened in markets in 28 years. It could mark a new eraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 7
36 min
Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion
This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA’s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom.  This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 31
38 min
Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock
This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald say farewell to one of the leading lights of corporate Australia, ask why good news on jobs may ultimately be bad news for the economy, and explain why China just sent a shot across the bows of America’s tech giants.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 24
37 min
Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29
How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams.  Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 22
57 sec
Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise
This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia’s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask – what’s a CEO really worth? This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 17
43 min
The real Telstra story,  Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars?
This week Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Australian Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner discuss Telstra's real problem at the end of a bad week, go over the big AI decision Australia needs to make and unpack the Prime Minister's podcast fail. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10
40 min
How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house
This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how your super fund fared through the drama of the 2026 financial year, they explain why the end of what’s been dubbed 'Australia’s housing ponzi scheme' matters to more than just house prices, and get excited about the celebrity wedding of the year.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 3
42 min
Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine
This week, James and Anthony discuss what all the bad economic news means for the second half of the year, ask whether KPMG can stem the bleeding by changing its board and delve into Nine’s ousting of the Today show host. To ask a question, email [email protected]. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26
43 min
CGT backflip flops, KPMG cops a roasting & RBA’s rate rise warning
This week, James and Anthony examine the government’s budget backdown, explain why Australia and the US’ Central Banks are talking about more rate rises and take a question on whether AI could change the way your super fund has to invest.  To ask a question, email [email protected]. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19
46 min
SpaceX has lift-off, the business of the world cup & the big bank big short
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine judgment day for Elon Musk as his AI hot air balloon, SpaceX, takes flight on the sharemarket. They also kick around the business of the World Cup and look at the household name eyeing off a big deal in Britain.  To ask a question, email [email protected]. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12
35 min
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