Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the AI train is now an unstoppable force, they take a look at what’s wrong with the poor old ASX and preview the RBA governor Michele Bullock’s big interest rates call.  To ask a question, emailchanticleer@afr.com Th…

Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really goi…

Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it.  To ask a questio…

Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald and The Australian Financial Review's editor-in-chief, James Chessell, discuss the Iran ceasefire, reveal the AFR’s wish list for this year’s budget – now only one month away – and take a question on AI job cuts.  To ask a question, email cha…

Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick.  To ask a ques…

Iran sets off price shock, private credit pain spreads & WFH battle reignites

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald delve into the energy crisis price shocks rippling around the word, they spot a few more cockroaches in private credit’s kitchen and they take a question on oil companies and their super profits.  To ask a question, email chantic…

Oil shock hits Australia, RBA's tough love & boomers lead home loan deals

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Iran oil shock will actually hit the economy, they examine the RBAs big call on interest rates this week and reveal why the generation scrambling from the rate hike isn't necessarily the one you think. To ask a qu…

Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game. …

Iran's interest rate threat, AI's job tsunami & Kyle and Jackie O's $200m split

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald recap the biggest week of the year to date. They discuss the war in the Middle East, the war on jobs thanks to AI and the new opposition leader Angus Taylor's war on debt and deficit. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponso…

Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell

Live from the Financial Review's 2026 Business Summit, James & Anthony wax lyrical with the AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, Mike Dorrell.  Recorded over breakfast, Wednesday, March 4th.