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

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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 era