The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Alan Kohler, Intelligent Investor's Editor-at-Large, explores and explains the week’s news, views and events with smart people who like good coffee. Got a question for next week's episode? Email themoneycafe@intelligentinvestor.com.au.
Iran War Impact Hits Home
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the impact of the Iran war on oil prices, inflation, and global markets, and answer listener questions on housing, AI, EVs, and much more.
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Housing in 2026: A Tale of Two Markets
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the war in the Middle East, go through the latest movements in house prices, wrap up reporting season, and answer questions on AI, gold, productivity, and much more!
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The Latest AI Action, Trump, and Housing
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the Murdoch family, Aristocrat, Trump's tariffs, the latest AI action, CGT and housing, and much more!
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The Changing Face of Intelligence
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss SGH's new bid for BlueScope Steel, take a look at BHP and copper, dive into the latest AI developments, share their thoughts on the Coalition changeover, and answer questions on climate change, insurance, housing, and more.
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Boardroom Moves, AI, and Housing
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss executive changes at CSL and the ASX, look at interest rates and housing, mull over politics and AI, and much, much more!
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The Rise and Fall of Gold and Silver
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest market movements, what's going on with gold and silver, the RBA and rates, take a look at the new Fed chair, and answer questions on government spending, AI, stock valuations, and much more!
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2026 Heats Up!
The Money Café returns for 2026 as Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss what went on in Davos, the latest big miner action, take a look at gold and the US dollar, artificial intelligence, and answer questions on housing, private equity, superannuation, and much more!
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Winners and Losers of '25
James Thomson and Stephen Mayne join Alan Kohler for the final episode of The Money Café for 2025 to discuss the biggest winners and losers of the year, what to watch in 2026, and much, much more!
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Stuck in a ‘Doom Loop’
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the RBA and interest rates, take a look at the copper sector, and answer questions on inflation, the housing market, and much more!
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Property Pops as Crypto Crashes
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the housing and cryptocurrency markets, AGM season, AI, and much more!
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The AI War Heats Up
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson dive into the latest AI news, look at DroneShield, what happened at COP30, discuss what's going on at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, BHP, and much more!
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A Market 'Crashette'
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest market news, go around the grounds of AGM season, take a look at DroneShield, answer questions on superannuation, AI, politics, and much more!
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Bank Results, AGM Season and the RBA’s Outlook
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson go through the latest bank results, look at AGM season, how the market is tracking, what’s next for interest rates and the RBA, and much more!
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Housing, Rates, and AGMs
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the state of the housing market, look at interest rates, AGM season, and answer questions on AI, governance, and much more!
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The Bulls Are Back
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look at the surge on Wall Street, discuss AI and the ACCC’s claim against Microsoft, recap the latest moves in rare earths, and answer questions on superannuation, investing in ETFs, and much more!
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Rare Earths Roar
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne dive into the rare earths deal struck between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump, discuss the latest from AGM season, peer into the world of AI, and much more!
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A Super Tax Backflip
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the government’s superannuation tax, the latest on Trump, tariffs, and China, AI, and answer questions on the energy transition, housing, health insurance, and much more.
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Gold, AI, and the Broncos
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne look at the surge in gold, discuss AGM season, how to run for a board, take a deep dive into the world of gaming, AI, the Brisbane Broncos, and much more!
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Shutdowns, Standoffs & Mergers
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the US government shutdown, the RBA and housing, the standoff between BHP and China, look at the proposed merger between Seven West Media and Southern Cross, and much more!
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Trump, AI & Myer
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Trump's address to the UN, the deal between Nvidia and OpenAI, take a look at Harvey Norman and Myer, and answer questions on index investing, Australia's tax system, house prices, and much more!
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A Strategic Pickle
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest move on US interest rates, look at what’s going on at Santos, Super Retail Group, and the White House, plus answer questions on climate change, tax, and much more!
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A Succession Plan
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the Murdoch family's succession plan, job cuts at the big banks, AGM season, Japan, AI, and much more!
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A Gold Resurgence
On the Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson discuss China, Trump, and the world economy, look at the bond and gold markets, check up on how the property sector is performing, and wrap up earnings season.
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Earnings, Trump, and Productivity
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the highs and lows of reporting season, Trump and the Fed, outcomes of the government’s productivity roundtable, and answer questions on housing, AI, and much more!
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A Productivity Blitz
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne share their thoughts on the government's productivity roundtable, take stock of earnings season, preview Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech, and answer questions on AI, housing, CBA, and much more!
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CBA Leads Profit Season Deluge
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson go through earnings season, look at Trump's Nvidia shakedown, discuss the latest cliff top poker at Star Entertainment, and answer questions on the resources sector, management of the ASX, housing, and much more!
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An ASX Bungle
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest stuff up to hit the ASX, look at what Donald Trump is up to, go through Elon Musk's new pay deal, examine changes to housing and planning rules, and answer questions on productivity, tax reform, finding a financial advisor, and much more!
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Profits, Policy & Productivity
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates on hold, the profits of Big Tech and AI, productivity, illegal tobacco, and answer questions on tax reform, superannuation, housing, and much more!
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Tariffs, Tech & Takeovers
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the state of the housing market, interest rates, productivity, tariffs, the takeover deluge, Macquarie Group, the Noosa Mining Conference, and answer questions on AI, superannuation, and much more!
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Growth Finds the Green
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson go through the latest market movements, discuss the Prime Minister’s trip to China, Rio Tinto’s new CEO, Bitcoin, and answer questions on housing, superannuation, and much more.
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Tariffs, Rates & Market Highs
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Nvidia's all-time high, Trump's latest move on tariffs, the RBA's decision on rates, AGM off-season, and answer questions on asset allocation, the housing market, and much more!
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A Building Bubble
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest market action, look at tax reform, productivity and house prices, and answer questions on AI, AFIC, and more!
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Virgin's IPO Takeoff
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Donald Trump and the situation in the Middle East, tax reform, productivity, Virgin Australia's IPO, two gambling EGMs, and much more!
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A Productivity Pow-Wow
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Donald Trump and the G7, the rise of AI, Jim Chalmers on productivity, and answer questions on housing, superannuation, and much more.
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Markets on a High
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the share market’s record highs, look at Trump’s latest moves in the US, the evolving local media landscape, and answer questions on housing, debt, education, the AFL, and much more!
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Living with AI
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the future of AI, the rise of CBA, look abroad to the US and China, and answer a number of questions on superannuation, housing, and much more!
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The 'TACO Trade'
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Trump’s latest antics, look at the fall of Healthscope, go through a big week of AGMs, and answer questions on tariffs, the LIC industry, superannuation, and much more!
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The Mandalorian of Currency
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Moody’s downgrade of the US, look at the Liberal-National Coalition split, cast their eye over the Victorian state budget, and answer questions on the housing market, superannuation, the concept of a universal currency, and much more!
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The End of the Trump Troubles?
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look into Macquarie Group and ASIC, discuss Trump, tariffs, and China, share their thoughts on the way forward for the Liberal Party, and answer a number of listener questions on housing, superannuation and much more.
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The Future of Australian Politics
Stephen Mayne and Evan Lucas join forces in this week's episode of The Money Café to discuss Trump's meeting with Mark Carney, look at the federal election result, go through the latest bank earnings, cast their eye over AGM season, and much, much more!
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