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 [email protected].
Bids, Boards and Bubbles
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Power, Pizza and a Flopped Float
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the state of the energy market, Firmus' IPO failure, Domino's Pizza and the situation in the Middle East, and answer questions on AI, superannuation, housing construction and much more!
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Talking Finance: Rising Rates, What’s Driving One Nation and AI Cyber Threats
Alan Kohler speaks with economist Warren Hogan about rising bond yields, interest rates and immigration, while pollster Kos Samaras explains the deeper forces driving One Nation’s support. Plus, cybersecurity expert Patrick Collins examines the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks and how businesses can defend themselves.
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Bond Market Turmoil and the AI Boom
Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the global bond market sell-off, the risks surrounding the AI investment boom and the prospects for Firmus. Plus, Stephen’s latest shareholder activism battles and some big questions about government spending, taxation and Australia’s growing debt.
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Talking Finance: After the Rate Hike, What Comes Next?
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Rates, Inflation and Risks of the AI Boom
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson unpack rising interest rates, stubborn inflation and the pressure facing Australian households. They also explore the AI investment boom, autonomous agents and the growing questions around their risks and regulation.
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The Treasurer's Crystal Ball
Treasurer Jim Chalmers joins Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne on this week's episode of The Money Café to discuss the 2026 Intergenerational Report. Alan and Stephen also cover interest rates, the Trump-Xi summit, and AGM season, and answer listener questions on AI, bond markets, migration, and more.
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Alarm Bells and Rate Rises
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the AI industry's alarm bells, the prospect of rate rises here and in the US, the Bathla collapse and private credit, and answer questions on data centres, housing, alcohol taxes, superannuation and much more.
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Housing's Perfect Storm
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne go through the latest market movements, the RBA's next move, the Bathla collapse and its impact on housing, the AGM circuit, and answer questions on childcare, interest rates, AI, superannuation, and much more.
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Bonds and Builders
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look at rising bond yields, the AI sector, and what the Bathla collapse means for housing, plus questions on immigration, interest rates, investing for the next generation, and much more!
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Rates, Wars, and AGMs
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss interest rates, the latest in the Middle East, the US-Canada trade war, AGM season, and answer listener questions on immigration, AI, housing, ETFs, and much more.
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AI's Double Life
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss AI scams, AI's impact on reporting season, the housing market and Stephen Mayne's AFR profile, and answer questions on productivity, oil markets, superannuation, the construction sector and much more.
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Census and Sensibility
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne take on the census, CBA's result, an ASX at record highs, the RBA's decision to hold rates, the AI trade, and the Iran war. Plus your questions on AI and jobs, house prices, EVs, and much more.
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There's No Place Like Home
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Australia's love affair with CBA and CSL, SpaceX's earnings, the latest in Iran, house prices, and answer listener questions on wealth taxes, childcare, inflation, and much more.
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Macquarie's Changing of the Guard
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson dig into Macquarie Group's AGM and succession plan, the latest on Iran and Trump, inflation and big tech, Alan Joyce's reflections on Qantas in his new book, and answer listener questions on the ACCC and digital monopolies, the state of Australian politics, tax policy and much more.
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AI, AGMs, and Overworked Directors
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson discuss the World Cup, China's latest AI play, Macquarie's upcoming AGM, director workloads, and answer listener questions on CGT changes and housing, data centres, diversification, the green economy and much more.
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Power Struggles
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the overnight action on Wall Street, rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the fallout from last week's Telstra outage, take a look at the renewable energy sector and field questions on AI and data centres, share registries, the 'inertia tax' and much more.
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Markets, Tech, and a Swift Detour
This week on The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Thomson take the pulse of markets and the economy, dig into the latest on WiseTech and the tech sector, unpack the Taylor Swift wedding phenomenon, and answer questions on the energy sector, data centres, housing, and much more.
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Ringing in the New (Financial) Year
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne celebrate the start of the new financial year, run through the biggest stories of FY26, the latest house price data, the war in Iran, and the week's political news, before answering questions on AI, childcare, the tax system, and much more.
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The AI 'Chipwreck'
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson go through the 'chipwreck' rattling the AI trade, how SpaceX is tracking, the fallout from KPMG's whistleblower scandal, CGT changes to SMSFs, and answer questions on housing, childcare, and much more.
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Blast Off: The SpaceX Float
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the SpaceX float and the wave of AI IPOs lining up behind it, weigh the Trump–Iran peace deal, and size up where rates are heading with the RBA and the Fed; plus your questions on childcare, energy, index investing, AI, and more.
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Feeding the Machine
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson unpack the latest market news and inflation, dig into the IPO race among SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, weigh in on the Strait of Hormuz and KPMG's troubles, and field listener questions on housing, bonds, tax, childcare, AI and plenty more.
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When The House Stops Winning
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the housing market, the rise of One Nation, the AI bubble, plus listener questions on CGT changes and much more!
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Mining for More
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson unpack Iran, Trump, and the impact on markets, dig into the resources sector and AI's growing influence, and tackle listener questions on SpaceX, capital gains tax, and plenty more.
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A Taxing Debate
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne hand down their own budget reply and tackle listener questions on capital gains tax changes, startups, trusts, and more.
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The Budget Breakdown
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson dig into the federal budget, take stock of CSL, and tackle listener questions on tax, AI, and interest rates.
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The RBA's Hat-Trick
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the RBA's latest rate hike, preview next week's federal budget, look at what's going on in the Strait of Hormuz, go over Stephen's AGM plays of the day, and answer listener questions on the tax system, property market, AI sector, and much more!
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Dire Straits
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson unpack the Strait of Hormuz standoff, the state of the Australian and US economies, the federal budget, and the AI boom — plus listener questions on capital gains tax, energy, and the NDIS.
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Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the latest on Iran, Trump, and the oil market, run through Stephen's upcoming board tilts, and tackle listener questions on the energy sector, house prices, productivity, AI, and plenty more.
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Refined Chaos
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson unpack the fallout from the fire at Viva Energy's Geelong refinery, weigh the war on the ground against the war playing out on markets, dig into Gina Rinehart's latest legal stoush, and field listener questions on the NDIS, energy, housing, AI, and plenty more.
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Inside 50: Trump, Iran & AGM Mini Season
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss developments in the Middle East involving Donald Trump and Iran, run through the upcoming AGM mini-season, examine the situation at ARN with Kyle & Jackie O, and answer listener questions on childcare, capital gains tax, SMSFs, housing and more.
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War, Rate Hikes and Rising Economic Risk
This week on Money Cafe, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the Iran conflict’s impact on inflation, interest rates, and rising risks to the global economy.
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Iran, Happiness, and men behaving badly
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the bewildering mess that is the Iran war, Universal Basic Income, what makes a country happy, Rupert Murdoch the war monger and Anthony Catalano.
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Banks, AI, and the Iran War
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the outlook for Australia’s banks, AI’s growing influence on the sector, how markets are interpreting the Iran war, interest rates, and much more.
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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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