About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- Midterms spark AI bloodbath, Rate hike reckoning & why Canva cut hard · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 43This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald dissect what might prove to be the biggest news week of the year. They get into…
- Rates pain puts mince on the menu, Coles serves up a stinker & Anthropic's big moment · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 42This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald reveal why you’ve never seen anything remotely like the $3 trillion float of…
- NextDC's electric shock, NAB says 2500 jobs must go & Musk’s $5trn move · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 41This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald jump into a couple of corporate story crackers on NextDC and NAB, preview the piece…
- Firmus fallout goes global, the big energy lie & housing can’t find a bottom · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 40This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Firmus fallout has spread around the globe and given the AI trade the wobbles, they ask why…
- Inside the Firmus fiasco, surcharge ban goes bad & French bond bin fire · 37 min · Season 5 Episode 39This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and companies editor Anne Hyland examine how the $44 billion float of Firmus went bad, they look at how the removal of those debit…
- Rate hike underlines our scary problems, $44b moment for Firmus & private credit’s house of cards · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 37This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the RBA’s latest rate hike is even scarier that it looks, they ask whether Australia’s private…
- Australia ageing (dis)gracefully, a diesel disaster looming & AI at the Chook lunch · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 36This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at why the next 40 years could be tougher for investors, businesses and policymakers, they take you…
- Will AI really kill us all, the $50b deal everyone's talking about & $1-a-day Ozempic · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 35This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald try and sort out whether AI is actually going to kill us all, they take you in what might be the biggest ASX…
- Housing recession’s long shadow, Apple iPhone flip out & Trump’s insane cash splash · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 34This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine the growing sense of panic inside Australia’s property industry, explain why your next iPhone is…
- Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 33This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unveil the surprising purchase propping up Australia’s economic growth, they unpack a truly eventful week in…
- $3b builder collapse sparks drama, Profit season's best and worst & Ooshies grocery battle · 45 min · Season 5 Episode 32This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at why the collapse of a home builder might create a very big drama for the top end of town, they…
- Why your pay's going backwards, dividends surprise & bond market blues explained · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 31This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the mysterious world of bond markets, and explain what’s got the world’s most important…
- The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 30This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from…
- Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 29This 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…
- Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 28This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought…
- Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 27This 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…
- Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29 · 1 minHow 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…
- Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 26This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on…
- The real Telstra story, Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars? · 40 min · Season 5 Episode 25This 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…
- How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 24This 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…
- Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 23This 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…
- CGT backflip flops, KPMG cops a roasting & RBA’s rate rise warning · 46 min · Season 5 Episode 22This 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…
- SpaceX has lift-off, the business of the world cup & the big bank big short · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 21This 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…
- Australias AI crossroads, KPMG caught red handed & SpaceX’s moonshot IPO · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 20This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go deep into the world of AI and debate whether there’s enough trust to make the AI flywheel really spin…
- Mining’s next boom, the wine sectors big hangover & rich list winners · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 19This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether the next big mining boom might pass Australia by, they examine what the global wine glut means…
- Elon Musk's SpaceX float is $3 trillion of hype, house prices correction coming & your budget questions answered · 40 min · Season 5 Episode 18This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether Elon Musk can pull off the biggest sharemarket float in the history of the planet with his SpaceX…
- Big taxing budget has no growth story, Coles pants pulled ‘Down Down’ & CSL shocker · 45 min · Season 5 Episode 17This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald are all about the federal budget – the big messages, the big numbers, the big risks and the hidden stories…
- RBA's ugly message for households, inside Australia's biggest investment event & Macquarie's pay lessons · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 16This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpack another rate rise including what Michele Bullock said about the next six months, theye take you inside…
- Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 15This 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…
- Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 14This 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…
- Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 13This 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…
- Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 12This 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…
- Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 11This 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…
- Iran sets off price shock, private credit pain spreads & WFH battle reignites · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 10This 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…
- Oil shock hits Australia, RBA's tough love & boomers lead home loan deals · 45 min · Season 5 Episode 9This 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…
- Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 8This 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…
- Iran's interest rate threat, AI's job tsunami & Kyle and Jackie O's $200m split · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 7This 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…
- Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell · 37 min · Season 5 Episode 6Live 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…
- AI’s first Aussie job cuts, best and worst of profit season & a chook grills the RBA boss · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 5This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at AI’s melting moment on Wall Street, they give you their best and worst of corporate Australia’s profit season and they look…
- Have we hit peak Australia, housing tax breaks under fire & AI heads in the sand · 40 min · Season 5 Episode 4This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether we’ve hit 'peak Australia', they share their most interesting observations from earnings season and take a burning…
- New battle for bank supremacy, why blue chip CEOs are exiting and wild ASX moves · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 3This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the new war that’s broken out in the banking sector, ask why three CEOs left blue chip companies in three days, and tackle…
- Rate hike exposes mediocre economy, tech’s double meltdown & Musk’s big moment · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 2This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the two big moves in markets this week: interest rates and tech stocks. They take a question on who should oversee…
- Chanticleer back Feb 6 - ahead of that, James & Anthony catch up · 4 min · Season 5 Episode 1James and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- End of year special: Chook Awards and stocks to watch in 2026 · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 43This week we James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald wrap up the year with their annual Chook awards, look forward to a huge year on markets with one of Australia’s top fund…
- RBA plays Christmas grinch, Australia's top CEOs fire up & how Netflix might change · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 42This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson look at why the RBA is stuck between a rock and a hard place, examine the takeover battle that could change how you watch Netflix…
- Is Australia a Ponzi scheme, OpenAI's grand arrival & the AFR business people of the year · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 41This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and…
- Why rate hikes may be next, risky home loans in crosshairs & mini deal boom · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 40This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the…
- Speed dating with ASX giants, Nvidia bubble trouble & DroneShield falls to earth · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 39This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson examine Nvidia’s monster profit result and what it says about the AI bubble, they travel to Singapore to explain how the nation’s…
- Stock tips from the Opera House, Why CBA plunged & investment property bubble? · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 38This week James Thomson chats to Anthony Macdonald as he reports live from the Sydney Opera House for the biggest markets conference of the year. They share the stock tips from…
- Musk mega pay rise, Aussie brothers are AI billionaires & why the RBA's stuck · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 37This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald examine the big four’s big problem, explain why the RBA is stuck and ask what the stunning win of Zohran Mamdani in the New York…
