James Thompson

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5,677 appearances 18 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 18 Sep

James Thompson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Chanticleer · Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

And that might be tough for people. voice-verified

I I think this is a bit of a test for markets and the economy. voice-verified

You know, it's one of these tests that's sort of slow moving, but you get these breakout moments like we had this week on bond markets that people like to say bond markets are only interesting. voice-verified

about once a decade, I I think we're in that period at the moment. voice-verified

We'll have to write the Chanticleer nineteen hour fast book by the end of the year just so we can uh ke keep the household budget intact. voice-verified

Yeah, absolutely. voice-verified

I mean I stole this idea of Paul Bloxham, HSBC's chief economist, used to work at the RBA. voice-verified

I think he's right though. voice-verified

I mean, we're we're gonna feel like both of those things are coming at us in the next little while. voice-verified

Yeah, you're right. voice-verified

Growth was a bit better than economists expected in the June quarter, but that's bad news. voice-verified

Unfortunately, we're in this position where that's bad news because it says the economy is hitting its speed limit and voice-verified

As the economy grows too fast, even though it's not growing that much, I mean we're talking about two point one percent over the last year, even at that level, the economy's growing too fast and that's bringing on more inflationary pressures. voice-verified

Why? voice-verified

I don't know if you saw the productivity numbers, Anthony. voice-verified

Productivity went backwards in the last twelve months. voice-verified

We are literally working harder to produce less output on average. voice-verified

I mean, that's embarrassing. voice-verified

So I I think we we do end up for this period, the next little period, we're gonna have probably another rate rise. voice-verified

It's almost universally accepted. voice-verified

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