Aug 13, 2026 · 30 min · 11 segments
Consumer sentiment remains at fifty year lows. The Reserve Bank has surveyed Australians to find out why.
Cherelle MurphyGuestGianni LicavaGuestBefore we go, as is traditional on the program, anything to look out for? You probably have a number of things at E61.
Uh, I think it's still a bit too early to see what impact the changes in capital gains tax and negative gearing from the federal budget's gonna have on the housing market, particular like home sales, prices.
There's early signs of a bit of a downturn, but how bad that gets, uh, we just don't know yet.
It's usually a good indicator of where the economy more generally is going though, so, but you are right, that depends who you talk to.
Uh, I'm quite interested in the data center boom that's going on at the moment.
I think that's something that we're going to be watching really closely because it is one of those parts of the economy which is genuinely doing well from a demand point of view.
But of course, it also brings pressures with it, and potentially capacity constraints, which can be problematic and possibly inflationary.
And secondly, if I can just throw it in, I'm also looking forward to a breakfast at the National Press Club, which is coming up on the 25th of September, which it's a, a launch of a book called Power in Numbers: Australian Women in Economics.
It's been written by Melissa Bray and Katie Bradbear, and, um, they are going to sort of highlight and showcase some of the brilliant women that we have in economics in Australia.
You've got the head of the Reserve Bank, the head of the Treasury, the head of the Competition and Consumer Commission, the head of the Securities and Investments Commission, the head of the Department of Defense, all women.
Before we go, as is traditional on the program, anything to look out for? You probably have a number of things at E61.
Uh, I think it's still a bit too early to see what impact the changes in capital gains tax and negative gearing from the federal budget's gonna have on the housing market, particular like home sales, prices.
There's early signs of a bit of a downturn, but how bad that gets, uh, we just don't know yet.
It's usually a good indicator of where the economy more generally is going though, so, but you are right, that depends who you talk to.
Uh, I'm quite interested in the data center boom that's going on at the moment.
I think that's something that we're going to be watching really closely because it is one of those parts of the economy which is genuinely doing well from a demand point of view.
But of course, it also brings pressures with it, and potentially capacity constraints, which can be problematic and possibly inflationary.
And secondly, if I can just throw it in, I'm also looking forward to a breakfast at the National Press Club, which is coming up on the 25th of September, which it's a, a launch of a book called Power in Numbers: Australian Women in Economics.
It's been written by Melissa Bray and Katie Bradbear, and, um, they are going to sort of highlight and showcase some of the brilliant women that we have in economics in Australia.
You've got the head of the Reserve Bank, the head of the Treasury, the head of the Competition and Consumer Commission, the head of the Securities and Investments Commission, the head of the Department of Defense, all women.
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