The Money Café with Alan Kohler

Intelligent Investor 241 - Alarm Bells and Rate Rises

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.

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Episodes

Alarm Bells and Rate Rises

Housing's Perfect Storm

Bonds and Builders

Rates, Wars, and AGMs

AI's Double Life

Census and Sensibility

There's No Place Like Home

Macquarie's Changing of the Guard

AI, AGMs, and Overworked Directors

Power Struggles

Markets, Tech, and a Swift Detour

Ringing in the New (Financial) Year

The AI 'Chipwreck'

Blast Off: The SpaceX Float

Feeding the Machine

When The House Stops Winning

Mining for More

A Taxing Debate

The Budget Breakdown

The RBA's Hat-Trick

Dire Straits

Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

Refined Chaos

Inside 50: Trump, Iran & AGM Mini Season

War, Rate Hikes and Rising Economic Risk

Iran, Happiness, and men behaving badly

Banks, AI, and the Iran War

Iran War Impact Hits Home

Housing in 2026: A Tale of Two Markets

The Latest AI Action, Trump, and Housing

The Changing Face of Intelligence

Boardroom Moves, AI, and Housing

The Rise and Fall of Gold and Silver

2026 Heats Up!

Winners and Losers of '25

Stuck in a ‘Doom Loop’

Property Pops as Crypto Crashes

The AI War Heats Up

A Market 'Crashette'

Bank Results, AGM Season and the RBA’s Outlook

Housing, Rates, and AGMs

The Bulls Are Back

Rare Earths Roar

A Super Tax Backflip

Gold, AI, and the Broncos

Shutdowns, Standoffs & Mergers

Trump, AI & Myer

A Strategic Pickle

A Succession Plan

A Gold Resurgence