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The Money Café with Alan Kohler

Intelligent Investor

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].

100 episodes

Talking Finance: After the Rate Hike, What Comes Next? 1 Oct 2026 · 13 min See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rates, Inflation and Risks of the AI Boom 30 Sept 2026 · 47 min 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 Treasurer's Crystal Ball 23 Sept 2026 · 58 min 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 cove…

Alarm Bells and Rate Rises 16 Sept 2026 · 51 min 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 pri…

Housing's Perfect Storm 8 Sept 2026 · 45 min 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 A…

Bonds and Builders 1 Sept 2026 · 45 min 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 immi…

Rates, Wars, and AGMs 26 Aug 2026 · 44 min 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 q…

AI's Double Life 18 Aug 2026 · 44 min 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…

Census and Sensibility 12 Aug 2026 · 48 min 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…

There's No Place Like Home 5 Aug 2026 · 52 min 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…

Macquarie's Changing of the Guard 26 Jul 2026 · 42 min 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…

AI, AGMs, and Overworked Directors 21 Jul 2026 · 47 min 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 listene…

Power Struggles 15 Jul 2026 · 48 min 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 wee…

Markets, Tech, and a Swift Detour 8 Jul 2026 · 45 min 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…

Ringing in the New (Financial) Year 1 Jul 2026 · 46 min 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 da…

The AI 'Chipwreck' 24 Jun 2026 · 48 min 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 s…

Blast Off: The SpaceX Float 17 Jun 2026 · 54 min 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…

Feeding the Machine 9 Jun 2026 · 49 min 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 o…

When The House Stops Winning 3 Jun 2026 · 46 min 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 muc…

Mining for More 27 May 2026 · 45 min 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 tack…

A Taxing Debate 20 May 2026 · 50 min 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, an…

The Budget Breakdown 13 May 2026 · 45 min 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. Spe…

The RBA's Hat-Trick 6 May 2026 · 49 min 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 H…

Dire Straits 29 Apr 2026 · 55 min 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 A…

Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions 22 Apr 2026 · 55 min 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 list…

Refined Chaos 16 Apr 2026 · 50 min 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 p…

Inside 50: Trump, Iran & AGM Mini Season 8 Apr 2026 · 47 min 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…

War, Rate Hikes and Rising Economic Risk 29 Mar 2026 · 49 min 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. See omnystudio.com/…

Iran, Happiness, and men behaving badly 25 Mar 2026 · 53 min 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 Mur…

Banks, AI, and the Iran War 17 Mar 2026 · 45 min 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…