Devils and Details by Business Insider Australia

A bunch of things about central banking and what we've learned about money.

Accumen Management's Ken Veksler cynicism, FX trading phrases, the global economy and the Australian outlook 

Westpact global head of market strategy shares his insights on the deteriorating outlook for the world economy, the US-China trade tensions, and the implications for Australia.

AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver explains why he was the first economist at a major institution to start forecasting RBA rate cuts; plus we take a look at the deteriorating global growth outlook.

ANZ senior economist Joanne Masters, VFS Group's James Whelan, and Laura Fitzsimmons, executive director, macro sales at J.P. Morgan, join Paul Colgan and David Scutt for the Devils and Details annual Christmas special looking back at the year in economics and markets, as well as some of the best and worst calls of the year.

CBA senior economist Gareth Aird joins Paul and David to take a deep dive on GDP data and discuss the changing picture on interest rates for the RBA before getting into some of the problems with migration policy underpinning economic growth. Aird argues that some economists and policy makers focus too much on aggregate numbers rather than people's lived experience in the economy.

The second part of our live show in Sydney on November 27. The first panel is on indicators, featuring Eleanor Creagh of Saxo, James Whelan of VFS Group, Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic, and Adam Smith COO at OFX. The second is the finale and features a wide-ranging discussion on the outlook with Bill Evans of Westpac, Jo Masters of ANZ, Stephen Koukoulas, Con Michalakis of Statewide, Laura Fitzsimmons of JP Morgan and Pete Wargent of Allen Wargent.

Young Australians have a detectable sympathy for socialism in surveys. Eugenie Joseph from the Centre for Independent Studies joins Paul and David to discuss why governments should be pro-markets rather than pro-business, and the proven but questionable success of capitalism over time.