# Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock

An episode of [Chanticleer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1643369456), 24 Jul 2026, 38 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/c39e4dba-33a4-405c-b94b-af0500363f54/820ff8fd-5f79-4566-8515-b491005d0d24/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=c01f272e-2665-489b-81d4-af05003bd914

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald say farewell to one of the leading lights of corporate Australia, ask why good news on jobs may ultimately be bad news for the economy, and explain why China just sent a shot across the bows of America’s tech giants. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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