Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year

Mandy Coolen0:00

[upbeat electronic music] The Australian Financial Review.

James Thomson· Host0:06

[upbeat electronic music] Hello, I'm James Thompson, senior Chanticleer columnist at The AFR. Welcome to our weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance, and markets. [upbeat electronic music] With me today, as always, it's my Chanticleer colleague, the hero who always eats the Turkish Delight Easter eggs, it's Anthony McDonald. How are you, Anthony?

Anthony Macdonald· Host0:30

I'll eat them only if the cherry ripe ones have gone, James.

James Thomson· Host0:32

[laughs] Fair enough. [upbeat electronic music] Well, this week we zoom out and try to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, we predict the big headlines you'll be reading in the coming months, and we explain why Australia's healthcare sector looks pretty sick. [upbeat electronic music] Anthony, let's start there. On Monday, The AFR hosted its second annual healthcare summit, and it's a fascinating time for the sector. I mean, on the surface, the setup looks pretty good. We're all getting older and sicker in this country, and yet our private hospitals are struggling. Just look at the collapse of Healthscope last year. Complaints about private health insurance are through the roof, and the share market darling of the healthcare sector, CSL, is in the doghouse. What did you learn on Monday, Anthony?

Anthony Macdonald· Host1:23

Healthcare is so unique, James. It's probably the most unique sector that we cover, I reckon, from a summit. It's a bit