David Taylor
David Taylor is a business reporter and correspondent at the ABC who focuses on finance and the economy across radio, television and digital platforms. His coverage stands out for joining hard financial data, corporate behaviour and regulation with clear explanations of what they mean for people’s money and for the broader economy. With around two decades working in media and financial markets, he brings seasoned market knowledge and an on-air explainer style to the ABC’s business output.
Economic cycle and interest rate coverage
Taylor is a regular voice on the ABC’s flagship news and current affairs programs when the economic cycle turns or interest rates move.
He reports on decisions by the Reserve Bank of Australia, including segments on the cash rate being held at 4.35 per cent and coverage ahead of major board meetings where a “big rates decision” is expected. In earlier work he reports on warnings that the economy is “teetering on the edge of recession”, giving listeners a sense of how widespread a slowdown is and drawing on economists who describe large parts of the economy going backwards. He covers inflation figures in pieces such as “Inflation eases”, using those updates to track how price pressures are changing and what that means for households, businesses and the central bank.
Across these stories he keeps the focus on the link between policy settings, economic indicators and everyday outcomes, rather than treating rates and inflation as abstract numbers.
Corporate conduct, governance and regulation
A significant strand of Taylor’s reporting looks at how major companies and financial institutions behave, and how regulators respond when things go wrong. His work on Qantas includes coverage of an independent review that slams the airline’s management culture, alongside his explanation of the scandal-plagued period under Alan Joyce, the illegal sacking of ground staff and the competition regulator’s action over flight cancellations. He follows corporate and professional services accountability through live business reporting on former KPMG partners being grilled over an audit scandal at a parliamentary hearing, drawing out the implications for trust in large consulting firms. On the investor side he has covered Warren Buffett’s first major Australian insurance deal through Berkshire Hathaway’s arrangement with IAG, showing what it means for premiums, claims and the local market.
Taylor also reports on regulatory action aimed at protecting retirement savings. In coverage of ASIC’s concerns that too many Australians are seeing their retirement savings wiped out, he highlights the risks in the system and the scale of losses being borne by ordinary savers.
These stories fit into a wider focus on governance and consumer protection, where he is attentive to both boardroom decisions and the impact of those decisions on superannuation balances, financial security and public confidence in the system.
Markets, currencies and live business reporting
Taylor contributes to the ABC’s live business coverage, including market blogs and rolling updates on the S&P/ASX 200. In pieces such as “ASX 200 gains 1.4 per cent to five-month high”, he tracks daily movements, points changes and new highs, giving a concise read on how investors are reacting to news. His reporting on the Australian dollar, including segments on the currency heading over 70 US cents, sets out the drivers that matter: commodity prices like iron ore and coal, global interest rate moves and broader economic sentiment.
He explains how these factors push the dollar up or down, and why that matters for importers, exporters and travellers.
Historic and recent work shows him watching the intersection of markets with the macro economy, from recession risks to inflation trends.
Rather than focusing only on price action, his market pieces sit within a larger narrative about economic strength, policy choices and the confidence of businesses and consumers. This mix of live market detail and context helps distinguish his coverage from more transactional market reporting.
Cross-platform explaining of finance and security
Taylor’s role at the ABC is broadly cross-platform.
Since 2011 he has reported for programs including The Business, AM, World Today, PM and RN Breakfast, and he appears on afternoon Drive shows and the ABC News Channel. Alongside these broadcast roles he produces in-depth financial analysis articles for ABC Online, giving him scope to both present and write on the same themes.
This combination of formats reinforces his focus on explanation and clarity, whether in a short radio package or a longer digital piece.
Recent work also shows him engaging with the overlap between finance, technology and personal security. In one story he describes how his own X account was hacked and uses that experience to warn audiences how easily it can happen, tying social media vulnerabilities to financial risk when accounts are hijacked to spruik cryptocurrency or scams. On ABC Business Daily he appears as a presenter in episodes such as “Finance experts get hacked and spruik crypto”, unpacking how fraudsters exploit trusted voices and offering practical guidance on staying safe.
These pieces underline a strand of his reporting that looks beyond traditional markets and policy to the risks people face at the edge of the financial system, from online scams to misuse of digital platforms.
Across this body of work, Taylor consistently takes complex financial and economic stories and breaks them down into direct, accessible lines. He moves between corporate governance, regulation, monetary policy, markets and security, but the through-line is clear: how decisions and disruptions in the financial system affect people, and how to understand those changes without jargon.
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