BUSINESS

how does a musician make it in the age of spotify?

musician luke st james - part of the fear & greed team - joins michael thompson to talk about launching new music in the digital age.

luke's new single summer son is out now on spotify, or wherever you get your music.

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is an interest rate cut a sure thing? why did the government backflip on its youtube ban for kids? and what did we learn from microsoft's stellar set of figures?

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with guest judge tim burrowes picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx falls

2. trump tariffs

3. star crisis

4. resmed boost

5. apple surge

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listener lynn asks:

it's commonly said that the rba's use of interest rates for monetary policy is a blunt tool which affects mortgage holders disproportionately.

i've recently heard of an alternative: the monetary authority of singapore manages monetary policy not by using interest rates. 

instead it lets the singapore dollar rise or fall against the currencies of its main trading partners within an undisclosed trading band, known as the singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate.

why don't more reserve banks do this?

join sean aylmer & michael thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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friday 1 august 2025

the deputy governor of the rba hints at a rate cut in a fortnight’s time, just as figures suggest a pickup in the retail and building sectors. 

and more, including:

• microsoft and meta announce huge quarterly profits. 
• copper - the bellwether commodity - tumbles 20 per cent, the biggest intraday fall in nearly 40 years. 
• virgin gives the green light for dogs and cats to travel with passengers in cabins. 
• westpac takes over from commonwealth bank, sponsoring cricket australia.

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microsoft and meta have announced blockbuster results for the quarter, with the share price of both tech giants soaring.

josh gilbert, market analyst at etoro, talks to sean aylmer about the results, and what it says about the companies spending billions to capitalise on 'a once in a generation tech shift.'

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx closes down

2. palestinian pressure

3. rio disappoints

4. tariffs hit local co’s

5. trade deals rush

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what happens when inflation is too low?

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thursday 31 july 2025

a drop in inflation opens the way for interest rate cuts. 

and more, including:

• australia edges closer to calling for a separate state of palestine. 
• the federal government adds youtube to the list of social media sites banned for young teenagers.
• an australia-eu free trade deal looks to be faltering
• the share price of weight loss drug group novo nordisk tumbles 30pc on disappointing sales of ozempic and wegovy.  

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we talk a lot about artificial intelligence, about how businesses can use ai to improve productivity, and the challenges in navigating a period of significant disruption. but in terms of the opportunity for australia, we’re only just scratching the surface.

now, one of this country’s most respected tech leaders has used a national press club address to lay out exactly how big the potential is - and what the government needs to do to get us there.

scott farquhar - co-founder of atlassian, and the chair of the tech council of australia - talks to sean aylmer about atlassian, the future, and why ai is our chance to 'change the global pecking order'.

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