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tuesday 3 june 2025

soul patts and brickworks to merge creating a top 40 company on the asx. 

and more, including:

• relations between canberra and washington worsen over defence spending. 
• regional australia beating the capital cities when it comes to house price growth. 
• ukraine’s audacious attack on russian military instalments.
• byd told to stop discounting its electric vehicles

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geopolitics is evolving quickly. the us is putting pressure on australia to increase defence spending to counter china's growing influence in the indo-pacific. at the same time, us defence secretary pete hegseth is warning that a chinese military attack on taiwan ‘could be imminent.’

and in europe, ukraine has launched a major drone attack against russian airfields, wiping out billions of dollars worth of bombers.

professor james curran teaches political and diplomatic history at the university of sydney, and is a columnist at the australian financial review. his latest book is australia’s china odyssey: from euphoria to fear.

he talks to sean aylmer about australia's relationship with the us and china, and the impact of ukraine's drone strike on russia.

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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 drops

2. farmer loans

3. bluescope jumps

4. us default

5. bitcoin etfs

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monday 2 june 2025

the chance of further interest rate cuts increase with figures showing stagnation in retail spending and construction. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese and trade minister don farrell hit out at the trump administration over defence and new tariffs on steel and aluminium. 
• house prices rise across the country. 
• wealth of australia's richest 200 people jumps 7pc.
• ryanair’s ceo is set to earn $200 million in one year. 

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this week, it's gdp data, house prices, household spending an international trade. sean aylmer and stephen koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week.

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private credit is evolving. after a boom in this space in recent years, there’s now a rise in co-lending, where private credit providers are partnering with specialised lenders, catering to people who aren’t getting capital from traditional places like banks.

ma financial - which is a supporter of this podcast - recently signed a $us1.7b joint venture with us direct lender monroe capital and japanese bank smbc (sumitomo mitsui banking corporation).

sean aylmer speaks with frank danieli, managing director, head of global credit solutions at ma financial, and christian sampson is investment director, global credit solutions, at ma financial, about the evolution of private credit.

this is general information only. you should seek professional advice before making investment decisions.

ma financial is a supporter of fear & greed.

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episode #138

we’ve seen some extraordinary volatility in markets this year. so how do investors cope with huge market fluctuations and plenty of fear? join canna campbell - a financial planner for 20 years - and fear & greed's michael thompson as they look at investing in volatile markets.

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the information in this podcast is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances, financial needs or objectives. before acting on any information, you should consider the appropriateness of it and the relevant product having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs. in particular, you should seek independent financial advice and read the relevant product disclosure statement or other offer document prior to acquiring any financial product.

canna campbell is a corporate authorised representative and corporate credit representative of wealthstream financial group pty ltd abn 35 152 803 113 australian financial services licensee afsl 412079.

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a big week for the economy, donald trump's tariff battle, huge news for telstra and woodside, and elon musk's competing priorities.

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with adam lang 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 rises

2. westpac changes

3. one nation win

4. king’s message

5. trump tariff win

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