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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. election announced
2. asx flat
3. gold stocks soar
4. dollarama plans
5. canada fights back

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friday 28 march 2025

prime minister anthony albanese set to call an election today, with cost-of-living, energy policy and healthcare set to be the focal points of the campaign.  

and more, including:

• an australian retailer gets a takeover bid worth twice its value. 
• and donald trump confirms 25pc tariffs on cars, even though us automobile manufacturers are against it. 
• plus fast entry into the us now available to australians, and apple maps introduces indigenous names.

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we’ve talked a lot lately about property in australia, and how it’s been a mixed bag for investors across industrial, commercial, retail and residential.

blackoak capital is an australian property firm that invests in and develops assets across multiple sectors, including office and industrial properties. but there’s growing demand for alternative real estate - and blackoak’s latest fund, lumenate sda investment trust ii, is deploying $100m into specialist disability accommodation.

david zimmermann, ceo of blackoak capital, talks to sean aylmer about the property sector, and why he sees disability housing as both a major opportunity and a chance to do good.

this is general information only and you should seek professional advice before making investment decisions. blackoak capital is a supporter of this podcast through bluechip communication.

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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 lower
2. dutton: lower petrol prices
3. domain higher bid
4. trump on defence
5. meta under fire

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is there a sweet spot for the economy, a point at which economic growth, unemployment and inflation are all just right?

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

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thursday 27 march 2025

inflation falls sparking hopes of an interest rate cut in coming months.

and more, including:

• australia’s biggest super fund dumps wisetech global on governance concerns. 
• tuesday night’s budget gets political. 
• plus another local retailer falls into administration and us vice president jd vance heads to greenland, even though greenlanders don’t want him.

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smart home devices have boomed in recent years, with nearly eight million australian households now owning at least one product. 34% of australians say they use these devices for safety or security. and one of the most recognisable smart products is the ring video doorbell.

dave ward, managing director, international at ring, joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about the boom in these devices, and how ai is changing the way we use them.

ring is a supporter of this podcast

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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. budget dominates
3. whyalla coal shortage
4. coles liquor
5. vance to greenland

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wednesday 26 march 2025

the federal government hands down a cost-of-living relief budget, with both eyes focused firmly on the upcoming federal poll. 

and more, including:

• qld gets a new stadium for the 2032 olympic games
• a $3.3b takeover offer in the gold sector
• plus qantas reveals new cabins and the trump administration under fire for including a journalist in messages about a military strike

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it was a budget light on reform, perhaps unsurprising since the government hadn't wanted to deliver one at all. but when tropical cyclone alfred scuppered plans to call an election, it confirmed that treasurer jim chalmers would be delivering a rare fourth budget in the three year term.

fear & greed's resident economist stephen koukoulas, managing director of market economics and a former economic adviser to a prime minister, joins sean aylmer to analyse the budget, including what it tells us about the outlook for the economy.

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