BUSINESS

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

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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.

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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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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 flat
2. pm spruiks budget.
3. is gst a tariff?
4. white house breach
5. aud struggles

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in the federal budget where does the money come from? what is it spent on?

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tuesday 25 march 2025

james hardie bids $14 billion for a us building products company, and its share price gets hammered. 

and more, including:

• tonight’s federal budget set to hand out billions of dollars for cost-of-living relief, health and housing. 
• and disney’s controversial version of snow white hits the big screen. 
• plus the phoney election campaign accelerates and plenty of corporate news.

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james hardie is set to merge with us giant azek, in a move that will see the new company’s primary listing on wall street, and a secondary listing on the asx. there are other examples too, like newcrest mining, bought by us-based newmont. plus more and more australian investors are buying us shares, and we're seeing fewer big listings on the asx. so is the local bourse in trouble?

roger montgomery, founder and chief investment officer at montgomery investment management, talks to sean aylmer about the outlook for the asx compared to wall street, and what it all means for australian investors.

this podcast contains general information only and you should seek professional advice before making investment decisions.

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