BUSINESS

thursday 22 may 2025

the fallout from the split in the coalition deepens with labor set to gain most. 

and more, including:

• commonwealth bank hits a record high, again, as the asx heads towards a new record. 
• the gender pay gap in the public sector improves, but is still real. 
• fortescue boss andrew forrest warns on china dumping aussie iron ore.
• qantas retakes the top spot in terms of domestic passengers. 

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this week the federal coalition fell apart in spectacular fashion, with the liberals and nationals splitting for only the third time in their 80 year history. but they've had plenty of other scraps in between. 

tom switzer, executive director at the centre for independent studies, talks to michael thompson about what drove the break-up, and why the situation may not be as dire as many suggest.

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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. wages no threat

3. hardie defence

4. webjet profit

5. musk defence

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with interest rates coming down, how do you ask your lender for a better rate? 

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

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wednesday 21 may 2025

the reserve bank cuts interest rates and leaves the door open for further reductions. 

and more, including:

• the liberal and national parties split, ending the coalition agreement between the two conservative parties. 
• and telstra moves to lift prices on phone plans. 
• rio pushes hard into lithium.
• netflix saves sesame street. 

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yesterday the reserve bank cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points.

it was widely expected, with all four big banks quickly passing on the rate cut to customers. but there’s still plenty of uncertainty over the economic outlook. 

luke yeaman, chief economist at commonwealth bank, talks to sean aylmer about the decision, whether inflation is now under control, and whether we will see any more rate cuts this year.

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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 higher

2. australiansuper buys into coal

3. technologyone soars

4. kogan slumps

5. trump-putin meeting

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who are the losers when interest rates are cut?

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tuesday 20 may 2025

commonwealth bank, telstra, wesfarmers and others hit record, or multi-year, highs despite the market turmoil. 

and more, including:

• the reserve bank set to announce an interest rate cut today. 
• global leaders respond to joe biden’s cancer diagnosis. 
• claims telstra inflated its coverage area.
• labor’s superannuation policy comes under scrutiny.

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with the reserve bank widely tipped to deliver an interest rate cut this afternoon, it's worth a look at the broader impact on house prices and housing affordability.

peter munckton, chief economist at bank of queensland, talks to sean aylmer about the impact of rate cuts on the market, as well as some of the broader trends affecting supply and demand in housing.

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