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Behind every story is Fear & Greed. What distinguishes volatility and opportunity. Prosperity or peril. We take you to the heart of the story because when you know why, you know what’s next.

Interview: In the footsteps of the ANZACs

This interview first aired on Anzac Day in 2023

Anybody who has visited Gallipoli will tell you what a moving experience it is. War historian Mat McLachlan has been there many times, taking travellers on tours of Gallipoli and other locations where Australians have fought.

Mat - founder of Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours - talks to Sean Aylmer about the significance of Anzac Day, and the emotional impact of visiting the locations where our soldiers died.

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Afternoon Report | Market rises

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. Uranium stocks leads ASX

  2. Dutton v Albanese

  3. ResMed tariff exemption

  4. Corporate news

  5. IBM falters

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Ask Fear & Greed: Why don't we ever talk about silver?

We always hear about gold. Why don't we ever hear about silver?

Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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Trump backdown; the rise & rise of CBA; IMF cuts growth outlook

Thursday 24 April 2025

Donald Trump and his Administration start backing down on tariffs, cost cutting, and threats against senior bureaucrats. 

And more, including:

  • The rise and rise of the Commonwealth Bank. 
  • The IMF cuts its forecast for Australian and global economic growth. 
  • Opposition Leader Peter Dutton outlines a $21 billion boost to defence, if the coalition is elected
  • Elon Musk says it's time to go back to his day job

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Interview: How Merrick Watts broke out of comedy to be taken serious in business

Merrick Watts made his name in comedy and radio, one half of the very successful duo Merrick & Rosso.

More recently he was the winner of the gruelling TV program SAS Australia. 

But what a lot of people don't know is that he's a very astute entrepreneur. 

Merrick joined Sean Aylmer in the studio for a very frank - and funny - conversation about his journey into business, as the co-founder of sports hydration drink company Posca Hydrate.

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Politics & Stuff | 23 Apr 2025

In the lead-up to the federal election, join Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson every week for a look at the latest in campaign news. This week, a big pitch on defence spending from the Coalition, the fallout from the third debate, and why are small businesses being neglected in this campaign?

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Albanese v Dutton fight; Macquarie sheds investment business; EV’s 5 min charge

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton face off in the third debate with a focus on the cost-of-living, international relations and their individual attributes. 

And more, including:

  • Macquarie Group sells its public markets investments business in North America and Europe in a major strategy reversal. 
  • The latest electric vehicle battery claims to provide 520km of driving after just five minutes of charging. 
  • Chinese ecommerce group Shein rings up sales of $1 billion in Australia.
  • US President Donald Trump takes on the Federal Reserve with damaging consequences for financial markets. 

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Interview: Japan, Europe and global trade after tariffs

Nearly three weeks have passed since Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, and two weeks since many of those tariffs were paused.

Big challenges remain, including the negotiation of either reduced tariffs with the US, or new trade deals between other countries.

Tom Kenny, Senior International Economist at ANZ, talks to Sean Aylmer about the impact on global trade, including what it means for the EU and Japan, which are major trading partners for Australia.

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Afternoon Report | CBA saves market

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. Pause for Pope

  3. Wage threat

  4. Corporate news

  5. Russia-Ukraine hope

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Ask Fear & Greed: Is productivity just working harder?

Is "productivity" just a fancy word for "work harder for the same money"?

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