Ask Fear & Greed: Why is the Productivity Commission ignored?
Listener Duncan asks: Why does the government policy always seem to be at loggerheads with Productivity Commission guidance?Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions.If you...
1 Aug 20247min
Ask Fear & Greed: The ASX200 hit 8000 points - but what are those points?
Listener Joey asks: “The ASX hit 8000 points this week” - we hear this type of statement all the time, but what are these 8000 points?Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questi...
30 Jul 20246min
Ask Fear & Greed: How can the US dollar be devalued?
Listener Ben asks: If the Republicans win in November there are many economic plans they will implement. But the one I'm really interested in is the plan to devalue the US dollar which I believe the V...
25 Jul 20245min
Ask Fear & Greed: Could the GST be used to fight inflation?
Listener Bryan asks: Instead of the reserve bank varying interest rates why not scrap that and vary GST accordingly? Yes it would be tricky to navigate initially, but once implemented would be smooth....
23 Jul 20245min
Ask Fear & Greed: Where does all the extra interest end up?
Listener Russell asks: Where does all the extra interest go? With interest rates up, and the cost of lending higher, who's the ultimate beneficiary of higher rates?Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson ...
18 Jul 20243min
Ask Fear & Greed: How does the NEM work?
Listener Sally asks: I’d love to hear a simple explanation of how the NEM works. That’s the national electricity market. What’s the criteria to participate? How does the pricing work? Which state has...
16 Jul 20244min
Ask Fear & Greed: Does Telstra have an obligation to the economy?
Listener Cara asks: You talked about Telstra upping mobile phone prices above the rate of inflation, and the fact that this is an example of services inflation. Doesn’t Telstra, as the country’s bigge...
11 Jul 20246min
Interview: Unmasking China's cybercrime is a wake-up call to Aussie business
This week the federal government accused a group called APT40 of working on behalf of a Chinese spy agency to target government and business networks.It’s a major escalation in the war on cybercrime, ...
10 Jul 202412min
