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SBS On the Money
SBS On the Money is a daily finance and business news podcast from SBS. Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with leading analysts, executives and market voices to unpack the ASX, the Australian economy, interest rates, personal finance, business trends and the latest market moves. New episodes drop every weekday after the Australian share market closes.
Episodes
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: IMF says RBA should lift interest rates
The IMF says the RBA should lift interest rates and the government should spend less on infrastructure to tackle inflation. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Early warm weather sees record consumer spendingdespite the rising cost of living
Retail sales hit a record in September as warmer weather saw consumers bring forward some purchases, but will it add to the case for an official interest rates…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: US economy expands more than expected so what will the Federal Reserve do?
The US economy expanded by a greater than expected 4.9% annually in the third quarter just ahead of the next decision of US interest rates. SBS Finance Editor…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Home prices just a few thousand dollars away from their peak
Domain says house and unit prices are only a few thousand dollars away from setting new records, so Rhayna Bosch speaks with Nicola Powell to find out more…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Hot inflation increases the chance of a Melbourne Cup Day rate rise
Annual inflation came in at a higher than expected 5.4 per cent with prices for services remaining at elevated levels. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: What is the National Debt Helpline?
Calls to the National Debt Helpline has risen by 28 per cent so far this year, so Rhayna Bosch speaks with Claire Tacon from the Consumer Action Law Centre to…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Wine exporters react to China tariff review + ASX at year low
Australia's wine industry has welcomed China's decision to review its tariffs on Australian imports so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Lee…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Does the unexpected drop in joblessness increase the chances of an interest rate rise?
Australia's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 3.6% in September so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with NAB's Alan Oster to find out what it…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: RBA Governor's Middle-East inflation warning
Hear what RBA Governor Michele Bullock had to say about the economic impacts of the escalating conflict in the Middle-East and the threat to inflation and…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: RBA losing patience with inflation + Aussie businesses turn to US
The RBA says it has a low tolerance for a slower return of inflation to target than currently expected, implying next week's CPI data will be critical ahead of…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: How the Middle-East conflict is impacting markets
The conflict in the Middle-East may cement fears global interest rates may stay high for longer. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Nick…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Middle East impact on markets; business costs easing
The Australian share market has risen despite the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Dianne Colledge from Morgans…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: When will motorists benefit from sliding oil prices?
Oil prices have slumped more than 10 per cent in about a week, so Rhayna Bosch speaks with Vivek Dhar from the Commonwealth Bank to find out exactly when…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Rates on hold in October but the new RBA Governor warns they may still rise
New RBA Governor Michele Bullock has held official interest rates at 4.1% at her first meeting, but has warned rates may still rise. Rhayna Bosch speaks with…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Solving Australia's housing shortage & oil prices surging
Brickworks CEO Lindsay Partridge tells SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves what he thinks will help to solve Australia's housing shortage in the short-term…
SBS On the MoneyDividend payouts peak this week, but where to now?
Almost $22bn in dividends will be paid out this week as some of Australia's largest companies reward shareholders. But with an economic slowdown, what's the…
SBS On the MoneyASX has worst week in more than a year & Rupert Murdoch steps down
The Australian sharemarket had its worst week of the year so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Marcus Bogdan from Blackmore Capital to find out…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Has China reached an inflection point?
SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Raymond Chan, Head of Asian Desk at Morgans about the renewed interest in China as its economy responds to…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Petrol price warning and the US and China data boosts share market
Petrol prices are likely to continue to rise as the global oil price surges to its highest so far this year. Rhayna Bosch speaks with Vivek Dhar, Mining and…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Is there some heat coming out of the jobs market?
Australia's August unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7% as 64,900 jobs were created. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Barrenjoey Senior…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Will the Apple iPhone's move to USB-C really make a difference?
After forcing its users to use its own charging technology, Apple is falling into line with other smartphone makers in adopting the use of UBS-C cables on its…
SBS On the MoneySBS On The Money: Gender balance on Australian boards improve
Female representation on the boards of ASX300 companies has reached a record high so Rhayna Bosch speaks with Dean Paatsch from Ownership Matters to find out…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Super fund sued for not consolidating accounts + China economy
ASIC is taking AustralianSuper to court for allegedly failing to consolidate the accounts of more than 90,000 members. Rhayna Bosch speaks with Xavier…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Living standards decline as GDP per capita in recession
Australian GDP rose 0.4% in the June quarter to be at 2.1% for the year, but GDP per capita contracted for a second consecutive quarter. SBS Finance Editor…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Alan Joyce quits early + RBA holds rates
Alan Joyce has brought forward his resignation as CEO of Qantas two months early as the airline seeks a circuit breaker from a falling share price amid a hit…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: More Australians moving to the regions and Qantas admits reputation damage
A growing number of Australians are trading in city living for a life in the regions. Rhayna Bosch speaks with Liz Ritchie from Regional Australia Institute to…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: CEO SERIES: Australia Post's Paul Graham explains the reforms needed to make it profitable
Australia Post has warned it expects to remain a loss making business unless it can secure necessary support required to modernise its operations. SBS Finance…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Flight Centre's Graham Turner on aviation and Coles' Leah Weckert on food price inflation
CEO SERIES: Flight Centre's Graham Turner on competition in aviation and Coles' Leah Weckert on food price inflation. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Qantas posts a record profit so when will airfares ease?
Qantas has posted a record full-year profit of $1.74bn after three years of losses inflicted by the COVID pandemic. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes…
SBS On the MoneyDomino's Don Meij on the lessons learnt from lifting prices too hard too fast to manage inflation
Domino's CEO Don Meij says the pizza company acted too aggressively when it lifted prices and charged delivery fees in response to rapid inflation. SBS Finance…
SBS On the MoneyBHP's David Lamont and Woodside Energy's Meg O'Neill talk profits, China, industrial action, and AI
Find out how China's economic slowdown is impacting BHP as SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with CFO David Lamont while Woodside Energy CEO Meg…
SBS On the MoneyCEO SERIES: Mark Fitzgibbon NIB + BCA on lifting productivity
NIB recorded its strongest membership growth since 2015 as it posted a 43 per cent lift in full-year profit. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: CEO Series: Domain CEO Jason Pellegrino
Domain CEO Jason Pellegrino has applauded the government's new target of building 1.2m homes over the next five years, and says the nation has no option but to…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money CEO SERIES: Cochlear's Dig Howitt on results, indigenous health and AI tech
Hearing implant maker Cochlear has delivered a $305m full-year underlying profit up 10 per cent as it seeks to continue to grow earnings in the new year. SBS…
SBS On the MoneyCEO SERIES: Marnie Baker, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank CEO
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has posted a record full-year cash profit as it avoided a cash back war on mortgages, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: CBA CEO Matt Comyn on record profits, pay, interest rates, AI and the economy
The Commonwealth Bank has delivered a record full-year cash profit of $10.16bn. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with CEO Matt Comyn for his take on…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Reporting season preview & how businesses are dealing with rising costs
SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes a look at corporate reporting season with Luke McMillan from Ophir Asset Management & Rhayna Bosch speaks with Luke…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Big bank merger denied by ACCC
The ACCC has denied a merger of ANZ and Suncorp's banking arm. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Bell Direct's Grady Wulff to explore the…
SBS On the MoneyLarge sales to come as shoppers buy less
The rising cost of living is seeing shoppers pulling back by focusing on essentials, buying less or switching to cheaper brands. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Is Australia at peak interest rates?
Economists at three of Australia's big four banks are now predicting interest rates will remain at 4.1 per cent for an extended period, effectively calling…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Rates on hold again in August, so have they peaked?
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held official interest rates at 4.1% at its August board meeting, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves discusses its…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: EV sales rising & what's the RBA's next move?
Investors sat on the sidelines on Monday as they ponder the RBA's Tuesday interest rate decision. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Elio D'Amato…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: US cancels recession forecasts and lifts interest rates
The US Federal Reserve has removed expectations of a US recession from its forecasts as it lifts official interest rates there to 5.5%. SBS Finance Editor…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Tech stocks weigh on ASX & reporting season preview
SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes a look at the day's market moves with Marcus Bogdan from Blackmore Capital and discusses how to tackle the upcoming…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money CEO SERIES: Peter Gray, ZIP COO & Australia's jobs market defies economic slowdown
We begin our seasonal CEO Series with Peter Gray, ZIP Chief Operating Officer, who speaks with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves about the group's latest…
SBS On the MoneySBS On The Money: Will China's slowing economy hit iron ore demand?
Rio Tinto has posted its best period of iron ore production in five years. But as China's economy slows, what does it mean for iron ore producers like it and…
SBS On the MoneySBS On The Money: Super funds asked to take action on retirement planning
A review by ASIC and APRA has identified a lack of progress and insufficient urgency in super funds embracing the retirement income covenant, designed to…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: China's economy is losing momentum so what does it mean for Australia and investors
China's economy expanded by a less than expected 6.3% in the second quarter compared with a year ago. With the nation seeing weaker exports and a loss in…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: New RBA Governor appointed as a big bank says we've reached peak interest rates
Current Deputy Reserve Bank Governor, Michele Bullock has been appointed new RBA Governor, replacing Philip Lowe from September. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Australian shares have best day of the year as US inflation cools more than expected
The Australian sharemarket and dollar surged as US inflation eased to a two year low of 3 per cent on an annual basis. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Why fewer RBA board meetings may mean larger interest rates moves
The Reserve Bank is making some changes to the way it conducts its monthly interest rate meeting, including less frequency and more transparency. SBS Finance…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Exclusive: Westpac's Bill Evans on his three decades as Chief Economist
In an SBS World News exclusive, Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Westpac Chief Economist Bill Evans on his achievements and lessons learnt and the…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Is China headed for deflation and child care subsidy changes
China recorded no inflation in the month of June so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Angus Geddes from Fat Prophets to find out what it says…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: ASX falls to a three month low so what does it mean for super?
The Australian sharemarket closed at at three month low as investors worried about a resilient US economy which may see global interest rates rise higher for…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Threads takes on Twitter & new car sales on the rise
More than 580,000 new vehicles were sold in the first half of 2023, despite the rising cost of living. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes a look at the…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: What can be done about surging rents? & global inflation easing
Rents around the country are 11.8 per cent higher than a year ago according to PropTrack data, so Farah Farouque from Tenants Victoria takes a look at what can…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: RBA leaves interest rates on hold, but for how long? And the US share market rally
The Reserve Bank has held official interest rates at 4.1% to give it more time to assess how its previous 12 increases over the space of 15 months has impacted…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Property values rise and is the IPO market about to heat up?
National property prices rose for a fourth consecutive month despite higher interest rates so Rhayna Bosch speaks with CoreLogic's Tim Lawless to find out…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Where the shopping bargains are & the rising demand for AI skills
Retail sales rose 0.7% in May as retailers brought forward sales and lifted promotional activity. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Paul Zahra…
SBS On the MoneySBS On the Money: Inflation eases more than expected in May so what does that mean for interest rates?
Australia's monthly inflation indicator spectacularly fell from 6.8% to 5.6% in May. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank…