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Friday 8 April 2022

The share prices of Australia’s big banks soar as investors expect bigger profits from rising interest rates. 

Also today: 

• Is $6 billion worth of gold owned by Australia real? 
• The push to give certainty over the power supply
• And who is the most believable politician in the region?

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During the pandemic there's been a lot of talk of a regional boom. Now we know just how big that boom was. Sean Aylmer speaks to Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder of The Demographics Group, about what it means for the future of our cities, regions and property prices - and why we need to create new cities.

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Thursday 7 April 2022

House prices under pressure as interest rate hikes loom.

Also today: 

• Why people die in Australia
• VW’s radical change
• And how Donald Trump’s answer to Twitter is faring.

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The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is a group of funds managing more than $1 trillion in assets. On average, they own 10% of every company on the ASX200. Having put companies on notice over climate action, ACSI is now drawing attention to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Louise Davidson, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, talks to Sean Aylmer about holding companies to account.

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Wednesday 6 April 2022

A rate hike in the middle of the year is now likely after the Reserve Bank stops saying it wants to be patient on inflation and interest rates. 

Also today: 

• The PM clears the way for calling an election, which could come as soon as tomorrow. 
• More extraordinary allegations from the inquiry into Star Entertainment
• And Tesla releases its sales of electric vehicles in Australia for the first time

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BlackRock is the world's largest fund manager, with more than $10 trillion in assets under management. Ben Powell is BlackRock's Chief Investment Strategist for Asia Pacific, and talks to Sean Aylmer about the outlook for global markets, and the investment opportunities in Asia.

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Tuesday 5 April 2022

Major fund manager Perpetual launches a $2.4 billion takeover of one of its main rivals. 

Also today: 

• The Aussie dollar creeps higher, and is forecast to keep going
• Taxpayers loan $1b to a rare earths miner
• And some weird and wacky outcomes of COVID, that no-one thought much about

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