Is what going on in financial markets at the moment the same as usual - just noise to look through - or is it different this time around?

Today Sean Aylmer is joined by Todd Hoare, Head of Public Markets at LGT Crestone.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

This is general information only. Seek professional advice before investing.

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does business feel about the Victorian government's plan to legislate the right to work from home?

Today Sean Aylmer is joined by Adam Schwab, co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes - a vocal opponent of Premier Jacinta Allan's plan to legislate the right to work from home two days a week.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do economists and the Reserve Bank care so much about the construction sector? 

Today Sean is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas for a look at the week ahead in the economy, including the importance of the construction sector, and why international trade figures might hold the key to the economy's weakness.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does a musician make it in the age of Spotify?

Musician Luke St James - part of the Fear & Greed team - joins Michael Thompson to talk about launching new music in the digital age.

Luke's new single Summer Son is out now on Spotify, or wherever you get your music.

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Lynn asks:

It's commonly said that the RBA's use of interest rates for monetary policy is a blunt tool which affects mortgage holders disproportionately.

I've recently heard of an alternative: the Monetary Authority of Singapore manages monetary policy not by using interest rates. 

Instead it lets the Singapore dollar rise or fall against the currencies of its main trading partners within an undisclosed trading band, known as the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate.

Why don't more reserve banks do this?

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

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when inflation is too low?

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

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The collapse of the First Guardian managed investment scheme and two others has affected thousands of investors, who combined may have lost more than a billion dollars. How did they get drawn into the scheme, and what happens now?

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

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there any merit in the current debate around emissions and climate change, and Barnaby Joyce’s private member's bill?

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

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parliament resumed last week with plenty of fanfare, and then it was into legislation and sledging. But what's it like covering it as a political journalist? Sean Aylmer worked in the Canberra press gallery, and shares an insider's view of Parliament House.

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

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are bankers at Macquarie paid so much? And what does a strike against the company's remuneration report mean?

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

If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.